For more information, please click the link in the road name or contact Customer Services at Wokingham Borough Council (0118 9746000) who can also provide individual contractor details.

 

Park Lane, Charvil, Wokingham

28 January – 28 January

Delays likely – Diversion route

Name: Diversion

Location: Park Lane

Description: Streetworks / License – Streetworks 

Responsibility for event: Wokingham Borough Council

A4 London Road, Earley, Wokingham

29 January — 31 January

Delays likely – Lane closure

Works location: OUTSIDE LANE ON ROUNDABOUT

Works description: REPLACEMENT OF GUARD RAIL

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

B3270,A329 Loddon Bridge and The Bader Way Interchange, Winnersh, Wokingham

28 January — 30 January

Delays likely – Lane closure

Works location: lane 2 n/bound

Works description: bridge inspections 

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

B3270,A329 Loddon Bridge and The Bader Way Interchange, Winnersh, Wokingham

28 January — 30 January

Delays likely – Lane closure

Works location: Lane 2 s/bound

Works description: Bridge inspections

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

B3350 Church Road, Earley, Wokingham

22 January — 22 January

Delays likely – Traffic control (two-way signals) 

Works location: down from Mays close junc

Works description: identify and uncover a buried thames water cover

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

Butts Hill Road, Woodley, Wokingham

21 January — 23 January

Delays likely – Traffic control (two-way signals)

Works location: Headley road to the bridge 

Works description: coring samples works 

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

Crockhamwell Road, Woodley, Wokingham

24 January — 24 January

Delays likely – Traffic control (two-way signals)

Works location: drovers way to loddon bridge road 

Works description: coring works 

Responsibility for works: Wokingham

 

Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Wokingham

24 January — 28 January

Delays likely – Traffic control (two-way signals)

Works location: APPROX 47M WEST OF JCN WITH ACCESS ROAD FROM WOODLANDS AVENUE TO THE BULMERSHE CENTRE, WOODLANDS AVENUE 

Works description: Locate and excavate 1 blockage in existing duct

Responsibility for works: Openreach

 

Reading Road, Woodley, Wokingham

29 January — 31 January 

Delays possible – Some carriageway incursion 

Works location: 112

Works description: CUSTOMER SIDE LEAKAGE SUPPLY PIPE REPLACEMEN–WORKS INTENDED TO INCLUDE FIRST TIME PERMANENT REINSTATEMENT WITHIN SAME PHASE

Responsibility for works: THAMES WATER

 

Shepherds House Lane, Earley, Wokingham

27 January — 31 January

Delays possible – Traffic control (multi-way signals)

Works location: os 26 – 589

Works description: Replacement of pedestrian guard rail

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

Addington Gardens, Woodley, Wokingham

22 January — 24 January

Delays unlikely – Some carriageway incursion

Works location: 47 

Works description: Boundary Box Exchange Fway in Footway.

Responsibility for works: THAMES WATER

 

Corbett Gardens, Woodley, Wokingham

23 January — 24 January

Delays unlikely – Some carriageway incursion 

Works location: 6

Works description: Rectifiy Dangerous rein defect – non-pay in Carriageway. Our intentionis to complete the Permanent Reinstatement in the same phase 

Responsibility for works: THAMES WATER

 

Sherbourne Drive, Woodley, Wokingham

22 January — 24 January

Delays unlikely – Some carriageway incursion 

Works location: O/S 10, SHERBOURNE DRIVE 

Works description: Perform 1 excavation/s for installation activities 

Responsibility for works: Openreach

 

South Drive, Sonning, Wokingham

23 January — 27 January

Delays unlikely – Some carriageway incursion 

Works location: 8 SOUTH DRIVE

Works description: B Box Exchange <33mm Cway in Carriageway.

Responsibility for works: THAMES WATER

 

 

 

 

 

Wokingham Volunteer Centre is hosting its next Volunteer Recruitment Fair on Saturday 18 January 10.00 – 13.00

 

Charities from across the borough will be available to talk about what they do, including groups that support the elderly, children and families, young people, the homeless, people with mental or physical health issues, hospices, local events that benefit the community and many more.

 

Volunteering, as well as being extremely rewarding whatever your age, is an excellent opportunity to gain experience for a career change, invaluable life skills and confidence. Or you might just want to ‘give something back’ or meet new people or make friends.

 

The Fair will take place at Wokingham Town Hall in Wokingham Town Centre. Entry is free so please come along and be inspired!

 

 

Wokingham Borough Council specialist Technology Enabled Care (TEC) team uses the latest technology to improve families’ quality of life

 

Case study

Bonnie, 26, has profound global development delay which affects her ability to learn to walk or talk, pick up new skills, and interact with others socially and emotionally.

Bonnie suffers multiple seizures every day, so mum Beverley contacted our TEC team for help.

