Community resources for Reading
Looking for information about what's going on in your community - or how you can be part of arts, culture and heritage in Reading? Look no further.
Get Involved
There are lots of ways to get involved with arts, culture and heritage here in Reading. Whether you want to join a choir, audition for a play, volunteer at an event or venue or find some other way to be part of Reading's arts and cultural scene, you'll find it here on this page.
First Days Colour Fest 2025
First Days was started in 2013 in response to needs in the local community in Berkshire. Quite simply: there were people with stuff they didn't need and people who desperately needed it. As the need in our community has grown, so has the charity. They support parents by giving them emotional, peer and specialist support and ensuring that their children have all the essential items they need to be safe at home, confident at school and have fun.
And one of their big fundraising events is back for 2025 - the Colour Run in Prospect Park! The run is a 2.5km route which you can walk, run or skip! There are paint stations around the course where our volunteers will douse you in paint as you pass! You can complete the course once or twice, either way you'll have a great time and get a medal!
Help Friends of Redlands bring their school library up to scratch!
The Friends of Redlands Primary School are fundraising to bring the school library up to scratch - new books, new shelving, new seating and a fresh lick of paint.
They're looking to raise £10k - head to their JustGiving Page to support them.
About Reading
Info about our town as well as useful links for transport, hospitality, local news and more.
Exploring Reading's heritage while you walk
We've gathered some arts/culture/heritage walks together so you can be inspired to discover new things while out for your daily exercise. The hidden histories. The "oh, so THAT's what that is". Easy routes that take in a dozen landmarks. Trickier routes that give you a great reward at the end. And tips on how to create your own walking tours.