Pets play a vital part in many of our lives… owning a portrait is a great way to honour or to remember a favourite animal. Rachael Hunter-Lara tells Elestr Lee how she is developing her […]
IN FEBRUARY 2024, Good Old Days, a relatively new local restaurant offering Hong Kong Chinese cuisine, went viral on social media following a glowing review by Jay Rayner in the Observer. There is a copy […]
As well as providing a bespoke picture framing service, a small shop in Church Road is now creating quite an impact as an art gallery. Lydia Gledhill (left) explains to Elestr Lee about her […]
ON MEETING Damian Jones, I was struck immediately by his enthusiasm for all things musical. He’s been an avid and obsessive record collector since childhood, inspired by his father’s collection. Born and raised in Reading, […]
“I HAVE always been creative from a child”, says Therese Wicks. Therese is a stained-glass artist living in Caversham. We met at the Caversham Artists’ and Makers’ Fair, and intrigued to learn more about her […]
Joan Harris has relocated from South Africa to chilly Caversham, bringing us her skills in teaching adults and children alike how to express themselves through art. Elestr Lee met Joan at her new studio EAGLE-EYED […]
LIKE LOTS OF children, Larisa Brown loved writing little stories, and thought it would be amazing to become an author one day. However, she was realistic enough to realise this might be something of […]
CAROLINE GRATIX has been the writer of the Community Connections section since 2020. Her mother-in-law kept newspapers as she knew that Caroline really enjoyed things about the community and when Caroline went over to read […]
Not everything need arrive in a box delivered by Amazon. This month Elestr Lee talks to Billy Goodworth, a young master craftsman from Emmer Green whose skills create unique items for clients’ homes. THERE CAN […]
FIRST STEPS ON THE TRAIL TAKING THE leap from ‘doing something creative’ to putting on an exhibition and selling your own work demands a certain amount of energy, self-belief and determination – and also requires […]
Dr Alison Johnston, Caversham Bridge, 2017 (Editors Login)