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Police Open Day

Thames Valley Police are holding an Open Day on

Saturday 8th August
10.00am - 4.00pm at The Training Centre at Sulhamstead near Reading

There will be many different departments there including the Police Helicopter and Mounted Dog Section. Entry is £2 per Adult, under 16's free.

Parking is available on a first-come first-served basis and disabled parking and wheelchair access is available No dogs permitted on site, except guide dogs.

Neighbourhood Police surgeries

Surgeries in Newtown
Surgeries in Redlands & University

Transport Commission Report Published

A Third Thames crossing, more investment in public transport and a road pricing study by Reading and its neighbouring councils are the key recommendations of the Independent Transport Commission's report, published 1 July
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Newtown GLOBE

Working Parties

The emphasis is on the 'working' rather than 'party' but it should leave you with a nice warm feeling.    We have two projects on the go, the Sun St Community Garden and Kennetmouth Green Space.

Most of the tasks don't require strength but usually require sensible shoes, tough clothes and a smile; I would also recommend a hat.

The Community Garden will be planted and maintained by youth groups at Sun St Centre - we are helping them get started.

The Kennetmouth Green Space was created about 1999 and is maturing, it needs some clearing and a new 'living fence'.

We also desperately need people to tell us that we've missed a bit.

The GLOBE group isn't just community gardening,

The GLOBE groups arose from the Rio Eco conference Agenda 21 - the Agenda for the 21st century - which commits the signatories to reductions in both energy waste and pollution.

Your local GLOBE group is seeking ways to achieve the savings without reducing the standard of living. It campaigns for the good causes and against the bad ones. It isn't tilting at windmills - although that would be fun - it is about careful planning and good ideas - which has also got to be a fun thing.

It's about doing good. Because the alternative is not acceptable.

Newtown GLOBE meets quarterly at
The Werehouse
1a Cumberland Road

and the rest of the time we meet via the internet and at 'events' - see our Yahoo group groups.yahoo.com/group/newtownglobe/ for more information

Neighbourhood Policing update

The email address for the Neighbourhood Action Group on the Police flyer is wrong. The correct email address is NewtownNAG@hotmail.co.uk.

PCSO Sue Roff provides the latest neighbourhood update for Newtown..

Do you want a poster of the Neighbourhood Police Team? Download it here

Buy with Confidence

A consortium of nine local authorities have joined together to promote and maintain a register of businesses aimed at helping the public avoid rogue traders.
The register was created by Hampshire County Council to help both business and consumer and has been in use for some time. It is available at the web site www.buywithconfidence.info.

Local authorities have put registration details and costs on the website. Businesses in Reading can contact Pam Gregory on 0118 939 0503 for further details

Steve Waite, lead councillor for consumer affairs at Reading Borough Council, was reported in this story on BBC News but he's gone now (May 2008) and the system still isn't up and running for Reading-based traders. If you know why other local authorities manage it but Reading Borough Council can't then please tell someone.

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