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07/10/2026

Could you donate a raffle prize for our quiz night? We'd welcome vouchers for experiences or to spend at a particular business or high quality new or as new items.

If you donate on behalf of a business we'll make sure to give your organisation a mention on our socials and on the night.

If you can help please email [email protected].

Thank you!

06/10/2026

Our Charity quiz night at Siren Craft Brew's Siren RG1 is coming up next Thursday.

If you've been meaning to book but haven't got round to it yet, now's the time!

Are you a wealth of general knowledge? Do you know someone who's a whizz at pub quizzes? Or does one of your friends or colleagues have a talent for cracking codes? Why not get a team together to join our Charity quiz night at Siren Craft Brew's Siren RG1 Bar on 15 October?

It should be a fun evening and all for a fantastic cause - supporting our work helping local families with young children get though difficult times and thrive.

Please join us!

25/09/2026

Ever wondered what it's like volunteering for us and what difference it makes? Find out in this short video created for us by the amazing Real Time.

If this appeals to you, contact Julie on 07483 113679 or Marion on 07483 113681 to join our next training course.

14/09/2026

Are you a wealth of general knowledge? Do you know someone who's a whizz at pub quizzes? Or does one of your friends or colleagues have a talent for cracking codes? Why not get a team together to join our Charity quiz night at Siren Craft Brew's Siren RG1 Bar on 15 October?

It should be a fun evening and all for a fantastic cause - supporting our work helping local families with young children get though difficult times and thrive.

Please join us!

04/09/2026

There are still places available on our volunteer preparation course starting at the end of September. If you have experience of parenting or working with children, are looking for a new challenge and can spare a couple of hours a week, why not join us?

Our volunteers visit families with at least one child under five who are going through challenging times, providing practical and emotional support to help parents develop their confidence and connections.

If this appeals to you, we'd love to hear from you. Contact Julie on 07483 113679 or Marion on 07483 113681 to secure your place.

03/09/2026

We're very grateful to South Reading Football Club for choosing to pass their prize for winning the Tilehurst Charity Cup to us.

First men's team striker, Harrison Evans, manager Chris Evans and Rick Farrow, chairman of Reading District Sunday League, which runs the competition, came in to the office to present our manager Kelly with this giant cheque for £500.

Thank you for thinking of us, South Reading FC!

27/08/2026

Could you spare two hours a week to help a local family get through difficult times and thrive?

We're looking for people with experience of parenting or working with young children to join our volunteer training course at the end of September. Once fully trained and matched with a family, you would visit them once a week to provide practical and emotional support and help them develop their confidence and connections.

If this appeals to you, contact Julie on 07483 113679 or at [email protected] to secure your place.

25/08/2026

Thank you to The Reading Reporter for finding a way to mention our upcoming training course in his latest ESSENTIAL READING summary. You'll find it below the piece about the Station Hill artwork here: https://thereadingreporter.substack.com/p/reading-is-facing-a-wildfire-threat

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20/08/2026

We're looking for people with experience of parenting or working with children who can spare a couple of hours a week to join us as home-visiting volunteers.

Our volunteers visit families with at least one child under five who are going through challenging times, providing practical and emotional support to help parents develop their confidence and connections.

If this appeals to you, contact Julie on 07483 113679 to secure a place on the preparation course starting at the end of September.

14/08/2026

Could you spare two hours a week to make a life-changing difference to a local family?

We'd like to hear from you if you...

- have parenting skills or experience with children
- feel ready for a new challenge or want to boost your CV
- can be available for two hours a week during office hours

We're starting a new training course in September and would love you to join us. Contact Julie on 07483 113679 or Marion on 07483 113681 for more information.

Your support could help a family get through difficult times and thrive.