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:
Despite more than 2000 objections to the First application, a second application has been put in to build on Reading Golf Club land, this time for 257 units. Please see more information on the KEG (Keep Emmer Green) post below.
www.keepemmergreen.com
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KEG has also published a press release regarding the second application: keepemmergreen.com/posts/2021/2/7/planning-application-210018-validated And also some revised guidelines if you are thinking of putting in your views: keepemmergreen.com/posts/objection-guidelines-xn466
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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An interesting local walk for lockdown! Enjoy!
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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
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people or changed who can see it, or it's been deleted.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:
planning.reading.gov.uk/fastweb_PL/detail.asp?AltRef=200713
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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
planning.reading.gov.uk/fastweb_PL/detail.asp?AltRef=200713&ApplicationNumber=&AddressPrefix=17+k...
Planning Application Submitted by RGC — Keep Emmer Green
www.keepemmergreen.com
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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.
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people or changed who can see it, or it's been deleted.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.
Excellent !
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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Thanks to all at Caversham Globe. Looks great 🎉🎉
Lovely! Gladdens the heart to see well cared for community areas. Big thanks to the Globe volunteers for their efforts 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Looking wonderful. So proud of Caversham GLOBE.
keep up the good work you lovely people!
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
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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]
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people or changed who can see it, or it's been deleted.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:
www2.tcv.org.uk/cgi-bin/volunteer/activity-details?id=31995;date=2020-02-11;search=RG47XG
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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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Fantastic work Globe! Thank you so much from the Emmer Green residents 👍
Thank you 🙏I have been waiting for the council to do this after a guy drove through the hedge a couple of years ago. ⚠️
Missing you guys and girls x
Thanks to Richard Denney for sharing this - Reading gets a mention. As Richard observes “ more hot air and no progress!”
Urban populations in south-east at greatest risk from air pollution
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More than one in 19 deaths in UK’s largest towns and cities linked to exposure to toxic air