Reading globe groups
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Reading globe groups are voluntary groups which were set up in the mid 1990s by Reading Borough Council in Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, following the undertaking of the Agenda 21
Agenda 21
Agenda 21 is an action plan of the United Nations related to sustainable development and was an outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992...

 agreement by central government. GLOBE stands for Go Local On a Better Environment. An umbrella group, The Reading Globe Alliance (TREGA), facilitates exchange of information between the groups.

Aims

The Globe Groups around Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....

 work on improving their local environment in ways that will benefit the local residents and protect the environment. All residents in the group's area may join the group or provide input.

List of Reading globe groups

  • Caversham
    Caversham, Berkshire
    Caversham is a suburb and former village in the unitary authority of Reading, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, within the royal county of Berkshire, on the opposite bank from the rest of Reading...

     Globe Group
  • Newtown
    Newtown, Reading
    Newtown, Reading is a suburb of Reading, Berkshire, situated in East Reading between the Cemetery Junction and the River Kennet. The population is a socially and ethnicallydiverse mix of families, professionals and Reading University students.-Geography:...

     Globe Group
  • Oxford Road
    Oxford Road, Reading
    Oxford Road is a major arterial road in Reading, Berkshire, England, near the town centre. The road leads west to Pangbourne, continuing eventually to the city of Oxford. The road was previously known as Pangbourne Lane....

     Community Garden (formerly Battle Globe Group)
  • Redlands Globe Group
  • Southcote
    Southcote, Berkshire
    Southcote is a suburb and local government ward of Reading in the English county of Berkshire.The suburb of Southcote is bounded to the north by the Bath Road and Prospect Park, to the west by the more recently developed suburb of Fords Farm, to the south by the Holy Brook and the water meadows of...

     Globe Group
  • Tilehurst
    Tilehurst
    Tilehurst is a suburb of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is also, with different boundaries as described below, a civil parish in West Berkshire district.-History:...

    Globe Group

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