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🎪 We've just added a new event to the #ReadingClimateFestival2026 programme!
SAVING SUSTAINABILITY
Ethical Reading Sustainability Champions' Forum
Tuesday 9 June
Venue: @zerodegreesreading
⏰Do we need to save sustainability?
🌍 This event, hosted by @ethicalreading will look at why and how to prevent sustainability from slipping down the list of business priorities.
🌿The @natwest #sustainability team will share tools the bank has on offer to help local businesses with their sustainability efforts.
🌟 Your FREE ticket includes a pint or soft drink and plant-based nibbles to enjoy during the event.
To book your place follow the Festival link in our bio or visit readingcan.org.uk
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🍎 What could a future of abundance look like in Reading?
🦋 Local #solarpunk group @commandojugendstil is inviting us to share our boldest most creative ideas and solutions for a climate-friendly future
📆 They'll set up in Forbury Gardens on Sunday 14 June during the #ReadingClimateFestival2026 Reimagine Reading Community Lunch
😊 While you're there, enjoy healthy, delicious food from @wearevegivores and @tutusethiopiantables at special festival prices.
Follow the festival link in our bio to find out more.
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🎪Have you planned your festival fortnight?
🌍 We're up to 38 events in the #ReadingClimateFestival2026 programme -- and 36 of them are FREE!
🌟 Don't miss out. Register now via readingcan.org.uk or follow the Festival link in our bio.
📣 Please spread the word to help inspire a climate-friendly Reading.📣
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👋Hey Reading, see you there?
🎪Join us for delicious food, community & creativity...we're going to Reimagine Reading as climate-friendly place to live!
💫 We've invited @wearevegivores@tutusethiopiantables to sell their famous plant-based burgers, burritos & misr wot (at a special one-off #ReadingClimateFestival2026 price so don't miss out!)
💫Local creatives @commandojugendstil & @cinergy.studios will help us shape a shared vision of a more climate-friendly Reading
💫Champions of all things food-y @incredibleediblereading will show us how to grow our own & give us free growing kits to take home
💫Enjoy the beats, brass & bass of @beatrootsbateria plus their kids' samba parade
💫Make paints with veggies with @petalsoftheearth
💫Over at @wearereadingbikehub local filmmakers, writers & artists can join a #solarpunk workshop, which will end up at the park, hosted by @solarpunkldn
💫Bring your friends & family for a chill day. All activities are kid & adult friendly.
To check out the day's full programme (and to register for the #solarpunk workshop) use the QR code or follow the #ReadingClimateFestival link in our bio.
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💚Sir David Attenborough💚
We can only echo the deep gratitude and love that is being expressed all over the world today for your amazing contribution to planet Earth!
Happy 100 years!
@davidattenborough
#davidattenborough100
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🎪 Check out the
#ReadingClimateFestival2026 programme to plan your festival fortnight!
🌍 Most events are free but space is sometimes limited, so please book in advance.
👀To find the programme, follow the festival link in our bio or visit the ReadingCAN homepage.
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💚Welcome Sam!
So great to welcome The Swaps Lady to the #ReadingClimateFestival2026 programme.
Sam @samdruryshore is Chairperson of Sustainable Devizes and founder of Devizes Swap Shops.
If you’ve found yourself getting the ick about how much stuff we buy, how much stuff we throw away, and would like to do something about it, this ONLINE event is for you.
To register follow the link in our bio or use the QR code.
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Don't miss this online talk during #ReadingClimateFestival2026👇
💧Reconnecting with our River Thames -- #Rivers, #resilience and #communityaction💧
Laura Reineke is an endurance swimmer, activist and founder of @henleymermaids and @friends_of_the_thames
In her deeply personal talk, Laura:
💫 Gives us a reality check on the health of our river after years of sewage pollution, chemical contamination, biodiversity loss, and climate change
💫Offers a swimmer's, water-level perspective on what is REALLY happening beneath the surface, and her hard-won insights on how we got to this point
💫Shows us how to drive meaningful change from now on and how to RECONNECT with our rivers and become their protectors.
🔗Free but please book your place by following the Festival link in our bio. Or use the QR code.
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📣Hello Reading leaders, businesses, non-profits, schools and volunteers📣
Reading now has an inspiring, shared vision for a climate-friendly future...🌍
...AND exciting plans to help us get there!
Find out more at 12:30 midday on the 8th June 2026.
It is YOUR creativity and innovation that will bring this shared vision to life, and the possibilities are endless.
Reading CAN be a happier, healthier, more connected, dynamic and climate-friendly place to live.
Part of #ReadingClimateFestival2026
To register, follow the Festival link in our bio or use the QR code.
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LOOKING FOR SOME NATURE ACTION IN READING?
🌱 Want to help more local people connect to nature AND make Reading a more nature-friendly place to live? 🌱
🐝 Come to the kick-off meeting of the @ReadingCAN Nature Working Group, lead by @adrianvlawson 🐝
💫This group will evolve and deliver the Nature & Open Spaces section of the Reading Climate Action Plan 2025 - 2030.💫
Part of #ReadingClimateFestival2026
To sign up, follow the Festival link in our bio or use the QR code.
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🐝JOIN A GUIDED WALK TO FOBNEY MARSH 🐝
Part of #ReadingClimateFestival2026
Starting at Holy Brook Nook, this relaxed, friendly walk takes you to one of Reading’s most biodiverse, peaceful and underexplored wetland landscapes, home to an abundance of wildlife.
Along the way, @adrianvlawson will share stories about the cultural and ecological importance of Fobney Marsh, how the local community has taken on turning a neglected farmland into a thriving and more accessible wetland that helps to store carbon and manage flood risk, and why these habitats are essential for climate resilience in urban areas.
Follow the links in our bio to book, or point your camera at the QR code.
