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, a listing of baby and toddler groups can be found 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 Caversham Library – Reading Borough Council
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. Caversham Park Bridge Club
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 – Weller Voices Community Choir – 19:30-20:30. Weller Centre, 110 Amersham Road, RG4 5NA. Term time only. Singing is fun, free and for all. Join any of our sessions. For details contact wellervoices@gmail.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.readifolk.org.uk
Until 24 December – Exhibition of works by Kate Findlay. Kate creates stunning scenes from embroidered fabric, and also produces limited edition prints – Caversham Picture Framers, Church Road – see https://cavershampictureframer.co.uk/events
Monday 1 December – The Birth of Naida’, a talk by Iain Tolhurst MBE – 19:00 doors open, 19:30 talk Reading Offshore Sailing Club. Upper Thames Motor Yacht Clubhouse, Sonning Mill Island, RG4 6TW. Details at www.readingoffshore.org.uk or call 07380 892870.
Tuesday 2 December – Caversham Women’s Institute – 19:30 at Church House, Caversham. www.thewi.org.uk or Tel: 0118 947 5176
Wednesday 3 December – Rosehill Ladies – 14:00 at St Barnabas Hall, Emmer Green. Tel: Sue 01189477570 or email suegreen@hotmail.com
Wednesday 3 December – Christmas Celebration – 19:30. Sip our special hot punch while being entertained by magician, Ian Keable. Following the show, we will enjoy the bring and share refreshments. Please bring refreshments to bring and share. The Caversham Heights Society at Caversham Heights Methodist Church Hall, Highmoor Road. To learn more visit cavershamheights.org or email: contact@cavershamheights.org
Friday 5 December – Chazey Women’s Institute – 14:30 at St Andrew’s Church Hall. Tel: 01189 470964, or e-mail rowena@primology.com
Friday 5 December – 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
Saturday 6 December – Green Christmas Tree Sale – 9:30 – 13:00 Econet, Caversham Court Gardens. See econetreading.org.uk/events for details.
Saturday 6 December – Reading Haydn Choir’s Christmas concert – 19:00 St William of York Church, Upper Redlands Road, Reading, RG1 5JP. A selection of seasonal music including an arrangement of well-known carols, including ‘A Winter’s Night’ by Cecilia McDowall. And Yuletide nibbles! Details www.haydnchoir.org.uk
Saturday 6 December – Concerts in Caversham Christmas Concert by Candlelight– 19:00 St Andrew’s Church, Albert Road RG4 7PL concertsincaversham.co.uk
Sunday 7 December – Tamesis Chamber Choir presents Advent into Christmas – 16:00 at the Church of Our Lady and St Anne, South View Avenue tamesischamberchoir.co.uk
Sunday 7 December – Weller Voices will be raising their voices during the Christmas Market – 10:00 – 15:00 at the Weller Centre, 110, Amersham Road, RG4 5NA
Sunday 7 December – Christmas Gala – 14:00 – 18:00 St Andrew’s Church Hall – details below
Wednesday 10 December – ECONet-local green spaces, a talk by Judith Oliver – 19:30 Caversham Horticultural Society talk, Caversham Baptist Church opposite Waitrose. Light refreshments £3 entry for non members.
Saturday 13 December – Artists & Makers Fair – 10:00-16:00 at Caversham Methodist Church, Gosbrook Road, RG4 8EB. 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
Saturday 13 December – Reading A440 Choir with guests Kryla Ukrainian Ladies’ Choir perform Stepping into Christmas – in aid of Ukraine Chain. Caversham Heights Methodist Church, Highmoor Road RG4 8BG ticketsource.co.uk/reading-a440-choir
Saturday 13 December – Performance of Karl Jenkins ‘A Celebration of Christmas’ – 19:00 South Chiltern Choral Society with the Hill Primary School, Queen Anne’s School, Caversham. For tickets and more information please visit: www.southchilternchoralsociety.org.uk
Saturday 13 December – Christmas concert, Pangbourne Choral Society – 19:00 The Falkland Islands Memorial Chapel, Pangbourne College RG8 8LA Details: pangbournechoral.org.uk/pangbourne-choral-choir-next-performances
Sunday 14 December – Winter Wonderland with Glass Ensemble – 16:00 Caversham Heights Methodist Church, 74 Highmoor Road, RG4 8BG. Featuring works by John Rutter, Sarah Quartel, Edward Elgar and more. A blend of choral Christmas classics with contemporary charm to warm the spirit on a frosty evening. Refreshments will be provided and there will be a retiring collection for charity. Please contact Susie at: asusied@btinternet.com or 07930 690873 for ticket information.
Monday 15 December – Friends of Caversham Court Gardens Carol Evening – 19:30 Mulled wine, minced pies and hot chocolate from 18:15 Contact: friends@fccg.org.uk Website: https://home.fccg.org.uk
Tuesday 16 December – Reading Bach Choir invite you to Come and Sing – 19:30 St Andrew’s Church, Albert Road RG4 7PL readingbachchoir.org.uk
Thursday 18 December – Weller Voices will perform carols and Christmas songs old and new at their Café Concert – 19:30 the Weller Centre, 110, Amersham Road, RG4 5NA
Finding something a bit special…
HEAD TO St Andrew’s Hall on Sunday 7 December for this year’s Christmas Gala. Many well-known faces will be setting out their stalls, including artist Nina O’Connell, ceramicist Debbie Page and weaver Gloria Pitt. Newcomers include artists Andrew Field as well as Lynda Hopkins. Catch up with friends over a cuppa and delicious cake organised by the Ways & Means Trust. Sunday 7 December, 14:00 – 18:00, St Andrew’s Hall, Albert Road RG4 7PL
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