GLOBE is for people who care passionately about our local environment.
We are:
- working to improve and protect green spaces for the benefit of wildlife and local residents.
- taking practical action on the ground as well as influencing policy and planning decisions.
Our activities include:
- Practical events such as tree and hedge planting, rubbish clearance, graffiti removal and walks.
- Encouraging Councillors and Council Officers to take action to improve the local environment.
- Monitoring and commenting on planning applications and consultations on issues such as landscaping, flood risk, wildlife conservation, light pollution and visual impact.
- Working with other local community, residents and conservation groups to further common aims.
- Refubishing and planting the 22 wooden planter boxes in Central Caversham
Caversham GLOBE works in all parts of Reading Borough north of the Thames as well as adjoining areas along the riverside and into South Oxfordshire. We are an independent community-based group funded by donations. We are one of several GLOBE groups set up in Reading in the mid-1990s following the Rio Earth Summit.
GLOBE Meetings & Mailing List
We meet each month to talk about local issues and make decisions (see Diary page for dates). Anyone is welcome to the meetings which are held in the upstairs hall at: Church House, 59 Church Street, Caversham RG4 8AX (by Prospect Street mini roundabout) Click here to open Map in New window. To be added to our mailing list please email, phone or write with your contact details and areas of interest. (see Contacts page). We have no annual subscription, all we ask is for your interest, support, ideas, expertise and energy.
Recent Articles:
- Planning application for 260 properties on Reading Golf Club submitted
Our friends at the ‘Keep Emmer Green’ (KEG) campaign have asked us to tell our members about the planning application […] - Caversham GLOBE oppose EA planned Flood scheme of Walls and Bunds – Asking for natural Flood defences
The Environment Agency has been running multiple consultations regarding a flood defence scheme based on heavy engineering of walls, bunds […]
Recent News:
Plan for 260 homes at Reading Golf Club withdrawn after 2,000+ objections
Plan for 260 homes at Reading Golf Club withdrawn after 2,000+ objections
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Plans for 260 homes at Reading Golf Club (RGC) have been withdrawn after more than 2,000 objections.Thanks to Friends of Clayfield Copse for setting up a self-guided tree trail around Clayfield Copse. It launches on Saturday 7th and runs until the end of November. Directional signs will be in place, starting from the car park. Come and get to know ten trees really well, each with its own story set out for you. Meet the 'lovers' tree, the 'Queen of the Woods' tree and the 'super carbon recycling' tree. Find out what wildlife likes which trees, which wood makes the best brooms and hear the sad story of our ash trees. More at www.econetreading.org.uk/
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Wild About Reading is an autumnal celebration of all things wild in our beautiful town and activities are running during half term from Saturday 24th October through to Tuesday 27th October. Some activities are also being held on line.
Activities need to be booked in advance via the event list at www.wildaboutrg.com.
You can also see the online programme leaflet as a pdf on the Wild about reading website:
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Our friends at Plastic Free Caversham invite all residents to take part in the Caversham October Clean any time during the half term week - click on the link below for more details
The footpath over the weir will be closed during construction of the hydro which is now underway. View Island can still be accessed from Hill's Meadow.On Tuesday 6th October at 9am an exciting event is taking place with the start of civils construction at the Weir to create Reading Hydro. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped with the preparatory work to get the site ready for the contractors.
It does mean however that you will not be able to use the path from View Island to the weir as that is where the turbines are being installed. Please use the alternative route over Reading Bridge if walking from Lower Caversham into Reading.
We will update you on progress on the construction and thank you for your patience during this phase
A reminder from KEG that the deadline for objections is 25th SeptemberThe planning application for 260 houses at Reading Golf Club is the most objected to in Reading Borough - ever - with over 1000 objections! But we still need your help. This is the LAST weekend to make YOUR voice heard. Don't let Reading Golf Club take local residents for granted, and have your say.
Object by the 25th September:
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A planning application has now been submitted for 260 properties on Reading Golf Course.
You can also see more information in the 'Keep Emmer Green (KEG) article: www.keepemmergreen.com/posts/2020/8/13/planning-application-submitted-by-rgc
Call to all Caversham GLOBE members: Put your views in via the planning application page linked below
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Planning Application Submitted by RGC — Keep Emmer Green
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If you are thinking of putting in an objection, The keep Emmer green (KEG) group has since posted an article about the process: www.keepemmergreen.com/posts/objection-guidelines
A great opportunity to be part of local community enterprise.
Keep Britain Tidy are organising a Great British Cleanup from 11-27 September. Caversham GLOBE hope to be able to support this with cleanup events locally in September, subject to social distancing guidelines etc. Dates and venues to be arranged.
