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Main Share Offer Coming Soon

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Check out our Teaser Video. Special thanks to Chris from GigshotZ for the amazing drone footage!

The main share offer will be open to the public very soon and you will be able to buy shares in our project until mid-February 2020.

A comprehensive Share Offer document is in the works and will soon be available covering all these details so stay tuned. Make sure to check the box down below the comment section to be notified when updates are posted.

JOIN US AT OUR UPCOMING AGM AND ACTIVITY MEETING AT THAMES LIDO

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Join us on Tuesday the 26th of March from 6:30pm for a 7pm start, until around 9:30pm, for our Annual General Meeting.

What better place to have the Reading Hydro AGM than right next to Caversham Weir, at the Thames Lido? They’ve kindly donated their meeting room for our evening use.

We’ll be quickly going through our AGM business, review of activities and accounts for the 2017 to 2019 period, give you further updates on what’s been happening more recently, and then have an activity evening where you can all contribute. It’s a chance to hear more about key areas of support and skills we may be looking for in the next stages.

Member, community share investor, volunteer or just curious to get involved, we’d love to see you there!

If possible, please let us know if you’ll be joining so we can keep a track on numbers. You can let us know if you’ll be joining either via our facebook event or dropping us an email.


JOIN US FOR OUR AGM, ACTION EVENING (AND CAKE) – 27th of March, 7:30pm to 10:00pm The Outlook

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Come along to Reading Hydro’s 2nd AGM , hear updates, get involved and celebrate the progress we’ve all made!

We’ll be sharing where we’re up to with the project and reflect what we’ve done towards our objectives. Then carry on building on this together.

As a member it’s important that you are able to share your views, ideas and help us shape Reading Hydro going forward!

If you are not already a member you are more than welcome to join us as well and if you want can also join there. Just £1 to join our community co-op (we are a Community Benefit Society)

We’ll be downstairs at The Outlook  (which also serves food) and we’ll be bringing some cake (including Vegan).

We’re looking forward to seeing and working with our members, volunteers and supporters to continue moving Reading Hydro forward!

READING HYDRO PLANNING EVENING – 7:30pm Monday 19th of February, The Outlook

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JOIN OUR  OPEN ACTION EVENING  FOCUSED ON PLANNING DOWNSTAIRS AT THE OUTLOOK

Come and join us for Discussions, a Drink, and some Doing,  helping us out on keeping the Reading Hydro Project moving forward.
If you are not already a member, don’t worry, you can join us at this or any other open members’ event (and perhaps sign-up while you’re there).
This week we’ll be focusing on planning and project management.
  • How we can clarify and structure the next steps both more detailed and clearer.
  • Looking at the best tools we can use for collaborative working
  • Reaching out for expert insight in project planning, civils, procurement and more.

If you have interest, or skills in any of these particular areas ( or others) then this is the night for you!

In the meantime you can get in touch with us at reading.hydro.cbs@gmail.com 

READING HYDRO – ACTION EVENING 7:30pm Tuesday 23rd of January, The Outlook

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JOIN OUR FIRST OPEN ACTION EVENING OF 2018, DOWNSTAIRS AT THE OUTLOOK

Come and join us for Discussions, a Drink, and some Doing,  helping us out on keeping the Reading Hydro Project moving forward.
If you are not already a member, don’t worry, you can join us at this or any other open members’ event (and perhaps sign-up while you’re there).
Topics we’ll be looking at, as well as running through key steps in the next year, include:

  • Applying for seed funding – grants, fundraising idea
  • Building our Hydro Community, publicity and awareness  – what could are next main activity be?
  • Education and open data – planning school resources and data possibilities and signage
  • Next steps with choosing the Technology and potential details we need help with
  • ???????

There’ll also be some specialist ‘jobs’ you could take on or suggest to suitable friends. Current key areas of expertise that we’re in need of support with include:

  • NEGOTIATION: Contract negotiation for a variety of building, contractual and partnership needs
  • CIVIL ENGINEERING: Insight and experience in building development, price estimations, concrete needed etc
  • LEGAL: Contracts, liability, advice
  • FINANCE AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT: Additional support in managing the planning and financing of the project
  • WEB & DIGITAL: Website review and development support, data integration
You can get in contact with us here or email reading.hydro.cbs@gmail.com directly.

Bring your ideas, pens and digital devices!

Find us downstairs at The Outlook pub, 76-78 King’s Rd, Reading, RG1 3BJ, from 7:30pm. If you like, you can let us know you’re joining via our facebook group event or ask any questions in advance.

Reading Hydro – Action Evening 7pm Wednesday 8th of November

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Our next Action Evening is in the diary! Come and join us for a drink and discussions, while helping us out on keeping the Reading Hydro Project moving forward.

If you are not already a member you can join us at this or any other open members’ event.

Topics we’ll be looking at include:

  • Applying for seed funding
  • Building our Hydro Community, publicity and awareness
  • Education and open data
  • Next steps with choosing the Technology
  • ???????

There’ll also be some specialist ‘jobs’ you could take on or suggest to suitable friends. Bring your ideas, pens and digital devices.

Find us in ‘Area 3’ (middle right) in Great Expectations, London Street, Reading RG1 4PS from 7pm. If you like, you can let us know you’re joining via our facebook group event or ask any questions in advance.

Action Evening – 7pm Wednesday 11th October 2017

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Come and join us for a drink and helping us out on keeping the Reading Hydro Project moving forward.

If you are not already a member you can join us at this or any other open members’ event.

We’ll be focusing on applying for seed funding and publicising the project. There’ll also be some specialist ‘jobs’ you could take on or suggest to suitable friends. Bring your ideas, pens and digital devices.

Find us in ‘Area 3’ (middle right) in Great Expectations, London Street, Reading RG1 4PS. If you like, you can let us know you’re joining via our facebook group event or ask any questions in advance.

We hope to see you there!