Last week Ben Fennell rowed 100km in 24 hours with only two half an hour sleeps to mark his 50th birthday, raising almost £9,000 for Home-Start Wokingham!! Ben was overwhelmed by the support of friends and family joining him throughout the row via zoom or in person, either rowing, cycling or running with him or
Reading Family Aid are looking to provide some fun for children 0-16 who might otherwise not get any holiday or treats this summer. They are offering a number of one-off events – please see the attached flyers: Canoe Flier Flier for Climbing Playrangers Flier If you are currently being supported by a Home-Start volunteer or
Looking for a fun, interactive and creative summer holiday activity for your little ones? Join award-winning author and illustrator Bethan Woollvin as she reads from her picture book, Three Little Vikings and teaches children how to draw one of the characters! Three Little Vikings is a bold and funny adventure story for little rebels, by the creator of
Congratulations to Amy and her team of hikers who completed the 100km Jurassic Park Challenge recently in horrific rain and gale force winds. The combination of terrible weather, steep cliffs, mud, aching muscles and blistered feet meant that they very nearly gave up after 94km. But the thought of all the families who struggle every day with
We are extremely proud that Home-Start Wokingham District appeared on the Mayor of Wokingham Borough's Covid Roll of Honour List this year. We received this very welcome letter of commendation from Cllr Malcolm Richards at the end of his term as the Mayor of Wokingham Borough "for going the extra mile to support Wokingham Borough during
Join Wokingham Borough Libraries online for storytime. Suitable for families and settings with children aged 7 and under. To sign up or for more information just email libraries@wokingham.gov.uk with your name and library card number or the name of your setting and you will be sent details of how to join. These sessions will be
We are thrilled to share some of the incredible photography entries that we received as part of the Mayor of Wokingham Borough Council's "Out of Home - Starts" amateur Photography Competition, giving residents of Wokingham Borough the chance to showcase some of the joys and beauty of the great outdoors. We'd like to thank all
We wanted to share some of the amazing art work that we received as part of the Mayor of Wokingham Borough Council's "My Family" Children's Art Competition and some photos from the prize giving that took place last week in the grounds of our office at Shinfield Grange. We'd like to thank all those who
Join Wokingham Borough Libraries online for story-time. Suitable for families and settings with children aged 7 and under. To sign up or for more information just email libraries@wokingham.gov.uk with your name and library card number and you will be sent details of how to join. These sessions will be hosted on Microsoft TEAMs Live (you
EXCITING NEWS!!! – Our Virtual Mums The Word Group is moving to FACE TO FACE!! Every Tuesday Morning 9.30am – 11.30am from 18th May We are delighted to announce that we are moving our virtual online group to a lovely venue at Cornerstone, in Wokingham – see attached flyer. Covid measures will be in place