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THIS half-term, you’ve got the opportunity to be up close and personal with Reading FC.

Anyone, young and old, interested in trying their hand and learning more about traditional woodland crafts should head down to Dinton Pastures Country Park in Hurst this month to take part in free workshops.

IF YOU have ever thought about giving something back to the community, but don’t know where to start, Monday is the day you should be marking in your calendar.

A COUPLE who have received help from a Reading-based foodbank will tomorrow go on national television to explain why. ITV’s This Morning programme will include a focus on the rapid growth in demand for foodbanks and comes a day after The Trussell Trust released figures revealing the biggest rise in numbers given emergency food since the charity began in 2000.

Administrator Based in Reading 18 Hours per week Salary: circa £7,000 p.a. dependent on background and experience

RESIDENTS of Woodley and Wokingham are being invited to have their say on how money is spent in the Borough.

AS PLANS to regenerate Wokingham continue, organisers are seeking your opinions on the multi-million pound transformation.

UPDATED Tuesday, October 15. MOST people who took part in Reading RESCUE last weekend would be content to have collected some crisp packets and empty Coke cans. But for one participant they had a very surprising find: a Samurai sword.

Jessica Hall has been working for Christian Aid for four years as part of the regional team supporting churches, groups and individuals as they fundraise and campaign to tackle poverty around the world. More recently Jessica has become the Regional Coordinator specifically focused on Christian Aid activities in Berkshire.