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. It is helpful if they are submitted in the standard format below, using Calibri font. 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
Regular weekly events are now listed separately, see What’s On Weekly.
Please note, a listing of baby and toddler groups can be found here.
Tuesday 3 November – Caversham Community Café walk 2.5 miles – 10:30 – SU 7218 7448 Meet at St John the Baptist Church, St John’s Road, Caversham RG4 8DU. On road parking – 2 hour limit. 23, 28, 29 buses from Friar Street and Apex Plaza central Reading stop outside the church. A short walk over Caversham weir, along the Thames path and over Christchurch Bridge. Coffee, tea and toasted sandwiches in the community café after the walk. All paved surfaces. Pang Valley Ramblers. One of a programme of walks in the area – see pvramblers.org.uk/walks-programme
Tuesday 3 November – Caversham Women’s Institute – 19:30 at Church House, Caversham. www.thewi.org.uk or Tel: 01189 475176
Wednesday 4 November – Rosehill Ladies – 14:00 at St Barnabas Hall, Emmer Green. Tel: Sue 01189477570 or email suegreen@hotmail.com
Wednesday 4 November – Commonwealth War Graves, a talk by Martine Goodrich – 20:00 The Caversham Heights Society at Caversham Heights Methodist Church Hall, Highmoor Road. To learn more visit cavershamheights.org or email: contact@cavershamheights.org
Friday 6 November – 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 6 November – Chazey Women’s Institute – 14:30 at St. Andrew’s Church Hall, Caversham Heights, RG4 7AW. New members welcome to come and try, please just turn up, or, for further information email chazeywi@berkshirewi.org.uk
Friday 6 November – Dunsden Fireworks – 18:00 Dunsden village hall. Fireworks by Sonning Fireworks. Hot food and wine, Loddon ales, alcohol and gluten free lager, hot and soft drinks. Book at https://buytickets.at/dunsden
Saturday 14 November – The Bayeux Tapestry: A Medieval Embroidery with Superpowers, a talk by Dr David Musgrove – 11:00 Victoria Hall Town Hall. Second of three talks on Tapestry-related themes, as part of Reading Museum’s 2026-27 Year of the Normans promotion, marking the millennium of the birth of William the Conqueror, in 1027. See https://tinyurl.com/ywjcynn5
Wednesday 18 November – Deep fakes and AI in film and media: Seeing is not believing, a talk by Professor Dominic Lees – 20:00 The Caversham Heights Society at Caversham Heights Methodist Church Hall, Highmoor Road. To learn more visit cavershamheights.org or email: contact@cavershamheights.org
Wednesday 18 November – Street Life in Tudor and Stuart Reading, a talk by Joan Dils – 19:15 doors open, 19:30 start. Abbey Baptist Church, Abbey Square, Reading. The History of Reading Society. Meeting open to all, visitors are asked to pay £2 each to attend. There will also be a book sale. Website www.historyofreadingsociety.org.uk email historyofreadingsociety@yahoo.com
Wednesday 18 November – In search of the low maintenance border, An on-line talk by Lucy Hartley – 19:30 Caversham Horticultural Society. See www.caversham-horticultural.org.uk/talks
Saturday 21 November – Wine and Song evening – 18:00, Kidmore End School. A fun community evening, in aid of the Phase2 of improvements to St John the Baptist Church, Kidmore End. Details available from Nick Room churchwardennick@gmail.com
Sunday 22 November – Christmas Gala, Arts and crafts, including painting, jewellery, ceramics – 14:00-18:00 Refreshments provided by The Ways and Means Trust. St Andrews Hall, Albert Road RG4 7PL. Free entry
Monday 23 November – Preparations for D Day, a talk by Paul Oldfield – 14:00 Abbey Baptist Church, Abbey Square Reading. Reading u3a Non-members welcome, free entry www.readingu3a.org.uk
Thursday 26 November – Beyond the window, a talk by stained glass window designer Natasha Redina – 19:00 for 19:30 Dunsden Church. Tickets £15 visit tinyurl.com/dunsdenwindow
Friday 27 November – Limoges et le Limousin, a talk by Céline Homer – 19:30-21:30 Le Cercle Français at Church House, 59 Church Street, RG4 8AX. For those who are learning French, love France and for French nationals. Admission £5 welcome drink included. See www.readingfrenchcircle.co.uk for programme. Email readingcerclefrancais@gmail.com
Coming Soon
Friday 4 December – Late night shopping in Caversham.
Saturday 5 December – Econet Green Christmas Tree Sale – 9:30 – 14:00 Caversham Court Gardens. Scots Pine Christmas trees (no needle drop); decorated and undecorated willow wreaths and stars; natural decorations, including mistletoe, wintersweet, dried flowers; fair trade goods; local honey and beeswax candles; bird boxes, hedgehog boxes, calendars and cards. See https://tinyurl.com/4hd3ufpv for details.
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