Art
Showcase: Caversham Arts Trail sees 47 artists display their talents this weekend
The annual Caversham Arts Trail is returning to Caversham this weekend and next, giving people a chance to discover new works … and buy something to take home.
This year,...
Events
Reading Children’s Festival to launch on Saturday with fantastic Forbury Fiesta
Three fabulous weeks of fun: that’s Reading Children’s Festival and it launches this Saturday with the annual Forbury Fiesta.
Held in Forbury Gardens, the event...
Cheap eats
IKEA May Day madness … meatballs for £1 – a delicious deal
Forget the flat pack furniture … IKEA is famous for meatballs and this weekend it is celebrating its haute cuisine with a very special...
Events
These Tees were made for walking: Limited edition Reading Walks T-shirts launched ahead of 2025 walking festival
In May, hundreds of people will take part in Reading Walks, an annual celebration of walking.
Each of the routes has been chosen to celebrate...
Choirs
Fairwater Flute Ensemble’s heart will go on: group invites you to its fun spring concert on Saturday
The Fairwater Flute Ensemble is holding its spring concert in Tilehurst on Saturday, March 22.
The event showcases the versatility of the instrument, and the...
Free or Low Cost
Reading Chess Club’s challenge to fans of BBC Chess Masters: come and have a go
https://youtu.be/8qgh4hn7xxM?si=OLtkSOc5NVVPBQ4V
A high stakes chess contest is taking the nation by storm right now … and the team behind Reading Chess Club is hoping it...
Free or Low Cost
It blinks! Reading Station lights up Station Hill mural with amazing tributes to Ding icons
Visitors to Reading Station can’t have failed to have noticed the Station Hill mural which encompasses the subway.
Called Rivers, Ruins and Regency, it...
Events
It must be love: Reading Lantern Parade returns for Valentine’s weekend
Bad weather may have seen the Reading Lantern Parade postponed last December, but it’s back this weekend and ready to see the town lit...
Cheap eats
Blue Collar’s Glen promises an exciting 2025 for Reading’s street food scene
Street food in Reading is going to get even more exciting in 2025 according to Blue Collar Corner boss Glen Dinning.
Speaking at the opening...
Events
Waterstones Book Group to discuss The Secret History and Orbital
Avid readers can share stories when they join a book group at the Reading branch of Waterstones.
Meeting from 7pm at the Broad Street-based bookshop,...
Art
A poetic twist on rejection coming to Norden Farm in new exhibition
Artist and producer Abhi Arumbakkam attempts to take the sting out of rejections by repurposing them as poetry.
Redacted Poems from Rejection Emails is an...
