News

Pancake Race brings broad smiles to Broad Street!
A total of £9,165 has been raised from our annual Pancake Race which saw 34 teams brave the weather and batter it out on Broad Street on Shrove Tuesday.

Thank you for all your support over Christmas!
Fantastic support over Christmas has brought in over £69,000 which allows us to support more people in the area who are homeless or facing homelessness.

Justin’s epic challenge!
Twyford man Justin Malin is running 496 miles for Launchpad in January in an epic challenge!

On your yolks, get set, go!
We’re egg-cited to announce that our legendary pancake race is back! Sign up today.

Cracking Christmas lunch
Staff and members were treated to a traditional Christmas dinner courtesy of Ikea Reading – and it was delicious!

Joyful start to Christmas
Hundreds of people enjoyed our annual magical musical evening, Carols by Candlelight at the magnificent Concert Hall in Reading which has raised a fantastic £13,000 and counting!

Building resilience and confidence
Building resilience to move on in life and enjoy living, feeling confident and happy, is something we strive daily to achieve with all our clients at Launchpad 135, our work and life skills centre.

It’s trustees week (Nov 6-10) – so let’s meet our Chair, Sean Sutcliffe
We have a wonderful Board of Trustees and during National Trustee’s Week, meet our Chair, Sean Sutcliffe.

Join us for a fantastically festive evening!
Start your Christmas celebrations by supporting some of Reading’s most vulnerable people and getting your ticket for our magical Carols by Candlelight.

Not just any charity partnership – an M&S charity partnership!
We are delighted to announce a new partnership with Marks & Spencer Simply Food, on London Road in Woodley.