
Pudsey’s surprise visit to the Oakwood Centre
On Monday, 11th November, BBC Children in Need’s Pudsey Bear made a surprise visit to a group of children supported by Me2 Club. As a charity kindly supported by BBC Children in Need the very exciting visit from Pudsey was part of this year’s celebrations. The event was also

Remembrance Day 2019
Thank you to everyone who attended the Remembrance Memorial today (11/11/19)

Woodley Town Council’s commitment to Climate Change
At the Full Council Meeting on Tuesday 1 October, the following motion was adopted: “This Council notes that: The impacts of climate breakdown are already causing serious damage around the world. Limiting Global Warming to 1.5°C (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, October 2018) may still be possible with

Woodley town centre Christmas poster winners
The competition to design a poster to advertise the annual Woodley town centre extravaganza received a number of fantastic entries and we would like to say a huge thank you to those children who participated. It was, as always, very difficult to choose the three winners but, after much

Cllr David Stares
It is with great sadness that we announce that Cllr David Stares passed away peacefully last week losing his battle against cancer. David had been active in the community for some time and was a councillor at Woodley Town Council for almost five years. He has served as Chairman on the

Woodley Community Fun Day photos
Woodley Town Council would like to thank everyone for attending its Community Fun Day and picnic to celebrate the centenary of Woodley’s Memorial Ground We have a selection of photos from the day but would love to see yours too to add to our gallery! Please send them to:

Woodley Town Council helping provide food to the homeless
Woodley Town Council works with local charity Launchpad to provide fresh produce for locals affected by homelessness Woodley Town Council, in association with the Reading Road Tenant’s Association, has allocated three community plots at its Reading Road Allotment site for local charity Launchpad to engagecorporate volunteers to

U3A exhibition about Woodley town centre
A recent project by the Woodley & District U3A (University of the Third Age) exploring the history of Woodley town centre and its shops is now available to view at the Oakwood Centre The project, in conjunction with the Wokingham U3A, the Reading U3A and partnered with Woodley Town

Woodford Park awarded Green Flag status for second year running
Woodford Park in Woodley has been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as one of the very best in the world. The Park joins other green spaces awarded recognition in Berkshire and remains the only one to be awarded Green Flag status in the Wokingham Borough area.

Woodley’s street concert a great success
Woodley Town Council hosted, alongside Spriggan Productions, an afternoon of entertainment and live music at Centre Stage in Woodley town centre on Saturday Local residents were treated to an afternoon of live music from three local bands, dancing acts and circus entertainment. Held in the town centre at

Woodley Town Deputy Mayor visits local charity at Centre Stage
Woodley Town Deputy Mayor, Cllr Dave Mills, visited local charity Me2 Club at Centre Stage, where the club was selling cakes to raise money for the charity Don’t forget that Centre Stage can be hired for FREE this year for non-profit making events