We spoke to Beverly to find out more about how the TEC team has helped Bonnie and improved their quality of life.

“I wanted to find out if there was any equipment available that could help with Bonnie’s care, particularly helping to monitor her seizures, especially at night. 

“I thought Bonnie may have been experiencing still seizures, where her heart rate was elevated but with no movement in her body. The signs for this type of seizure are very subtle and I would worry, especially at night, not knowing if she would need medical assistance.”

Significant seizures could be potentially life-threatening for Bonnie.

“We wanted to continue to have Bonnie at home with us, and to look after her, but I would be up for more than 24 hours worrying she would have a seizure while I was asleep. It was the only way I thought I could keep her safe but it was physically impossible to keep an eye on her day and night.”

Our team worked with Beverley and Bonnie looking at different ways we could improve their quality of life. Bonnie was one of the first in the country to trial PulseGuard, worn on her wrist, which monitors changes in her pulse rate; a big indicator that she is about to have a seizure. If it gets too high an alert is sent to a carer’s mobile device.

“Before, I would stay up for 24 hours or more with Bonnie making sure she was alive, making sure  she was breathing. Now I can sleep. I can also leave her with carers as I don’t have to rely on people recognising the subtle signs of her seizures.

“I’m so thankful for the support the TEC team gave us. I know it can be daunting but the technology is easy to operate and importantly, these new advances in technology can saves lives. It has saved Bonnie’s life.”

For further information contact our TEC team 0118 977 8606 or TEC@Wokingham.gov.uk

 

Please note that Woodley Bridleway 5 (running from Woodlands Avenue to Kingfisher Drive) has needed to be closed to enable works to be undertaken by Scottish and Southern Electricity. It is anticipated that the works will be complete by 24^th February 2020.

For more information on each instance of roadworks, please click the link in the road name or contact the responsible organisation.

 

A3290 A3290 Alpha, Earley, Wokingham

16 January — 17 January

Delays likely – Lane closure

Works location: Just before the winnersh triangle junction

Works description: Bridge Bearing inspections – lane 1 

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

B3270,A329 Loddon Bridge and The Bader Way Interchange, Winnersh, Wokingham

14 January — 14 January

Delays likely – Lane closure

Works location: Lane closure – Lane 1 close, Traffice can use other lane to turn off left. Bags will be on filter lights

Works description: Traffic light installation

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

Butts Hill Road, Woodley, Wokingham

21 January — 23 January

Delays likely – Traffic control (two-way signals) 

Works location: Headley road to the bridge

Works description: coring samples works

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

Headley Road, Woodley, Wokingham

20 January — 21 January 

Delays likely – Traffic control (multi-way signals)

Works location: roundabout by lidl

Works description: Coring works

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

Loddon Bridge Road, Earley, Wokingham

20 January — 30 January 

Delays likely – Road closure

Works location: UNDERNEATH THE MOTORWAY BRIDGE

Works description: Bridge bearing inspections

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

Miles Way, Woodley, Wokingham

20 January — 22 January 

Delays likely – Traffic control (multi-way signals)

Works location: by Spitfire roundabout

Works description: coring works

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

A4 London Road, Earley, Wokingham

14 January — 15 January

Delays possible – Some carriageway incursion

Works location: 390

Works description: Reinstate footway in Footway. Our intention is to complete the PermanentReinstatement in the same phase

Responsibility for works: THAMES WATER

 

Oak Drive, Woodley, Wokingham

15 January — 17 January

Delays unlikely – Some carriageway incursion

Works location: 10 

Works description: CUSTOMER SIDE LEAKAGE SUPPLY PIPE REPLACEMENT–WORKS INTENDED TO INCLUDE FIRST TIME PERMANENT REINSTATEMENT WITHIN SAME PHASE 

Responsibility for works: THAMES WATER

 

Smart motorways update

 

 

 

Wokingham Borough Council has committed £19.8million to make Wokingham Borough, with the support of its partners, the very best place for people with a learning disability to live, learn, work and feel supported.  This week the council’s learning disability strategy was approved by its decision-making executive.

The council have been consulting with the Wokingham Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB), local charity CLASP and over 150 support groups across the borough, to ensure people with learning disabilities feel they are a valued part of their local community.

 

High demand

People with a learning disability experience a range of health and other challenges that can significantly impact their lives, choices and their independence. Wokingham Borough has one of the highest demand levels for learning disability support in England, providing care packages to more than 500 vulnerable adults with learning disabilities.

With a 10% increase in demand for learning disability support in Wokingham Borough over the last four years, compared to 6% in the south east, the council has been working closely with LDPB on its new strategy to ensure they are able to meet the future needs and expectation of people with learning disabilities.

“Wokingham Borough has the second highest learning disabled population needing support in the south east.  With this in mind it is not surprising that we spend a significant proportion of our funding on supporting and caring for people with a learning disability,” said Cllr Charles Margetts, exec member for health, wellbeing and adult services.

