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"Firefighting is a high-risk job; the key to that is good training." Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service have just opened their brand new learning and development centre at their site in Reading. That's TV spoke with Chief Fire Officer, Wayne Bowcock about the big reveal.





"We've probably only scratched the surface of what's here." Archaeologists have discovered that an eighth-century monastery in Cookham, may have been one of the UK’s earliest hospices. That’s TV spoke with Lecturer in Archaeology at Uni of Reading, Tom Hayes.




"We are really happy and we want to share this good thing to the wider communities." Homemade compost made by a Nepalese community group has shown better results than shop-bought, in a project with the Uni of Reading. That's TV spoke with some of the project participants.


"People are not meant to live in concrete all the time, they need that green space." Reading Borough Council is celebrating #LoveParksWeek by asking people to vote for their favourite parks. That's TV spoke with Lead Cllr for Environmental Services and Community Safety, Karen Rowland.

"Just because you're 18 doesn't mean your needs around grief and bereavement change." The Uni of Reading has selected Daisy's Dream who support children through bereavement, to be their charity of the year. That's TV spoke with CEO of Daisy's Dream, Laura Lewis.

"If the butterflies go down that means there's something majorly wrong in the habitats." The Big Butterfly Count 2025 is currently on until 10th August to track butterfly populations. Vice Chairman of the Thames Branch at Butterfly Conservation 🦋, Grahame Hawker spoke to That's TV.

"It doesn't feel like therapy." The Acute Stroke Unit at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has received £3,000 from South Berkshire Singer's recent concert. Ward Manager, Shiv Panchalingam spoke to that's TV about how the money will go towards refurbishing the conservatory.

"Nature is a great teacher." Community Calm CIC, a Berkshire organisation using nature to support recovery have received £20,000 through The National Lottery Community Fund. That's TV spoke with founder, Meena Kalsi about how their weekly sessions at Heroes Berkshire in Holyport help their members.

"We're looking to try and compete for the title and get promoted." Reading FC Women's new manager Ed Jackson-Norris spoke to That's TV about their aims this season, including hopes of promotion.

"Children with life-limiting conditions should be able to enjoy experiences..." CEO of Sebastian's Action Trust, Hazel Bedford, spoke to That's TV about their event, which allows families with children who have life-limiting illnesses to celebrate Christmas early at Ascot Racecourse.

"Keep moving because the more you do that, the longer you can get involved and do everything you possibly can." A Reading woman with multiple sclerosis scaled the O2 building in London in her wheelchair. Mary King spoke to That's TV about raising £2,000 for Berkshire MS Therapy Centre.