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Had a great time with the big Caversham tidy up we did back in (thinks)( Feb?) - would be great to be able to meet up and do this again.
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The 20 planter boxes in Church Street are looking great at the moment. GLOBE volunteers have cared for these planters for several years. We hope to be able to carry out some maintenance on the deteriorating woodwork later in the year. Meanwhile, the shrubs are in flower and really brighten up the centre of Caversham.
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keep up the good work you lovely people!
Looking wonderful. So proud of Caversham GLOBE.
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A massive thank you to all of the residents who came out to support Caversham Globe and Plastic Free Caversham to clean up Christchurch Meadows, Hill's Meadow and View Island this morning. At least 40 bags of rubbish were collected !
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Well done one and all
Have you seen this video entitled 'A new type of river management is coming'? It's made in partnership with the Environment Agency (EA). Shouldn't the Caversham Flood scheme EA team be applying these approaches? e.g. keep 'wiggles' in river instead of straightening it with that conveyancing channel, slowing the flow instead of speeding it up? youtu.be/21YAP8RF_sw
A new type of river management is coming!
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A short animation film on river management (GEMAPI) by the Rhone Mediterranean Corsica water Agency. Duration 3.30â Š agence de lâeau RhĂ´ne MĂŠditerranĂŠe Cors...Comment on Facebook A short animation ...
I think that’s how the river used to be. It certainly had bigger water meadows 400 years ago.
GLOBE is supporting this cleanup event on 8th March. The plan is to cover Christchurch Meadows as well as Hills Meadow and View Island. Start time is 10am in the carpark at Hill's Meadow. All welcome, but please let us know in advance if you are coming, either message us or email [email protected]
Join the Woodland Improvement Team tomorrow (Tues 11th) for some tree planting at Bugs Bottom in Caversham. Meet by the main entrance off Hunter's Chase for 10am. We've got 300-350 native tree species trees to plant!
Follow the link for more details:
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GLOBE supporters have been busy planting up a gap in the hedge at the Grove Road allotments and smaller gaps along the edge of Emmer Green Recreation ground. Thanks to help from several local residents as well as EGRA and The Conservation Volunteers.
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Thank you đI have been waiting for the council to do this after a guy drove through the hedge a couple of years ago. â ď¸
Missing you guys and girls x
Thanks to Richard Denney for sharing this - Reading gets a mention. As Richard observes â more hot air and no progress!â
Urban populations in south-east at greatest risk from air pollution
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More than one in 19 deaths in UKâs largest towns and cities linked to exposure to toxic airGreat work by the Econet Conservation Volunteers who have completed the hedglaying at Balmore Walk this week
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It looks really good
It looks wonderful. Thank you all.
This new woodland project is launching on Tuesday 7th January at Bugs Bottom (meet at the bottom of Hunter's Chase, Caversham at 11am). Volunteers are sought to help with tree planting, coppicing and other woodland management tasks
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Volunteers Sought to Support Local Woodland Project – Reading Council News
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Community Leisure, Sports & Parks Volunteers Sought to Support Local Woodland Project December 17, 2019 Victoria Nickless The Conservation Volunteers VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help improve local woodlands, as part of a three and a half year conservation project launching in the New Year. Thr...Comment on Facebook Community Leisure, ...
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Golf Club and Redrow run roughshod over community wishes
KEG has learnt with regret, but not surprise, that Reading Golf Club, with developers Redrow Homes, plan to submit a planning application to build on the WHOLE of the land within Reading Borough Council.
They have blatantly chosen to disregard Reading's Local Plan and the careful consultation that took place with local people.
KEG has been accused of scaremongering but our worst fears appear to be coming true. This application will almost inevitably be followed by another to build on the land within South Oxfordshire once the opportunity arises.
KEG will fight vigorously any application to build on the Golf course land because of the potentially harmful effects on local residents from pollution and traffic congestion as well as the loss of valuable and irreplaceable green space, woodland and wildlife habitat.
PLEASE SUPPORT US NOW - join our campaign to
KEEP EMMER GREEN and fight the developers.
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RBC will say yes to any development
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Flood Risk Awareness & Climate Change Adaptation Event
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An event to provide information about flood risk to the residents of Caversham. The guest speaker is Chris Beales, Chair of Reading Climate Change Partnership (RCCP). Chris is a Hydrologist with oâŚPublic update on our first Climate Change Adaptation Plan (22 Oct)
Public update on our first Climate Change Adaptation Plan (22 Oct)
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 The Reading Climate Change Partnership commissioned a first Adaptation Plan for Reading. This will help us to understand some of the climate-related risks that we face in our town. It will aâŚCaversham GLOBE oppose EA planned Flood scheme of Walls and Bunds â Asking for natural Flood defences
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Sara Byard, I think you will be interested in this if you haven't already seen it.
