Walk a Mile in Our Shoes

Wednesday 19 June
12 noon – 1.30pm
Forbury Gardens, The Forbury, Reading RG1 3EJ

• Celebrate Learning Disability Week
• Join our 1-mile sponsored walk
• Wear your brightest, wackiest shoes and make everyone smile
• Bring a picnic
• Meet our patron Sir John Madejski
• Everyone welcome – we’d love to see you there.

£5 entry fee per person. Carers and Reading Mencap members free.

Sign up at https://forms.office.com/e/2xKpJpWha9

Your guide to Walk a Mile in Our Shoes

We can’t wait to see you there – and to see what shoes you are wearing! Get creative and wear your brightest, most colourful, wackiest shoes to make everyone smile.

How to get to Forbury Gardens

Forbury Gardens are located between the town centre and the ruins of the 11th century abbey, not far from Reading Station.

Parking is limited so please use public transport if possible.

There are limited disabled parking spots at The Forbury opposite Reading Crown Court.

The nearest public car park is Queens Road.

When you arrive

Please aim to arrive between 11.45 and 11.55am for registration, which will be at the Reading Mencap gazebo.

Timings

12.00 Welcome and warm up at the bandstand with Jolene.

12.10 The walk will start!

1.15 Medals and certificates will be presented.

Refreshments

Please bring a full, refillable water bottle.

You are very welcome to bring a picnic and camp chairs. You will be able to leave belongings in the Reading Mencap gazebo (please make sure they are named). Please remember to take all your litter home with you. The Butterfly Community Cafe, a mobile catering van which teaches life skills to young people with learning disabilities, will be in the gardens selling snacks and drinks. There is also an onsite cafe in Forbury Gardens.

Toilets

There is an accessible toilet in Forbury Gardens by the cafe. There will also be two portable toilets onsite, one of which is also accessible.

Further accessible toilets are available in Reading Museum, Blagrave Street RG1 1QH.

What to wear

Don’t forget to wear colourful – but comfortable – shoes and dress for the weather. Hopefully, you’ll need sun cream!

Thank you for supporting Reading Mencap. Have fun!