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School tournament trophy signed by soccer supremo

FOOTBALL manager Harry Redknapp has inscribed a personalised note on a trophy that will be competed for by pupils in memory of a child at their school who died from a brain tumour. For the past two year’s Highdown School in Emmer Green has organised ...

28 Aug 2025 at 12:10

Time to play

AN upgraded play area has been unveiled in Emmer Green park. The playground was fitted with new equipment following a £350,000 investment by Reading Borough Council. The design was chosen by residents and includes swings, toddler and junior ...

18 Aug 2025 at 09:30

Pre-school celebrates 60 years with former pupils

A MAN who attended Emmer Green Pre-school 52 years ago returned for its 60th anniversary with his granddaughter, who is now a pupil. Jason Fontaine, 55, attended the school, off St Barnabas Road, as a three-year-old when it was located in ...

14 Jul 2025 at 09:30

Council furious with plans to extend golf club development

A PARISH council has objected to plans to extend a housing development into its boundary which it says is “speculative” and “unsustainable”. Land acquisitions company Fairfax wants to build 70 homes at the former Reading Golf Course site ...

07 Jul 2025 at 09:30

emmer green sign restored 23 05

A WOODEN sign welcoming people to Emmer Green has been refurbished. About 20 people gathered in Buckingham Drive to mark the restoration of the oak sign, which is at the top of a large post at the side of the road. The unveiling was ...

02 Jun 2025 at 09:30

Memorial walk ensures boy leaves lasting legacy

ABOUT 20 people (and seven dogs) took part in a memorial walk to honour a boy who died from a brain tumour. Toni Ilsley, from Emmer Green, organised it to mark what would have been her son Charlie’s 18th birthday. He passed away in ...

24 Mar 2025 at 13:19

New timetable

BUS services used for a school commute will be operating on a new schedule. Reading Buses 82, 83 and 84, which are used by students of Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge in Sonning Common have been rerouted to serve stops previously ...

13 Jan 2025 at 09:30

Views on play area

RESIDENTS in Emmer Green have been invited to respond to a consultation on a proposed new playground. Reading Borough Council has pledged to spend £350,000 on the site, which is at the junction of Kidmore End Road and Grove ...

06 Jan 2025 at 09:30

New kit for Abbey rugby women’s sides

READING Abbey Rugby Club Women and U18 Girls sides have a new sponsor. The deal with WindowWorx, a window supply and installation firm, has meant the sides have a new home and away kit and post protectors for the first ...

04 Nov 2024 at 09:30

Memory walk

A WALK in memory of a murdered schoolboy will take place next Saturday. Olly Stephens was fatally stabbed by two teenagers in January 2021 after being lured to Bugs Bottom Field. The hour-long walk has been organised ...

28 Oct 2024 at 09:30

Parents of murdered boy praise street performers

THE father of a boy who was murdered in Emmer Green has praised street performances about organised criminal gangs. Stuart Stephens and his wife Amanda were among 300 people to attend two acts by Justice in Motion, ...

21 Oct 2024 at 09:30

Food bank given boost with school donations

A CHURCH in Emmer Green has collected harvest donations from schools for food bank ReadiFood. The Hill Primary School, Emmer Green Pre-school and Emmer Green Kindergarten donated six car-loads between them. Rev ...

14 Oct 2024 at 09:30

Church marks centenary with fair, festival and BBC talk

A CHURCH in Emmer Green has marked its 100th anniversary. The programme for the centenary of the laying of the St Barnabas foundation stone culminated with a community fair and festival of flowers. Another of ...

30 Sept 2024 at 09:30

Groups fair

A FAIR will be held at St Barnabas Church in Emmer Green tomorrow (Saturday) from 2pm to 4pm. Local groups will have stalls showing the work that they do in the community while the church is also hosting its ...

16 Sept 2024 at 09:30

Memorial walk for teenager

A WALK will be held in November in memory of a 13-year-old boy who was murdered in Emmer Green. Olly Stephens was fatally stabbed in January 2021 after being “lured” to Bugs Bottom fields between Hunters ...

19 Aug 2024 at 10:30

Rosehill Ladies

WE assembled in St Barnabas’s Church Hall in Emmer Green on the first Wednesday in June. Sue Green welcomed everyone, including visitors. Next there was a short discussion about the visit to Stanlake ...

08 Jul 2024 at 10:31

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