Following the sad demise of the Chalkboard Café in Palmer Park we have been continuing to lobby the council to get a café reopened as soon as possible – Green councillor Josh Williams is taking the lead on this.
The council says that they will be starting the letting process this financial year (and inviting people to apply). They hope to have a new operator back up and running for spring 2018.
Luke Lloyd at the council is overseeing this process. He says that the letting opportunity will be advertised via the Council and Reading Voluntary Action channels. But if anyone wants to register interest in advance they can do by emailing him: luke.lloyd@reading.gov.uk
We care about the local area and will keep working hard to get the café back open.
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2 comments:
I chair the Physical Disabilities and Sensory Needs Partnership Network (PDSN), and we were discussing the fact that this would make an EXCELLENT venue for some sort of disability resource centre - there is nowhere in Reading for people with a disability and their carers to come together to support one another or find out information.
If someone has a newly acquired disability / illness / long-term health condition, they have enough on their plate without having to search high and low for information and support.
Generally speaking, Reading is such a fantastic place in terms of access and support for people with disabilities.
Thanks for your thoughts Simone. You should contact the council and register your interest.
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