“Our strategy sets out what the council proposes to do to meet this need and its approach to addressing increased pressure on its finite resources. We thank all our local charities and volunteer groups for their support in shaping our strategy. We value all the feedback we have received and want to ensure that all our residents feel valued and supported.”

The LDPB, whose members include people with learning disabilities and their families, together with advocates, health care and social care professionals and representatives from local charities, are a vital support network for those people within the borough with learning disabilities. Supported by the council the LDPB offers vulnerable residents both emotional and practical support and has provided the council with crucial feedback to ensure its new strategy allows residents with learning disabilities to feel supported and part of the communities in which they live.

Cllr Margetts continued, “We are proud of our successful record of helping our adults with learning disabilities into paid employment, allowing them to feel more past of the community. We are currently second out of 150 local authorities in the country and we hope through the ambitious plans we have set out within our strategy, together with a new dedicated Learning Disabilities team within the Adult Social Care department, we will continue to support our residents to allow them to choose the way they wish to live their lives.”

 

More information

To find out more about the Wokingham Learning Disability Partnership Board visit www.wokinghamclasp.co.uk and for further information on learning disability support please visit the council website and search Learning Disabilities.

For more information on each instance of roadworks, please click the link in the road or contact the responsible organisation.

 

A404m From M4 J8/9 Roundabout To J9a N, Windsor And Maidenhead, Windsor and Maidenhead

10 January – 11 January

Delays likely – Diversion route

Name: Diversion

Location: A404m From M4 J8/9 Roundabout To J9a N

Description: Streetworks / License – Streetworks

Responsibility for event: Windsor and Maidenhead

 

(Further information about the above roadworks at the bottom of this post)

 

Butts Hill Road, Woodley, Wokingham

07 January — 07 January

Delays likely – Traffic control (two-way signals)

Works location: Ravensbourne road to os 98

Works description: Coring works

Responsibility for works: Wokingham

 

Crockhamwell Road, Woodley, Wokingham

11 January — 15 January

Delays possible – Some carriageway incursion

Works location: 108 

Works description: B Box Repair <33mm Fway in Footway. 

Responsibility for works: THAMES WATER

 

Caldbeck Drive, Woodley, Wokingham

09 January — 15 January

Delays unlikely – Traffic control (give & take) 

Works location: NO 16

Works description: SGN TO LAY NEW SERVICE FROM NS CW TO CONTINUE FURTHER INTO THE PRIVATE 

Responsibility for works: SGN

 

Oak Drive, Woodley, Wokingham

15 January — 17 January 

Delays unlikely – Some carriageway incursion 

Works location: 10

Works description: CUSTOMER SIDE LEAKAGE SUPPLY PIPE REPLACEMENT–WORKS INTENDED TO INCLUDE FIRST TIME PERMANENT REINSTATEMENT WITHIN SAME PHASE 

Responsibility for works: THAMES WATER

 

Smart motorway update

 

 

As of 1^st February 2020, residents visiting re3 Recycling Centres will be required to present documentation that identifies them as residents of the re3 area: Bracknell Forest, Reading or Wokingham Boroughs. Residents are urged to note that the windscreen stickers will no longer be accepted as proof of residency.

 

The windscreen permits are already being used by fewer visitors and, to save the cost of reprinting and distributing new permits, the councils are asking residents to use commonly held documents to demonstrate they are from the re3 area.

 

The re3 windscreen stickers (re3 resident’s permits) were introduced in 2016 to enable Meet and Greet staff to positively identify resident of Bracknell Forest, Reading and Wokingham Boroughs. They were issued to over 180,000 households but any residents who moved to the area at a later stage or lost their permit have been asked to bring an alternative proof of residency instead.

 

Full list of acceptable forms of ID as of 1^st February 2020:

 

• Driving licence

• Current council tax bill

• Utility bill, bank or credit card statement (issued no more than four months prior to the date of visit)

• Bracknell Forest resident e+ card

• Photocard bus pass issued by a re3 council

• Valid blue badge or residents’ parking permit issued by a re3 council.

 

 

In a Joint Statement Cllr Mrs Dorothy Hayes MBE, Bracknell Forest Council’s Executive Member for Environment and Chairman of the Joint Waste Disposal Board, Cllr Sophia James, Reading Borough Council’s Lead Councillor for Neighbourhoods & Communities and Cllr Parry Batth, Wokingham Borough Council’s Executive Member for Environment and Leisure, commented:

“The residency checks are crucial to ensure that Bracknell Forest, Reading and Wokingham Borough residents are not paying for the disposal of waste from visitors outside the re3 area, via their council tax. We’re thankful to all residents who use our fantastic facilities regularly and we estimate that majority of them are already using commonly held documents to demonstrate their address, rather than windscreen stickers. This type of residency checks proved to be very efficient and is much more cost-effective as there is no need to re-issue stickers on a regular basis. Unfortunately, we’ve also noted cases of fake permits being presented by visitors, which made them less and less reliable.”

