Here you can keep up with the latest from Reading’s 900+ voluntary organisations and other voluntary sector news from around the area.
Learn more about Personal Health Budgets
23 June 2017“Personal health budgets (PHBs) are one way to give people with long term health conditions and disabilities more choice and control over the money spent on meeting their health and wellbeing needs. A personal health budget is an amount of money to support the identified healthcare and wellbeing needs of an individual, which is planned and ...
Sign up now! Reading’s Wellbeing Forum for the voluntary sector
21 June 2017
Could you support people who live in residential care homes? Do your services and activities help people to maintain a healthy lifestyle (exercise, healthy eating, relaxation)? Come along to the next Wellbeing Forum on 14th July to find out more about how voluntary and community organisations could work in partnership with health to support the wellbeing ...
Climate Action Network Grants
19 June 2017The Reading Climate Change Partnership (RCCP) is offering a fund of up to £2,000 for organisations who will help us reduce carbon emissions / help prepare for the effects of climate change. This fund is open to the business and community sector for non capital projects. RCCP will oversee the funds. Deadlines are on going. Applications will be reviewed in RCCP ...
Third Sector Premises – Land & Buildings at Amethyst Lane, Reading RG30 2EZ – BIDDING OPPORTUNITY
16 June 2017The above property is currently vacant and the council has decided to dispose of the freehold. Bidding deadline: 12 noon, 11 August 2017.
Reading City of Sanctuary Networking Event – 4 July
16 June 2017
City of Sanctuary is a movement to build a culture of hospitality for people seeking sanctuary in the UK. Our goal is to create a network of towns and cities throughout the country which are proud to be places of safety for people seeking sanctuary and helping them integrate into their local communities. Reading City of ...
Small grants for education and social & medical welfare
15 June 2017Featured in the June 2017 issue of Funding Digest is a small grants programme for small and medium Registered Charities aimed at achieving improvements in the areas of education & social & medical welfare. The Newby Trust was formed with aim of achieving improvements in the areas of education and social & medical welfare. Alongside these ...
Royal Berkshire Hospital Carers Strategy
15 June 2017
Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (RBH) is developing a Carers Strategy to identify and address the support needed by carers of people using the hospital’s services. What does RBH mean by a carer? ‘A carer is a person of any age who provides unpaid practical or emotional support to someone who is in need because ...
Reading Volunteer Awards 2017 – Round-up and Photo Gallery
14 June 2017Last Tuesday (6 June 2017) we hosted the inaugural Reading Volunteer Awards. The night brought together over 140 members of the local community to acknowledge and celebrate the extraordinary contribution that volunteers and volunteering make to life in our town. The fun-filled evening included entertainment provided by two young singers and a performance from the street dance ...
Reading Residents Get-Together to celebrate the Big Lunch
14 June 2017
Neighbours will be able to celebrate together at street parties across the town as the annual Big Lunch event returns to Reading The Big Lunch is held every year to encourage as many people as possible to have lunch with their neighbours in a simple act of community, friendship and fun. Residents from 23 streets in ...
Weekly wellbeing walks at Prospect Park
7 June 2017Sport in Mind is starting a new weekly Wellbeing Walk in Prospect Park on Friday 9 June. Walks will take place every Friday 10:30 – 11:30 am, meeting by the changing rooms at Prospect Park – just turn up and enjoy the walk! The address is Liebenrood Road, Reading RG30 2ND. Sport in Mind delivers free sport ...
Wellbeing Forum – a focus on partnership working for health and wellbeing
7 June 2017Reading’s Wellbeing Forum for the voluntary and community sector on Friday 14 July will explore partnership working between Reading’s voluntary and community organisations, the Reading Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Reading Borough Council to support and promote the health and wellbeing of people in Reading. The main topics will be: Working with health to support people with ...
Reading Volunteer Awards – Thank you for a wonderful evening
6 June 2017Last night saw the inaugural Reading Volunteer Awards at the The Olympia Ballroom at Shehnai, a celebration of the contribution that volunteers make to life in our town. A full round up and a gallery of photos will be published in the coming days but for now we would just like to say thank you to ...
Thank you from Reading Mencap to its amazing volunteers
6 June 2017At Reading Mencap we are saying a heartfelt thank you during Volunteers’ Week, 1-7 June, to our amazing volunteers, without whom we couldn’t run our clubs, activities and services. We have 30 volunteers – of all ages – supporting us on a regular basis in a variety of roles including helping to run our ME Day ...
11% of Reading residents are lonely most of the time. Together we can change that.
6 June 2017Throughout April and May, Reading Voluntary Action, in partnership with a range of local voluntary organisations and Reading Borough Council, conducted a town-wide questionnaire to gain insight into loneliness and isolation. The questionnaire helped to identify who is affected, what their circumstances are, what barriers they face to overcoming these issues and what would help ...
Show funders that you’re prepared
6 June 2017
Our Funding Fair on 16 June is almost fully booked. But what will funders expect to see from you?
Supporting Reading’s Healthy Weight Strategy
1 June 2017Overweight and obesity in Reading is a serious public health concern, which has a significant impact on people’s physical health, emotional wellbeing and reduces life expectancy by an average of 8-10 years. Excess weight is strongly linked to a person’s risk of developing serious long-term conditions such as Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer. There are lots of ...
Carers Week, 12-18 June
1 June 2017Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. Reading Borough Council is holding a Carer’s Event in the Council Chamber on Wednesday 14 June from 11:00am to 3:00pm . The event is an opportunity to ...
Update from Berkshire West Safeguarding Adults Board
31 May 2017The West of Berkshire Safeguarding Adults Board meets four times a year to plan and scrutinise how agencies work together to keep adults at risk of abuse or neglect safe in Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham. Voluntary Sector providers are represented on the Board by Reading Voluntary Action (Sarah Morland), Involve Wokingham (Clare Rebbeck) or ...
Grants available from Berkshire Carers Service
31 May 2017Berkshire Carers Service is inviting charities and community groups across Berkshire that support carers to apply for grant funding. Awards of up to £10,000 are available to fund projects and activities that will make a positive difference to the lives of carers. Trustees may consider requests for larger amounts for innovative projects. To date, Berkshire Carers Service ...
‘Give Local’ grant fund open for applications
30 May 2017
United Way UK has announced that ‘Give Local’ grant applications are open for 2017. The grants of £1,000 are available to small charities working in the community. United Way hopes to gain a better understanding of the range of issues affecting local communities and to create a clear picture as to the level of these needs, ...