3+ day, 39+ min ago   (304+ words) Fantastic late-summer sunshine helped draw crowds to the 83rd Aldermaston & Wasing Show at The Old Mill last Sunday. Visitors enjoyed an afternoon packed with entertainment, community spirit and the highest number of competition entries in recent history. The show's 104 competition classes…...

3+ day, 6+ min ago   (235+ words) A gardening club will be hosting a popular horticulturalist lecture following its move to a new venue. Newbury and District Gardeners Club has found a new home and will host its first meeting of autumn on Monday, September 14, at 7pm. The…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (322+ words) Gary Shaughnessy, is set to complete the latest leg of his 60 for 60 challenge, aiming to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson’s UK. Mr Shaughnessy, 60, who has lived with Parkinson’s since 2015, is participating in a cycling challenge which started with a…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (178+ words) A transport festival that made a triumphant return this summer after a two-year break has raised thousands of pounds for charity. Organised under the umbrella of the Rotary Club of Reading Matins, the much-loved village event raised £12,068. The event’s headline…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (384+ words) Police are seeking people who have protected domestic abuse survivors for an award honouring the ‘pioneering’ work of a solicitor who supported the family of a mother and son killed by her estranged husband. Thames Valley Police is inviting nominations…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (352+ words) Following the success of their inaugural year, when most events sold out, The White Horse Festival has announced its 2026 lineup. Tickets are now on sale. The White Horse Festival is a classical and cross-genre music festival that takes place in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (274+ words) Young care leavers needing support to settle into adulthood have been given an enormous cash-boost thanks to the generosity of a housebuilder. Charity Bridge for Young People supports those aged between 16 and 25 who are leaving care or facing homelessness, providing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (253+ words) The new season begins at Whitchurch Folk Club next month with award-winning folk singer and songwriter Emily Portman and friends. They will be performing material from her acclaimed new album Dominion of Spells, alongside songs from across her celebrated catalogue....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (235+ words) A brand-new natural playpark has been opened and is ready for the community to enjoy in Newbury. A downed oak tree has found a new lease of life in the form of a play unit in Hutton Close. The new…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (351+ words) A new collective is aiming to bring together young professionals from the West Berkshire area to connect through ‘genuine face-to-face relationships’. Newbury Young Professionals, founded by Ella Buckley from Howden, Emilia Cole from Horsey Lightly Solicitors, Ella McCarthy from Handelsbanken…...