Wokingham

This summer, a competition is being held to create a logo for Wokingham District Council’s new family information service, and children and young people across the Wokingham district are being invited to put their creative skills to the test to come up with a winning design!

Wokingham district council’s children’s information service (CIS) is changing its name in the autumn and aims to appeal more to families with children and young people aged from birth to 19 years. With this in mind, the service will be renamed the family information service (Wokingham district) and they are looking for a logo that represents the ethos of the family as well as giving the service an identity of its own.

Desni Ennis, Wokingham children’s information service manager, said: “The current logo is aimed more at families with young children, but does not reflect all of the age ranges that our services cover. We also need a logo that depicts the purpose of the new family information service. The competition is open to any child or young person aged up to 19 years, living within the Wokingham district. The logo needs to be clear and concise, and the winning entry will appear on all publicity and merchandise used by the service.

“I hope many children and young people will take on the challenge and put their creative artistic skills to the test.”

The closing date for the competition is Monday September 18. For more details on the competition, contact the children’s information service on (0118) 935 2255 or email: cis@wokingham.gov.uk.

This summer, the children’s information service has also put together an activities newsletter which is packed full of information on courses, workshops and activities that are running throughout the Wokingham district and surrounding area. There is also information available on local parks and playgrounds, as well as a ‘days out’ guide for places to visit, such as theme parks and leisure attractions.

For those parents who need childcare during the summer holidays, the CIS can provide information on all registered childcare in the Wokingham district, including holiday schemes and childminders who are willing to provide holiday care.

The Wokingham children’s information service provides free and confidential information and guidance to parents and carers on a full range of childcare, early years education and play, leisure and recreational facilities for children from birth to 19 years. Although they will be changing their name in the autumn, they can still be contacted on (0118) 935 2255 or by email: cis@wokingham.gov.uk. You can also visit them at the Ambleside Centre, Ambleside Close in Woodley (located behind Woodley Library).

Wokingham District Council