Mortimer Life

🛣️ 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 The government new ranking map gives West Berkshire a green — but that doesn’t mean there are no potholes. 👉 stratfieldmortimer.com/council/pothol…

Even hotter in Ibiza this last week as former The Willink School student James Carter performs at Ushuaia club, Ibiza🔥. You might have caught him at our late Queen's Platinum Jubilee on Mortimer Fairground. Who said they don’t make music like the old days? Dads.

𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 There is a burst pipe/fresh leak near west end farm causing surface flooding on the dip near St Catherine’s Hill. Thames Water on site - area best avoided. thameswater.co.uk/help/report-a-… 09:18

Not ideal - the post office is closing 😭 bit.ly/nopostoffice

Axing mobile library 'real problem' for elderly bbc.in/3PrQtkj #bbcberkshire

𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 - 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝟏𝟗 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 Meet Father Christmas today at St John's Church at about 5:15pm until he moves off at 5:30pm to Strawberry Fields. Full route here loddonvalleylions.org/events/fatherc… #LoddonValleyLions #rudolfdoesReading

Burghfield’s Remembrance parade marched to St Mary's Church war memorial, for a service, with a chinook flying directly overhead prior to the silence. Mortimer’s service was at the War Memorial and afterwards at St John's church, where the names of the fallen were spoken.

𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 - 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐞 Hollybush Lane will be closed today from 09:30 to 15:30, between its junctions with Reading Road and Goring Lane for carriageway repair. closure/diversion plan: one.network/?tm=GB140712208 Residential access is maintained.

𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 @WestBerkshire’s new grants for local infrastructure projects is now open for bids from community groups. Previous such grants of £10k to 100k have been used for village halls, sports facilities & playgrounds.

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 There are some cancellations on the Mortimer to Reading line today in both directions- eg outbound the 7.15, 8.28, 10.05, 11.36 & 13.07 - please check departures for details.

𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 To improve biodiversity by promoting nature-friendly gardens & changes to common land, the ‘Space for Nature’ group ask you to record wildlife spotted until 9 June here. bit.ly/MortimerNature… return forms to Mortimer Library

𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐮𝐭 - 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ‘𝐓𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝟏𝟑.𝟎𝟎 There’s a ‘planned’ power cut today from 10.00 to 13.00 for some Mortimer postcodes. It seems to have extended beyond the planned areas. More here #NU3730" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">powertrack.ssen.co.uk/powertrack#NU3…

𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 The council is appealing to whoever emailed this drawing in, to report the issue via the correct link westberks.gov.uk/reportapothole

𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 - 𝟐𝟓 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟖 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐡𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 @WestBerkshire is doing drainage repairs and improvements on Burghfield Road now until/including Wednesday 28 March. A diversion will be signed

⚠️ Travel update - 14/03 ⚠️ Due to a broken down train at Aldermaston, the line is blocked. Train services between Reading and Newbury, and Reading and Westbury may be cancelled, delayed or revised. Disruption is expected until 17:00. Please check before you travel at gwr.com/travel-informa…

⚠ Travel Update - 13/03 ⚠ Due to a broken down train between Reading and Theale, this line is blocked. Please check your journey at gwr.com/check. Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed or revised. GWR rail tickets will be accepted on Reading Buses Jet Black 1 and Buzz 9. Disruption is expected until 17:00.

On Tuesday 2 January, we are introducing new timetables on lime 2/2a, lion 4/X4, purple 17, greenwave 50, mereoak park&ride 600 & the London Line 702. Route 9 will also be extending to Green Park & renamed Buzz 9. To find out more and for timetables visit: bit.ly/3v22p5k

This week's Residents Bulletin highlights include free festive bus travel, Local Plan and Exmoor ponies! This newsletter goes out every Wednesday filled with important news, decisions and advice. You can read and subscribe here: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKWES…

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 Two groups have expressed interest in restoring the Garth Club building in Mortimer to use.  This comes after the Royal British Legion’s call for interested parties to come forward. More here: stratfieldmortimer.com/leisure/garth-…

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