If you have an event planned, please send details to whatson@cavershambridge.org We need to receive these no later than the 10th of the month before the event for inclusion in the printed paper. Later submissions can be included on our online What’s On, which is updated regularly. To see what has been added check: cavershambridge.org/archives/category/around-caversham
Please note, we have moved the listing of baby and toddler groups to a new feature at the foot of this page.
Caversham Library – 09:00-17:00 Tuesday and Friday, 13:00-19:00 Thursday and 10:00 – 15:00 Saturday. Regular events include:
Rhymetimes for the little ones – popular, so please book first! Every Tuesday at 10:15 and 11:15.
Games Club, Friday mornings 10:30-12:00. All adults welcome – refreshments!
Sit and Stitch 17:30-19:45, on 2nd and 4th Thursdays every month. Refreshments –
come and be inspired.
Tel: 0118 9375103 or see reading.gov.uk/ leisure/all-libraries/caversham-library
Geo Café – Artists Against Homelessness, an ongoing and changing exhibition of art by local artists at Geo Café, Prospect Street. For each sale the artist makes a donation to Launchpad Reading. Open every day.
Mondays – Caversham Park Bridge Club – at the Milestone Centre, 19:15 for 19:30 start. Phone Lin 0118 3348195 for further information. bridgewebs.com/cavershampark
Tuesdays – Rivarate Choir – Caversham Heights Methodist Church, Highmoor Road. 19:30 in term time. Enjoy singing together. For details see rivarate.com
Wednesdays – Caversham Writers – Welcoming enthusiastic hobbyists and aspiring authors alike. Meeting weekly in person or via Zoom. Free to all. For details: meetup.com/CavershamWriters or @CavershamWriter on Twitter (X)
Wednesdays – Light on the Hill Café – 19:30-21:30 at Grace Church, 119 Peppard Road, RG4 8TR. A wellbeing café for adults 18+. Come as you are for tea and a chat. Please see: www.gracechurchcaversham.org.uk
Wednesdays – The Waltham St Lawrence Silver Band-Neville Hall in Waltham St Lawrence RG10 0JJ. 20:00 – 22:00. Free and friendly club for brass instrumentalists. Email: waltham.band@gmail.com
Thursdays – Friendly Over-60s Social Club – 10:00-13:00 at Milestone Centre, Caversham Park Village. Hot lunch, quizzes and the chance to chat. Contact Cheryl at 07964750182 or Trina at 07477570541
Thursdays – Weller Centre Craft Group – 13:00 – 15:00. Be creative with friends. For details contact Pam Chatfield at pamch32@gmail.com Mobile 07986 905784 or Weller Centre 0118 947 5828
Thursdays – New Caversham Heights Bridge Club – 14:00 at the Caversham Heights Methodist Church, Highmoor Road. For details contact Duncan Knight on 0118 9475544 or email duncan.knight@googlemail.com
Fridays – Warm Welcome Space – 10:00-13:30 at Caversham Baptist Church, South Street, RG4 8HY. All welcome, just drop in for free refreshments, including hot soup from 12:00. Tel: 0118 954 5353 www.cavershambaptistchurch.org.uk
Saturdays – Keep Caversham Tidy – A local charity dedicated to eliminating litter and improving public spaces in Caversham. Free to join and no ongoing commitment. Families welcome! Email Keepcavershamtidy@gmail.com, FB Keep Caversham Tidy
Sundays – Caversham Artisan & Farmers Market – Caversham Precinct, 10:00-15:00. See www.facebook.com/CAFMarket
Sundays – Nordic Walk (or just walking). Free to all. Tel: 07931754096 or email Pat at Wirralbird@hotmail.com
Sundays – Readifolk Song and Music Club – 20:00-22:30 in the Community Hall, Watlington House, RG1 4RA. £8 admission for performances, £3 on singing nights. See www.redifolk.co.uk
Tuesday 1 October– Caversham Women’s Institute – 19:30 at Church House, Caversham. www.thewi.org.uk or Tel: 01189 475176
Wednesday 2 October – Saturday 16 November – Landscapes of Colour Exhibition of paintings by Jo Lillywhite – Caversham Picture Framers, Church Road – see https://cavershampictureframer.co.uk/events
Wednesday 2 October – Rosehill Ladies Harvest Lunch – 14:00 at St Barnabas Hall, Emmer Green. Tel: Sue 01189477570 or email suegreen@hotmail.com
Wednesday 2 October – The Samaritans, a talk by Neil Barnett – 20:00 at Caversham Heights Methodist Church Hall, Highmoor Road. The Caversham Heights Society. To learn more visit cavershamheights.org or email: contact@cavershamheights.org
Thursday 3 October – An Afternoon with Alexander McCall Smith – 14:00 at Caversham Baptist Church with Fourbears Books. Tickets from £5. See www.fourbearsbooks.co.uk for details.
