Emergency repairs to Oxford Road store after Storm Eleanor damages roof

The store will reopen once further repairs are carried out

from getreading - Reading & Berkshire News http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/emergency-repairs-oxford-road-store-14109831

Hour by hour weather forecast for Reading on Wednesday as Storm Eleanor passes Berkshire

Here's the weather forecast for the area

from getreading - Reading & Berkshire News http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/hour-hour-weather-forecast-reading-14106718

Party like its 1985 in Reading plus more fun things to do this weekend

Whether you're looking for the perfect party or a bride-to-be, there's something for you in Berkshire this weekend

from getreading - What's On News http://www.getreading.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/party-like-1985-reading-plus-14102942

Hour by hour weather forecast for Reading as Storm Eleanor set to batter Berkshire

Take a look at the latest weather forecast for Berkshire

from getreading - Reading & Berkshire News http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/hour-hour-weather-forecast-reading-14105178

Meet the first babies born in Reading in 2018

Here are the new babies born in Reading on new year's day

from getreading - Reading & Berkshire News http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/meet-first-babies-born-reading-14104012

See the criminals locked up in Berkshire in December

Drug dealers and thieves have been given prison sentences at Reading Crown Court in December.

from getreading - Reading & Berkshire News http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/see-criminals-locked-up-berkshire-14085189

Introducing #herbologyhunt

If you’re reading this site, it’s probably because you have at least a fleeting interest in nature. Yet wild flowers are not just disappearing from our countryside; they’re also vanishing from children’s lives and their language. The Oxford Junior Dictionary has been cutting out the names of common plants over the past few years, because children just don’t encounter or know bluebells and other wild plants any more.

We want to change this in 2018. Wild flowers are fascinating and magical, and children deserve to have their lives and understanding of the world enriched by meeting them.

So if you want to teach the children in your life about the magic of wild flowers, please join in with the #HerbologyHunt, the junior section of #wildflowerhour.

Every month, we will be releasing a new spotter sheet of five wild flowers for children to find, and descriptions of what they look like. We will also be releasing lesson plans and having various junior challenges.

To share your finds, or those of your children – just post them on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #herbologyhunt or in our new Facebook group. 

And here is the spotter sheet for January. Happy hunting!

(Click on the image to download the sheet)

from #wildflowerhour http://www.wildflowerhour.co.uk/blog/2018/01/01/introducing-herbologyhunt/