 

Recycling Centres at Longshot Lane, Bracknell and Smallmead, Island Road are being visited by almost 800,000 visitors each year. re3 residents are welcome to use both of the Recycling Centres to recycle and dispose of a wide range of items including garden waste, glass, wood or electricals items. More information what you can dispose of can be found on the site facilities page.

 

For more information on each instance of roadworks, please click the link in the road name or contact the responsible organisation.

 

A4 London Road, Earley, Wokingham

06 January — 07 January 

Delays likely – Lane closure 

Works location: Lane one heading from Shepard house lane roundabout to the M&S / BP Roundabout. 

Works description: Lane 1 closure on the a4 heading from shepard house lane roundabout to M&S / BP round about. to undertake Vegetation cut back works in Lane 1. 

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

Butts Hill Road, Woodley, Wokingham

07 January — 07 January

Delays likely – Traffic control (two-way signals)

Works location: Ravensbourne Drive to os 98

Works description: Coring works

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

Headley Road, Woodley, Wokingham

06 January — 06 January 

Delays likely – Traffic control (multi-way signals) 

Works location: roundabout by lidl

Works description: Coring works

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

Miles Way, Woodley, Wokingham

06 January — 07 January

Delays likely – Traffic control (multi-way signals) 

Works location: by Spitfire roundabout

Works description: coring works

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Wokingham

06 January — 14 January 

Delays likely – Traffic control (multi-way signals)

Works location: Bulmershe Centre, Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, RG5 3EU

Works description: 1 New Water Supply for Bulmershe Centre in Footway. Our intention is tocomplete the Permanent Reinstatement in the same phase

Responsibility for works: THAMES WATER

 

Antrim Road, Woodley, Wokingham

02 January — 06 January

Delays unlikely – Some carriageway incursion

Works location: 74 

Works description: CUSTOMER SIDE LEAKAGE SUPPLY PIPE REPLACEMEN–WORKS INTENDED TO INCLUDE FIRST TIME PERMANENT REINSTATEMENT WITHIN SAME PHASE

Responsibility for works: THAMES WATER

 

Hurricane Way, Woodley, Wokingham

03 January — 03 January 

Delays unlikely – No carriageway incursion

Works location: on the grass verge by the community centre

Works description: Electrical works on the verge

Responsibility for works: Wokingham Borough Council

 

Redwood Avenue, Woodley, Wokingham

02 January — 03 January

Delays unlikely – Traffic control (give & take)

Works location: os 41

Works description: Installation of a new dropped crossing

Responsibility for works: Wokingham

 

Update in regards to the M4 Smart Motorway project:

 

 

 

 

 

Re3’s top recycling tips

 

CARDBOARD

Card plays an important role in preventing damage to our products but did you know that a staggering 300,000 tonnes is used in UK households during the festive season – enough to wrap Big Ben almost 260,000 times!

TOP TIP:

• Flatten your cardboard to save space in your recycling bin or box or drop your cardboard boxes off at the Recycling Centres
• Remove all plastic stuffing, including polystyrene chips or bubble wrap.
• Keep your cardboard dry in your recycling and don’t leave it outside when it rains

 

WRAPPING PAPER

Not all wrapping paper is recyclable. Does a scrunch test – If you can scrunch the paper and it doesn’t spring back you can recycle it!

TOP TIP:

• Remove ribbons, bows and other adornments before recycling wrapping paper
• Do a scrunch test!

 

SWEETS/CHOCOLATE TINS, TUBS

You can recycle all your plastic and metal tins and tubs at home, including lids. All colours are accepted except for black ones.

TOP TIP:

– Please do not put any plastic sweet wrappers in your recycling – remember these need to go in your rubbish bin.

 

MINCE PIES TRAYS

Yes – all foil trays can be recycled, including ones holding your mince pies or used to roast your turkey.

TOP TIP:

• Scrunch your aluminium foil into a ball. The bigger the ball the better.
• Rinse your aluminium trays to remove all bits of food.

 

BOTTLES AND JARS

Please make sure to take all you glass bottles and jars to the nearest bottle bank. You can find the nearest site via our re3cyclopedia app.

TOP TIP:

• Keep the metal tops on your bottles and jars so these can also be recycled
• If you see any overflowing re3 banks, please contact us

 

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS & ELECTRICAL ITEMS

Bring all broken or unwanted electrical items to our Recycling Centres. We are open every day 8am-6pm, except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Both sites close at 4pm on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

 

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

Tinsel and baubles are not recyclable but if you have some unwanted Christmas decorations or toys that are in a reusable condition, please bring them to our Recycling Centres and leave them at the Reuse Area.