Woodley Town Council

• Tue 24^th Dec – 09:00am-12pm 
• Wed 25^th Dec – Christmas Day Closed
• Thurs 26^th Dec – Boxing Day Closed
• Fri 27^th Dec – Closed
• Mon 30^th Dec – 09:00am-4:30pm
• Tues 31^st Dec – 09:00am-4:30pm
• Wed 1^st Jan – Closed
• Thurs 2^nd Jan – 09:00am-4:30pm
• Fri 3^rd Jan – 09:00am-4pm

Oakwood Centre

• Tue 24^th Dec – 09:00am-12pm 
• Wed 25^th Dec – Christmas Day Closed
• Thurs 26^th Dec – Boxing Day Closed
• Fri 27^th Dec – Closed
• Mon 30^th Dec – 09:00am-4:30pm
• Tues 31^st Dec – 09:00am-4:30pm
• Wed 1^st Jan – Closed
• Thurs 2^nd Jan – 09:00am-4:30pm
• Fri 3^rd Jan – 09:00am-4pm

Crumbs Cafe & Bar

• Tue 24^th Dec – Closed 
• Wed 25^th Dec – Christmas Day Closed
• Thurs 26^th Dec – Boxing Day Closed
• Fri 27^th Dec – Closed
• Sat 28^th Dec – 08.30am-5.00pm
• Sun 29^th Dec – 09.00am-4.00pm
• Mon 30^th Dec – 08.30am-3.00pm
• Tues 31^st Dec – 08.30am-3.00pm
• Wed 1^st Jan – Closed
• Thurs 2^nd Jan – 08.30am-5.00pm

Please contact the Crumbs team directly for any enquiries: 07312 122006.

Wokingham Borough Council is updating its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy, which is aimed at helping create communities where everyone feels welcome and belongs.

In order to make sure the strategy represents the borough’s diverse local communities, the Council is asking residents and organisations to share their feedback about their experiences of living and working in the borough.

Please complete the short survey by Sunday 19 January 2025.

More information can be found on Wokingham Borough Council’s Engage website.

There are changes to bin collections over the festive period:

• There will be no bin collections on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day
• Regular collection dates will be adjusted from Wednesday 25 December to Friday 10 January

Please check the revised collection schedule on Wokingham Borough Council’s website.

Wokingham Borough Council recently shared some information regarding the law around electric scooters, following an increase in complaints around the misuse of these vehicles across the borough.

Legislation

It is illegal to ride a privately owned electric scooter in public spaces, including on the road. Those who are found to be riding privately owned e-scooters in public risk receiving a large fine, points on their driving licence and seizure of their e-scooter.

Parents who are thinking of buying their child an e-scooter for Christmas need to be aware of the legislation around them as it may be seized if your child is riding it on the pavement or road.

Officers regularly receive complaints from members of the public around the misuse of these vehicles, due to riders driving carelessly and at excessive speeds. This causes significant risks to both the rider and pedestrians, as well as others using roads or footpaths.

Fire risks

There are also issues surrounding the fire risk from the lithium batteries used to power e-bikes and e-scooters that owners need to be aware of – 199 fires resulting in 10 fatalities were reported in 2023.

As part of our commitment to Climate Action, we are pleased to announce that the bins in Woodford Park and Malone Park are being replaced with new bins with a recycling section.

Please help us to keep our parks and green spaces litter free by using the bins.

What you can recycle

You can put the same items into the recycled section as you would in your green bags. These include:

• cartons
• plastic bottles
• plastic trays (not black)
• paper & card
• empty aerosols
• foil
• cans & tins.

Glass

Please take your glass items with you and recycle them at your local bottle bank.

Soft plastics

Soft plastics can also be recycled at most supermarkets.

Climate Emergency Information Hub

Further information about recycling your waste can be found on our Climate Emergency Information Hub.

Wokingham Borough’s first Climate Action Week, held in Woodley, was a resounding success with over 200 people participating in free events

We are delighted with the success of Woodley’s first Climate Action Week, which was held in partnership with Wokingham Borough Council. 

Both councils declared climate emergencies in 2019, making a commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. The series of free events held during Climate Action Week were created to raise awareness of how residents can contribute positively towards these shared goals.

There were a variety of free events across the week, including a recycling art class for the under 5s, a Walk & Tour of Woodford Park, an entertaining charity fashion show at centre stage, Woodley Repair Café, an EV webinar, a chat about climate change in the borough, a lively Fresk climate card game and a community litter pick, amongst other events. 

We were also delighted to host the local primary school’s climate event at the Oakwood Centre at which Year 3 children from Highwood Primary, Rivermead Primary, and Woodley C of E Primary were tasked with creating posters about the impact of climate change on coral reefs. 

Highlights

We would like to thank everyone involved in helping to create, manage and run a successful week of events; as well as everyone who came along to participate. 

“It was a pleasure to attend many of the free events during Climate Action Week. The highlights of the week, for me, were the charity fashion show and the school’s climate workshop. The charity fashion show was very entertaining and inspiring to buy pre-loved items. It was an honour to judge the school’s climate workshop. The children knew a lot about climate change and were very thoughtful when creating their interpretations of the effect of climate change on coral reefs.

“I’d like to thank everyone involved in putting the week together and hosting all the events. It has certainly highlighted the need for us all to play our part in tackling climate change,” said Cllr David Bragg, Woodley Town Council Deputy Mayor. 

While Cllr Juliet Anderson, Woodley Town Council Town Mayor, who braved the weather to help at the communal litter pick said: “It is important that we all play our part in addressing the climate emergency and take accountability for our individual carbon footprints, and Climate Action Week has been an important week to raise awareness. We had an interesting debate about changes we can all make and the bigger responsibilities the government must address, during the Climate, Coffee and Cake talk. Despite Storm Bert, we collected an alarming amount of rubbish during the community litter pick. Not littering is just one small thing we can all do to play our part. Thank you to everyone involved and I hope those who attended found the events informative and food for thought.”

Find out more

More information about the week, including photos and information about both council’s Climate Emergency Hubs, can be found on our Climate Action Week page.

Yuan Yang, MP for Earley & Woodley, is hosting a Community Coffee Morning with Citizens Advice Wokingham and Age UK at the Oakwood Centre on Saturday 30th November, 10.00am – 12.00pm.

Please sign up via MP Yuan Yang’s website.

‼️ CANCELLED ‼️

Due to the storm, Woodley’s Annual Christmas Carol Concert is now cancelled. Thank you for your understanding.