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Upstream: Microplastics in UK rivers
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Worth noting that part of this problem in Reading is due to bins overflowing, animals/birds rummaging through bins or very windy weather. Once the litter is outside the bin it often does not get collected and then can blow into the rivers. A redesign of the bins or larger bins could go a long way to solving this. Also by Clearwater House I noticed a lot of festival rubbish was not cleared up after the Bank Holiday and subsequently blew into the river.
Your role in combating climate change by ReadingCAN
Your role in combating climate change by ReadingCAN
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Come along to learn more about the new Reading Climate Action Plan at the Reading Town Meal workshop tentGrow for Reading Town Meal
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Grow for Reading Town Meal: a celebration of local sustainable foodLecture on Flood Risk in Reading
Lecture on Flood Risk in Reading
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Hosted by: Caversham Heights Society Speakers from Environment Agency, including Chris Beales (Chair RCCP) Entry ÂŁ5Comment on Facebook Hosted by: Caversham...
£5 entry !!!!
Time to ReThink HS2
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108 ancient woodlands are set to be damaged or destroyed by HS2. Along with hundreds of other precious wildlife sites. Itâs time to stop and think. If the Government is serious about the Climate and Environment Emergency we face it needs to act quickly and get on a different track. #ReThinkHS2This was the shocking state of St Martins Precinct this afternoon. The bins have not been emptied since last week and the whole area is strewn with litter and flies buzzing around disgarded food. Yesterday volunteers from Caversham GLOBE cleaned up the precinct but today it was too much so we called Reading Borough Council's Festival Hotline, only to be told that RBC would not be cleaning it as the precinct is private property. That may be so, but in previous years RBC have cleared litter from the precinct if not emptied the precinct bins. After all, RBC are paid by Festival Republic to keep the whole area clean during the Festival. However if its the responsibility of the precinct's Managing Agents then they need to make provision for extra cleaning over Reading Festival ....
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This will give the rat population a boost
During the festival weekend, RBC have enough to do without having to also take care of private property. It would be like Tesco opposite expect RBC to clean their forecourt etc The property owners and business should look after it. They make a fortune from this event.
RBC never empties litter bins in Caversham year-round until long after they're overflowing đĄ
The precinct make alot of money from the festival aswell, if its private property then its not really up to RBC, large wheely bins would have been a good way to ensure less litter on the floors i think maybe we should all make suggestions to the appropriate people for the future so something is actually done about this
Absolutely disgraceful. RBC and the festival organisers are happy to make money off the festival but aren’t prepared to look after the town.
Well the Balmore Park bins are emptied on a daily basis, very impressed
Either RBC or the Festival must be responsible. They just need to work out between them which of them it is. Maybe it’s feedback for next year that they need to provide some extra large wheelybins for the precinct like the ones along Church St?
Somebody had definitely cleared it up when I was there-around 5.30 today
Bigger bins required over the August bank holiday
There are plenty of bins outside of the precinct. Why can’t young people show some sense of responsibility and respect for the environment and use them.
Maybe instead of taking a picture clear up some of the rubbish? Is everyone filled a bag it would soon be gone đ
The need for trees: âThey calm us down, they clean the air, they make us moneyâ
The need for trees: “They calm us down, they clean the air, they make us money”
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In the midst of a UK-wide heatwave, Isabella Kaminski reports on the measurable economic benefits of tree-planting and why we need 1.5bn more trees by 2050
Whatâs wrong with planting new forests?
What’s wrong with planting new forests?
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Planting trees can sometimes actually do more harm than good to the environment. Here's why.Reading Transport Strategy 2036
Find out more about it:
Transport Strategy drop-in - Church House, Caversham
From 15 Aug 2019 at 15:00 to 15 Aug 2019 at 19:00
More information
Come and see us at Church House in Caversham to find out more about transport in Reading and tell us how you think it should be improved.
Church House, 57-59 Church Street, Caversham RG4 8AXR
Then have your say by taking the consultation survey:
www.reading.gov.uk/Transport2036
Reading Transport Strategy 2036 - Reading Borough Council - Citizen Space
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Find and participate in consultations run by Reading Borough CouncilAs part of the WILD About Reading events SOAR have invited Naturalist Adrian Lawson and Archaeologist Alison Mc Quitty to lead a walk from the Waterside Centre to the Town Centre along the Thames Path. Along the way they will be telling us about the wildlife and history of the area. There will also be plenty of opportunity to discuss the progress with the SOAR campaign to protect and improve this area of the riverside.
