🧡 We Need You 🧡
New Beginnings Reading is looking for regular volunteers to help us support those facing homelessness and hardship in our local community.
If you can offer empathy, kindness, and a few hours of your time, you could make a real difference. From helping to distribute food or serving in our All Day Cafe, to offering a listening ear and supporting people towards independent living — your time can change lives.
Join us in bringing hope and dignity to those who need it most.
Interested? Message us or email karen@newbeginningsreading.org
‼️Sleeping Bags needed‼️
We've run very low on sleeping bags and we urgently need more! There's a constant high demand for sleeping bags at New Beginnings. If you're able to donate any, we'd be extremely grateful 🙏🏻
Drop off:
Queen's Arms
Great Knollys Street
Reading
Drop off times:
Mondays, 11am-3pm
Tuesdays, 6-7pm
Wednesdays, 12-1pm
Thursdays, 11am-3pm and 6-7pm
Fridays, 6-7pm
We may also be able to collect, depending on location.
Please get in touch if you're able to help 🤗🫶🏻🙏🏻
We're thrilled that Luminex are taking part in this years Reading Half Marathon. Some are running, some are supporting and they are all committed to raising funds for New Beginnings Reading.
They have set up a Just Giving Page to raise funds. Please donate if you can 🙏🏻 Every little helps! 🧡🫶🏻
Link in bio!
Thank you Share Shinfield for your wonderful donation 🤗 We really appreciate it 🫶🏻🙏🏻
Massive thank you to Antoinette and Vanessa from Elis for a huge donation of bedding and towels!
Thank you all so much!🙏😊
Huge Thank You to Great Missenden WI for donating 2 crates full of much needed hats, scarves and gloves.
Our guests will be very happy 🙏🏻🧡
Thank you so much, Long Lane Primary School, for another amazing donation!
Long Lane Primary School has very kindly offered to continue collecting donations for us, even after their Harvest Festival had finished.
Thank you so much for your ongoing support for our local community 🙏🏻🧡
THANK YOU Coffee and Craft for donating a huge amount of cutlery after we've asked for forks on social media the other day. We're absolutely thrilled 😀
Huge Thanks to Park Ward Labour for dropping off a huge amount of donations to us. We're so grateful for your ongoing support 🙏🏻🧡
Massive thank you to the team at @vets4petsuk who are kindly collecting pet food for us.
This will make a huge difference.
Thank you🙏🏻🧡🙏🏻
‼️ FORKS NEEDED ‼️
Is anyone able to donate some forks please? 🙏🏻
We're providing hot meals to appr. 60-80 guests each Tuesday and we often run out of forks. We'd be extremely grateful if anyone would be able to donate any (used or new ones).
Thank you 🙏🏻
Big shout-out to the generous people of @aluminiumtradewindows who very kindly donated lots of essentials to us! Thank you so much 🙏🏻😊
Huge thanks to the lovely people at Tilehurst Crafters! They have been very busy knitting some much needed winter essentials for our guests. Thank you so much for your ongoing support 🙏🏻🧡🙏🏻
Huge thanks to @berkshiremeattraders who very kindly donated the meat for our Christmas meal this year. All our guests enjoyed it 😃
🎄 Christmas at New Beginnings 🎄
Just a few pictures from our services on Christmas.
A massive THANK YOU to our brilliant volunteers who have selflessly given up their time to provide delicious, homemade food and a warm, friendly place for those most in need in Reading.
We also want to thank all the wonderful people who have donated food and toiletries to make sure our pantry is well stocked over the festive period.
Getting ready to welcome our guests for a lovely home cooked Christmas meal today 🍽️🌟🌲🕯️
We'd like to wish all our followers, guests, supporters and volunteers a wonderful festive season.
🌟🕯️🌟🕯️🌟
Massive thank you to Lucy and Megan from Padworth College - they have bought in numerous bags of donations earlier this month 😃🧡🙏🏻 We really appreciate your support!
Massive shout out and thanks to Naomi and her team from @pureoffices at @thebladereading
Lots and lots of donations, a financial contribution and an amazing promotional banner! Absolutely wonderful!
Thank you so much! 🤗🧡🙏🏻
Massive THANKS to @miahcarterrr for donating a huge amount of goodies 🙏🏻 We really appreciate it 🤗🧡
