Unique views of Reading on offer with trips along Kennet & Avon

WHO NEEDS a life on the ocean wave when you can enjoy Reading’s canal instead?

Boat trips on the Kennet and Avon are returning, starting from Saturday, April 1.

Good Friday and Easter Monday – April 7 and 10.

Places cost £10, £6 for children and free for under threes.

If room, it’s possible to pay on boarding, but spaces can be booked in advance by logging on to: matilda.katrust.org.uk

And Mr Sykes was pleased that the foundation could support the church’s community work.

“We are profoundly aware of the challenges residents in Reading are facing as a result of the Cost of Living Crisis and we want to do our bit to help,” he said.

“Pads, Lynn, and the wonderful team of volunteers have created a welcoming, warm space for Southcote residents to come together; not just as a warm space this winter, but to provide support and advice on a range of matters, including advice on their health and wellbeing, in such a friendly community atmosphere.

“I was so pleased to visit this very special place and, together with our Board of Trustees, hope to see this project go from strength to strength during these challenging times.” n The John Sykes Foundation welcomes applications for charities and groups for its Cost Of Living Crisis Grant fund. For details, log on to: https://www. johnsykesfoundation.org/cost-ofliving-crisis-fund.php n To find out more about St. Matthews and the services they provide, visit: https://www.stmatts.org.uk/ n For more details, log on to: www.globaljustice.org.uk/reading

The Global Justice Reading group is hosting a talk at RISC in London Street.

Kerima Mohldeen and Saul Jones from the London Mining Network will talk about their work with communities who are impacted by mining works.

They will use film and interactive activities to unpack their thesis.

A Just Transition and Environmental Justice is free, and the event starts at 7.30pm on Wednesday, March 29.

Licence for store

A WHITLEY Street store wants permission from Reading Borough Council to sell alcohol. The licence is for G Mart, and would see customers able to purchase the drinks from 7am to 11pm, seven days a week.

The company runs the Whitley Stores, and is near the junction of Whitley Street with Mount Pleasant.

The shopping parade already has a number of restaurants, takeaways and off licences.

The deadline for representations is Sunday, March 26.

Comments can be emailed to: licensing@reading.gov.uk