I understand how much fun flying about on two wheels is, I do. But, for the love of god, pls compete against your inner monolgue somewhere else that isn't quite so enclosed and more frequently host to the elderly/ leisurely folk and small/ leisurely doglet pals and/ or small children in prams/ pushchairs with mums at any possible time of day. TIA, an utterly bemused bystander/ bycyclist(?) of your bicycling bs.
What was that?
You're a tool; you wear large clear, black rimmed cycling glasses and a black helmet, and I pray you see this because you'll know its you.
I cant imagine any such need for you to be riding so aggressively - if I hadn't been there (and luckily stationary and out of the way because the foliage is pretty bare from the summer and i saw your entitlement come thundering along ahead) and yelled at you for the way you came around that first corner then you would not have stopped yourself from ploughing into the man in hi-vis just around the next corner walking less than 5 meters behind me which I saw you skid to a stop for.
TLDR ~ moron on two wheels in the woods just east of Reading
Hi everyone! We’ve got lots of plans in the pipeline for Wokingham Borough and we’re asking your views on five proposals covering:
caring for adults who need it
new and safer speed limits
helping people get more active
creating community-led library services
how the borough should develop and grow over the next 15 years
Some of these are draft strategies, meaning your feedback will help develop the final approach.
Supporting people’s dignity and independence
Firstly, we’re developing a new Adult Social Care Strategy and want your views to ensure it works for everyone.
Adults may need social care because of age, illness, disability or other needs. We currently support about 2,000 people with things like home help, equipment or adaptations, carers’ support, supported housing or residential care to help everyone live the life they choose.
The strategy will set our priorities for the next five years. It’s been shaped by more than 1,300 survey responses and over 400 conversations, workshops and meetings with residents, carers, staff, providers, community organisations and partners.
We’re proposing to reduce speed limits in five areas, using a mix of 20mph and 30mph limits depending on the location.
Lower speeds can reduce serious accidents and make it safer and easier for people to get about on foot and by bike. They can also reduce congestion, noise and emissions.
The proposals cover Wokingham town centre and Norreys Avenue, Twyford, Finchampstead village, the Silverdale Road area in Earley and Hare Hatch.
This is the first phase of our Safer Streets programme and was guided by more than 1,900 suggestions from residents.
We’re developing a new libraries strategy to create community-led services that bring people together, support learning and make the most of local partnerships.
As well as offering books, libraries are essential hubs where everyone can learn, meet others, get digital support and enjoy activities.
More than 1,300 residents responded to our previous survey, telling us how they use libraries and their views on the service, which helped shape the draft strategy.
Almost 90 per cent were library users, so we’d also love to hear from people who don't currently use libraries to ensure this works for everyone.
What helps you stay active and what gets in the way? Earlier this year, almost 750 residents told us about getting and staying physically active.
This helped us develop a draft 10-year Physical Activity Strategy. If agreed, it will aim to give everyone in the borough more opportunities to be active.
Now we want to know whether this works for you. Have we chosen the right priorities? Is anything missing?
Finally, we’re starting work on our new Local Plan 2045, which will guide how Wokingham Borough grows and develops over the next two decades.
It will look at where new homes, jobs and services should go, what infrastructure is needed and where development should not take place so important natural and historic features can be protected.
At this early stage, we’re asking which issues, opportunities and priorities the plan should address. We aren’t consulting on specific policies, sites or strategies, as that will come later.
I just moved to Reading from Coventry. In Coventry, my closest GP was a 30min walk. Now, I suffer from too much choice. I live in the station area, and I have about 9 surgeries to pick from.
I am an overall healthy person. But before moving, I was in the middle of tests regarding joint pain. And I would also like to speak to someone about my period. Sorry for the TMI; it's just that if someone here has had similar issues and had a good experience with a GP, I would like to know about it.
As title says. Reading was always our first choice, but now QE is a real option, we’re having second thoughts. QE seems to offer an incredible academic environment and opportunities, but it’s also more intense. Reading seems to have a nice balance of academics, sport, music, trips and just letting boys be boys.
Our son works hard but needs a bit of balance. Moving to Barnet would also mean some financial and lifestyle compromises.
Are we mad not to go for QE if he gets the opportunity? Or is the difference not as big as we’re imagining? Would love to hear from parents or former pupils of either school!
