REDA Working with Community Partners

REDA Working with  community partners

REDA is a partnership organisation

Our Purpose is to shape a better Reading

Our Mission to boost business and enhance the visitor experience in a way that improves the quality of life for all those in the Reading region

Our Values are to be :

Passionate, Honest and Open, Supportive, Confident and Positive

Way we work

To fulfil our mission in an effective and efficient way we work with and support a range of charitable and community organisations who in turn

• Work with us in a complimentary way to deliver innovative and creative projects we could not do alone
• Start up small businesses and beginning in self employment : Supersonic; Abbey Rotary- Launch Reading ;
• Digital Training Hub:  Curious Lounge ( Curious Lounge CIC, Reading Brough Council and Berkshire LEP)
• Careers Advice in Schools:  working with EBP Education Partnership
• Reach out to communities with someone to listen, provide advice and information on getting into work. IDEA Fishing
• Jobs Fayres :  working with DWP, The Job Centre
• Basic Skills training; working with New Directions College
• Work with similar partnership organisations supporting the town in a complimentary way that helps us work towards out 2050 City Vision:
•  Reading Climate Change Partnership
• Ethical Reading
• Connect Reading
• Royal Berkshire NHS Trust
• Pride of Reading CIC

Our Business Improvement District

• Supports local charities with fundraising and we provide space on Broad Street for them to promote their charities
• Supports LaunchPad to provide the local Pancake Race
• Supports local performing groups  and arts groups in the town centre;, Rabble Theatre, Reading REP and South Street Theatre. Black and White Theatre Jelly,  Culture Mix; Readipop; Beautiful Creatures  for more https://www.visit-reading.com/things-to-do/arts-and-culture/cultural-organisations
• Supports diversity of cultural activity;  Diwali,  Chinese New Year