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, you can find details of early years provision in Caversham, including baby and toddler groups here.
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
Thursdays – Mapledurham Bridge Club – 19:15 for 19:30 start. Mapledurham Pavilion, Upper Woodcote Road, Caversham. For more information see their website at www.bridgewebs.com/mapledurham or email lindasueclark@hotmail.co.uk
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 4 March – Caversham Women’s Institute – 19:30 at Church House, Caversham. www.thewi.org.uk or Tel: 01189 475176
Wednesday 5 March – Rosehill Ladies – 14:00 at St Barnabas Hall, Emmer Green. Tel: Sue 01189477570 or email suegreen@hotmail.com
Wednesday 5 March – The River Thames in Canvas, a talk by Martin Beek – 20:00 at Caversham Heights Methodist Church, Highmoor Road. The Caversham Heights Society. www.cavershamheights.org
Thursday 6 March – Life in East Jerusalem, a talk by Nick Papadopulos, the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel – 19:00, Wesley Methodist Church, 84 Queen’s Road, Reading RG1 4BW. For more information about the programme please visit: www.eyewitnessblogs.com
Friday 7 March – 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
Friday 7 March – Chazey Women’s Institute – 14:30 at St Andrew’s Church Hall. Tel: 01189 470964, or e-mail rowena@primology.com
Saturday 8 March – Uffington walk (SU273843) 9.0 miles – 10:30 – Pang Valley Ramblers walk follows ridgeway taking in Wayland Smithy and Uffington castle before descending to Uffington village and return ascent to start. One of a programme of regular walks in the area – see https://pvramblers.org.uk/walks-programme – This walk is for members only.
Saturday 8 March – 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
Monday 17 March – CAP money management four week course starts – 19:00. Christians against Poverty course teaching improved money management. Take control of your finances, avoid debt and become confident in building a spending plan and sticking to it. Greyfriars Centre on Friar St, Reading, RG1 1EH. Anyone interested in joining should email cap@greyfriars.org.uk for more information or visit https://greyfriars.churchsuite.com/events/8z9iwsil
Wednesday 19 March – Caversham Horticultural Society AGM – 19:25, Caversham Baptist Church, The Annual General Meeting, where you can find out more about the society and how it is run for its members. For details, see www.caversham-horticultural.org.uk
Wednesday 19 March – AI in Medicine in relation to Treatment of Stroke Victims, a talk by Dr. Kiruba Nagaratnam – 20:00 at Caversham Heights Methodist Church, Highmoor Road. The Caversham Heights Society. www.cavershamheights.org
Monday 24 March – Scams: how to recognise them and how to avoid them – 14:00 at Abbey Baptist Church, Abbey Square, Reading. Talk to Reading u3a by a NatWest Bank fraud specialist. Free entry, non-members welcome. See www.readingu3a.org.uk
Tuesday 25 March – Bereavement support Meet and Chat – 11:15-12:15. A chance to meet informally over a drink and chat with others who are bereaved. All welcome, no need to book. 3Cs Cafe, St John’s church, RG4 5AN
Saturday 29 March – Food 4 Families Drop in Sessions – 10:00 – 14:00 Ardler Road Allotments, Caversham. Food 4 Families are looking for volunteers to help with their allotment. If you enjoy growing, why not join their team of friendly volunteers? Website www.food4families.org.uk
Saturday 29 March – Exhibition of art works by members of The Ted Burnell Community Art Centre – 10:00-16:00. Church House (next to Waitrose), 57 Church Street, Caversham, RG4 8AX. Exhibits will be for sale (cash or cheques only), together with homemade refreshments and a tombola. Entry free.
Saturday 29 March – Performance of Mozart Requiem – 18:00. South Chiltern Choral Society, at Greyfriars Church, Reading RG1 1EH. For more information, please visit southchilternchoralsociety.org.uk
Saturday 29 March – Medicine for the Monks: Medieval Monastic Infirmaries, Healthcare, and Reading Abbey, talk by Dr Ruth Salter – 14:30 – St James’s Church, Reading (next to Forbury Gardens). Friends of Reading Abbey – www.readingabbey.org.uk
Saturday 29 March – Caversham Horticultural Society Spring Show -14:00-16:00 Caversham Baptist Church. For details, see www.caversham-horticultural.org.uk
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