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Youth groups and some trampolining this weekend cancelled due to winter weather

Due to the wintry weather and difficult travel conditions across Berkshire, we have decided to cancel some leisure activities scheduled to take place today and over the weekend. These are: Today: Bracknell CAYP Youth Group. Saturday: Reading Level Up Club; Wokingham Youth Group; Reading Crosfields Team B trampolining. A decision about whether the Slough Youth Group’s
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Trampolining at Crosfields School on Saturday cancelled

Due to the forecast of continued wintry weather into the weekend, Crosfields School in Reading will be closed until Monday, so we will not be able to run Saturday’s trampolining session there. Our apologies for any disappointment this may cause. We will keep you updated on any further changes to our planned programme of leisure
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Volunteers needed to support Autism Awareness Week fundraising collections

Autism Berkshire is finalising details of our activities for Autism Awareness Week 2018 at the end of March and is looking for volunteers to help with two fundraising collections. We will be carrying out a collection and raising awareness about autism at The Oracle shopping centre in Reading on Thursday, March 22, from noon to 4pm. We
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Safeguarding Autistic Girls workshop provides tailored advice for professionals

Professionals who work with autistic girls can benefit from a training workshop about safeguarding, led by Berkshire autism advocate Carly Jones MBE, in conjunction with Autism Berkshire. The workshop on Wednesday, March 21, at RISC, in London Street, Reading, draws on material from Carly’s autistic girls-specific online safeguarding course called Boundaries, Bodies, Abuse and Reporting it
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Pre-assessment workshops across Berkshire still have free places available

Free places are still available in the run-up to Easter at pre-assessment workshops we are providing for parents and carers of children aged 5+ who are on the Berkshire CAMHS waiting list for an autism assessment. The workshops offer advice and strategies to help families while they wait for an appointment, including: A look at autism
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Special drop-in benefits advice session for autistic adults and carers in Slough

Autistic adults and parents and family members who act as carers to people with autism living in Slough will be able to get advice about benefits applications at a special drop-in session next Wednesday, February 14. Our benefits expert Kevin Jackson will be available to offer advice about eligibility and applications or appeals, at the
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