Free festive film screening and Christmas cost of living help!

Free festive film screening

Free festive film screenings are taking place at Wokingham Leisure Centre at Carnival Hub in the run up to Christmas.

The event is being hosted by Places Leisure on Friday 22 December and features a trio of Christmas films on show:

• Miracle on 34th Street (1947) – 10am to 12noon
• Elf – 2pm to 4pm
• Deck the Halls – 6pm to 8pm

The event is free and open to everyone, whether you are attending with friends and family, alone or just wanting to escape the cold for a few hours.

Free refreshments will also be available, including mince pies, shortbread, tea, coffee and hot chocolate.

Reserve your space online or you can call (0118) 9770007 to speak to a member of the team,

Please note when booking online, scroll to the timetable section of the page. Select ‘kids’ from the menu options and Friday 22 December as the date. Booking options for the three films will then appear.

Festive cost of living help

Our help at Christmas webpage has details of the support options available locally for the festive period – including crisis support, help with gifts, Santa’s grottos and more.

There are other cost of living help options, depending including:

• Support options guide for people with children
• There is free bus travelon Saturdays in the borough in the run up to Christmas
• Apply to the Household Support Fundto get money (up to £240) to help with your food, energy bills or other essentials
• Support with free and low/no cost foodis available
• Use the winter warmers schemeto access free items which could help lower your bills like slow cookers, air fryers and more
• Help with budgeting – use the Citizens Advice Wokingham budgeting tool
• See if you’re eligible for financial support? Use the Citizens Advice Wokingham financial support calculator
• Check the cost of living help hubfor latest support options