Friday 4 October – Chazey Women’s Institute – 14:30 at St Andrew’s Church Hall. Tel: 01189 470964, or e-mail rowena@primology.com
Friday 4 October – Bereavement Café – 14:00-15:30 at St. Barnabas, Emmer Green. A safe place to find others who have had their own loss and can appreciate something of your experience. For further info Tel. Gill at 0118 9478772
Wednesday 9 October – Woodcote To Upper Gatehampton Farm walk (SU645813) 5.0m – 10:30 Meet at junction of Greenmore, Whitehouse Road and Long Toll in Woodcote. Nearest postcode RG8 0RN. Pang Valley Ramblers. One of a programme of regular walks in the area – see https://pvramblers.org.uk/walks-programme
Saturday 12 October – Artists & Makers Fair – 10:00 – 16:00 at Caversham Methodist Hall, Gosbrook Road. Local artists and craftspeople display their work for sale. Free entry. For further information phone Jean at 07808 966928 or visit www.cavershamcrafts.co.uk
Tuesday 15 October – In Conversation with Tom Mead, the author of Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries 19:30 at Fourbears Books. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Jonathan Creek. Tickets from £3. See www.fourbearsbooks.co.uk for details.
Wednesday 16 October – Lawns of the future, a talk by Nikki Barber MHort (RHS) – 19:30 (doors open 19:15) Caversham Baptist church. Free to members, £3 for non-members, refreshments will also be available. www.caversham-horticultural.org.uk
Wednesday 16 October – The Special Relationship Between British and US Spies, a talk by Michael Smith– 20:00 at Caversham Heights Methodist Church Hall, Highmoor Road. The Caversham Heights Society. Contact details above on 2 October
Friday 25 October – Les Jeux Olympiques – historical, artistic and popular references in the 2024 Olympic Games opening, with Céline Homer – 19:30-21:30 at Church House, 59 Church Street, RG4 8AX. Le Cercle Français, for those who are learning French, love France and for French nationals. Admission £5 welcome drink included. Email readingcerclefrancais@gmail.com Website www.readingfrenchcircle.co.uk
Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 October – Halloween Trail, Caversham Court Gardens – 10:00-16:00. The trail is designed to be fun for families but will also appeal to adults, with touches of humour and some more serious messages. It is free to visit and will be open during daylight hours of Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 October. There will be a combined trail guide and tick sheet available between 10:00 and 16:00 for a suggested donation of £1 cash.
For the youngest members of our community
LISTED BELOW are regular term-time events for toddlers, babies and their carers. All are free of charge, although donations towards costs are welcome.
Tuesdays – Babies and Toddlers – Gosbrook Road Methodist Church, RG4 8EB. 10:00 – 11:30. Refreshments available. All welcome. cavershammethodist.org.uk/baby-toddler-group
Tuesdays – St John’s Baby and Toddler Group – Caversham Hall, St John’s Road, RG4 5AN. 09:30 – 11:00. All welcome.
Thursdays – Toddler Thursday – St Barnabas Church, Emmer Green, RG4 8RA 8:45 – 10:00. Friendly group
for preschoolers and parents/carers, refreshments available. www.saintbarnabas.org.uk/whats-on
Fridays – Tiddlers for Babies and Toddlers – St Andrew’s Church, Albert Road. Caversham Heights, RG4 7PL 9:30 – 11:00. All are welcome, refreshments available. www.facebook.com/groups/209815529592564