Zone 4-Riverside walk with SOAR
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Enjoy an evening stroll along the Thames and discover a scenic and easy route into Reading town centre.Wednesday 31st 10.00 - 12.00
A walk through Clayfield Copse - a Wild About Reading 2019 event
Walk with Adrian Lawson through this beautiful woodland and learn the benefits of rewilding and how this special space has developed.
Rewilding ancient and modern woodland in Reading. WALK.
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Walk with Adrian Lawson through this beautiful woodland and learn the benefits of rewilding and how this special space has developed.Comment on Facebook Walk with Adrian ...
A really interesting and informative session
Zone 1- Gosbrook Garden Growers Gardening fun
Zone 1- Gosbrook Garden Growers Gardening fun
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Come and get your hands dirty in this beautiful community garden and learn more about the food we can grow to eat.Join the fight against climate change
Join the fight against climate change
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Help us plant millions of havens for wildlifeInternational Bog Day is being celebrated this year on Sunday 28 July. Not everyone has access to a peat bog but as gardeners we can do our bit to help protect these unique habitats by gardening without peat.
How to go peat free | The Wildlife Trusts
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How to go peat free All year roundEco-shoppingEco-gardening Help preserve vital peatland in the UK by going peat free in your garden. The UKâs peatlands store around 3.2 billion tonnes of carbon and we get 70% of our drinking water from peatland river catchments. Peat bogs are home to all sorts of...Why are England's roadsides blooming?
Why are England's roadsides blooming?
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Are there any areas in Caversham that might benefit from a reduced mowing regime?
BBC Springwatch Garden revealed at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival / RHS Gardening
BBC Springwatch Garden revealed at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival / RHS Gardening
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Read about the design of the BBC Springwatch Garden at the RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival, 2-7 July 2019.Building on this woodland would be contrary to Reading's adopted Tree Strategy: the woodland behind Blenheim Road is supposed to be protected by a blanket TPO. It also goes against Reading council's declaration of a Climate Emergency. One of the ways of combating climate change and reducing air pollution is planting more trees and crucially not reducing existing mature tree cover by allowing planning applications such as this one.
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Does anyone know if 190434 was approved on Wed eve?
Caversham GLOBE Monthly Meeting 23 July 7 pm
Church House, Church Street, Caversham. All supporters and local residents warmly welcome.
Golf club plans move and sale of land for housing
Golf club plans move and sale of land for housing
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A GOLF club that plans to sell its land for housing says it will leave by no later than March 31, 2021. Reading Golf Club, which occupies a 96-acre site off Kidmore End Road in Emmer Green, is to merge with Caversham Heath Golf Club, which occupies...Action on air pollution works but far more is needed, study shows
Action on air pollution works but far more is needed, study shows
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UKâs dirty air still âa public health emergencyâ despite dramatic fall in death ratesSaturday 6 July marks National Meadows Day, celebrating all things meadowy.
Thursday 20 June is Clean Air Day 2019
Reading Borough Council is hosting a âno idling dayâ
Volunteers will be asking motorists to switch off their engines to cut back on harmful emissions and to improve air quality for local people.
Could You be an Air Quality Champion for Reading - Clean Air Day 2019
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Could You be an Air Quality Champion. There's still time for volunteers to come forward and become Reading Air Quality Champions for Clean Air Day 2019The Thames needs your support, please take a minute to contact Matt Rodda MPSHOCKING: Every river we tested across the UK contains plastic and one river, the River Mersey, has proportionally more plastic than the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Is your MP doing ANYTHING about it? Tell them to act here: act.gp/2WSaS9E
A councillor recently suggested to me that as there was no money to tackle local air quality issues, crowd funding was the way to go.
I trust this increase in allowances will also be âcrowd fundedâ rather than coming from our council tax!
Reading councillor allowances could more than double
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Are these councillors in the real world. Private industry doesn’t award increases like this! Where are the controls to kerb these increases? Surely we are paying these people to represent the local area and it’s improvement for everyone not just themselves!
Tuesday 25th June Monthly Meeting, 8pm , Church House, Church Street, Caversham
This monthâs meeting will follow on from the AGM, which starts at 7pm. As always, all supporters and residents are warmly welcomed. In the light of RBC declaring a Climate Emergency, setting up a new cleaner air and safer transport forum and the consultation on the Local Transport Plan it is essential that we engage in all these opportunities and keep the air quality issues in Caversham high up the agenda.
The more support we have, the harder we are to ignore.