Students sleep out under the stars
With World Homeless Day coming up on Thursday 10 October, now is the perfect time to plan Your Big Sleep Out.
Meet LunaLu and Sharon
Meet Miss LunaLu, a member of the Launchpad Walkies! team, and her owner Sharon. A dogs perspective: “A few years ago I was a street dog and spent my days roaming around searching for food and a warm place to sleep. I was then linked into several humans, each time they never seem to gel […]
Renters’ Rights Bill
Homelessness and housing have been making headlines again when the Renters’ Rights Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons. You may remember the previous Government’s Renters’ Reform Bill which had reached the second stage reading in the House of Lords but ran out of time to progress through Parliament before the election. […]
Ready, steady, cook!
A new communal cookery club at Launchpad 135, our work and life skills centre, is proving a big hit with people, some of whom are currently sofa surfing, staying in temporary accommodation or even living in tents within the greater Reading area. With little or no access to a kitchen they can come to our […]
Walkies!
This October, Launchpad is asking Reading’s dog owners to take on the goal of walking 100 miles in the 31 days of October. (Just over three miles a day.) Don’t worry if 100 miles seems a little too far for you and/or your dog, we’re flexible. You can set whatever distance suits your ability! However […]
New Government – what now for housing?
Angela Rayner, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, has pledged to deliver the biggest boost to affordable, social, and council housing in a generation, aiming to build 1.5 million new homes. And in her first speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves said the Government was prepared to make “tough” […]
Sleeping out at home
Lesley explains why she is taking part in Your Big Sleep Out. “I had signed up to do the Launchpad Big Sleep Out in July and was very sad when they had to cancel it due to lack of numbers. “So, I thought it would be great to still go ahead and I’m sleeping outside […]
What are political parties promising in housing?
What are the parties saying about preventing homelessness, building more social housing and rental reform?
No Big Sleep Out this year
We are very sorry to have to cancel the Big Sleep Out 2024 on Saturday 6 July.
Members curate art exhibition
Fantastic art exhibition at Launchpad 135 entitled ‘Music’.
