Put this date in your diary! We are holding our annual street party in Newport Road again this year – on Saturday 18 July starting at 1.00pm.
There will be the usual fun, a quiz, food courtesy of the Moderation, and a load of games and fun for all the family. We have a live covers band again this year too and further live entertainment including a drumming workshop from Readipop. We look forward to seeing you!
ALL WELCOME – just come along and join in the fun.
Our area has lots of fascinating history, and this year we are organising heritage walks around our area again in September as part of Heritage Open Days. The walks will take place on Friday 13 and Saturday 14 September and will last about 90 minutes.
Entitled ‘Caversham Road: An area shaped by Victorian aesthetics and innovation’, the walk will take in much of the area’s Victorian industry, showing signs of what remains and pictures of local scenes from the era. We’ll also be looking at some of the original Victorian architectural features that survive to this day.
Saturday 8 June 2024 – another great Bell Tower street party in Newport Road. As usual there were plenty of activities for the kids, including Splat the Rat, colouring and face painting. The weather was a bit cool this year, but it stayed fine all afternoon. DJ Burt was back spinning some great party sounds, and we had live rock covers from the band again, featuring one or two familiar faces – everything from the Beatles to some hard rock from Kings of Leon. Andy and Bee from the Moderation were back again with Thai curry dishes. Many thanks to Andy and the Mod team for the fantastic free food, everyone who helped and New Hope and the residents of Newport Road for their support. We’re looking forward to next year’s party!
The bunting’s up…
…Andy and Bee from the Moderation have their delicious curries ready to go…
…the band are playing…
…and we have a party!
This lovely couple offered delightful potato bhajis…
…and there was plenty of fun for people of all ages.
The Bell Tower stall was attracting plenty of members…
…and DJ Burt was back playing some great party tunes.
We had face painting…
…the children’s colouring competition…
…and the ever-popular Splat the Rat made a return visit.
A great afternoon all round! we look forward to seing everyone again next year.
Saturday 3 June 2023 – another great Bell Tower street party in Newport Road. This year’s party was attended by the newly-elected mayor, Councillor Tony Page, who presented the prize to the winning quiz team. There were plenty of activities for the kids, including Splat the Rat, colouring and cupcake decorating and table football. The weather was just about perfect, if a little breezy as usual. Local DJ Burt was back spinning some great party sounds, and we had live music from covers band Jamboozled (you might spot one or two familiar faces there!) Andy and the team from the Moderation were back with Thai curry dishes. Many thanks to Andy and the Mod team for the fantastic free food, everyone who helped and New Hope and the residents of Newport Road for their support. We’re looking forward to next year’s party!
The bunting’s up, and the weather’s fantastic!
Andy and the Moderation team are back with their delicious food…
…and DJ Burt with his party sounds, along with Liz on the Bell Tower stall.
This year we have live music from covers band Jamboozled.
A great party atmosphere…
…and a visit from the mayor, Councillor Tony Page.
Loads of fun and games…
…and of course the usual afterparty. We look forward to seeing you again next year!
Saturday 4 June 2022 – another successful Bell Tower street party in Newport Road. This year’s party was during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebration weekend, and featured a Jubilee themed quiz and red, white and blue cupcake decorating fun for the kids. The weather forecast wasn’t very promising but it turned out sunny and pleasantly warm. Local DJ Burt was back spinning some great party sounds, and had everyone dancing in the street to some great funk and disco tunes. Andy and the team from the Moderation were back, this time with their wood-fired pizza oven. Many thanks to Andy and the Mod team for the fantastic free pizzas, everyone who helped and New Hope and the residents of Newport Road for their support. We’re looking forward to next year’s party already!
The bunting’s up in Newport Road…
…the road’s closed…
…and it’s time for a party!
We have the usual face painting, with help from Maha and Andy…
…Jubilee themed cupcake decorating…
…and excellent free pizza cooked by Andy and the Moderation team in their wood-fired oven.
Local DJ Burt is back spinning the tunes…
…and we’re all dancing in the street! Another excellent party – we hope to see you all again next year.
Saturday 4 September 2021 – after a year off because of the pandemic our street party was back at last! The weather was pleasant, and we had another fun afternoon. We had live entertainment from local ceilidh band Left Foot Forwards, and a few of us had a go at Scottish dancing too. This year’s quiz was hosted by Richard and again featured some local knowledge, with a prize provided by Richfields. We had local DJ Burt for the first time spinning some great party sounds, and the Coffee Cube van arrived just in time for us to enjoy a hot drink after lunch. Many thanks to Andy and the Mod team for more fantastic free food, everyone who helped and the residents of Newport Road for their support. And thanks to everyone at New Hope for organising the children’s activities.
After two years we’ve dusted off the bunting at last…
…and we’ve got a party!
Andy and Bee from the Moderation were serving their excellent lunches…
…and for the first time we had a visit from the Coffee Cube van.
We had the usual children’s activities, including Splat the Rat…
…and the ever-popular face painting.
Local DJ Burt was spinning the tunes…
…and ceilidh band Left Foot Forwards had us dancing in the street.
A great time for people of all ages.
By 5.00 it was time to start clearing up. We look forward to another great party next year!
