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, following the undertaking of the

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agreement by central government. GLOBE stands for Go Local On a Better Environment. An umbrella group, The Reading Globe Alliance (TREGA), facilitates exchange of information between the groups.

Aims

The Globe Groups around

work on improving their local environment in ways that will benefit the local residents and protect the environment. All residents in the group's area may join the group or provide input.

List of Reading globe groups

* Caversham Globe Group * Newtown Globe Group * Oxford Road Community Garden (formerly Battle Globe Group) * Redlands Globe Group * Southcote Globe Group * Tilehurst Globe GroupTilehurst Globe Group

Sources

* TREGA website

References

External links

RVA Directory — Caversham Globe Group
Globe Groups Environmental organisations based in England {{UK-org-stub