Hitting the High Notes BORN IN CHESHIRE, singer Julie Kench has lived in Reading since the mid-90s when she moved here with her teacher husband. Having studied music and drama, initially she wasn’t sure about […]
Comfort Art out of chaos Jenny Robins may be a relative newcomer… but she is already busy livening up and bringing a smile to our neighbourhood. She introduced Elestr Lee to her award-winning graphic novel, […]
Sweet Dreams This September marks the first anniversary of BKRY which opened its doors a year ago, offering coffee, delicious cakes – and upstairs, an Academy, where young and old alike can learn the art […]
In May this year Helen Lambert stepped down from the committee of the Caversham and District Residents’ Association after 20 years as Chair. She was immediately elected as President and will remain involved, mainly on […]
Mission to make connections and collaborations THE GLITTERING, modernist energy-rich port of Aktau on the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan – with its cold desert climate, lying mostly below sea level – sounds about as far […]
LONGER-TERM RESIDENTS of Caversham will remember John and Lindsay from their many years running the Caversham Bookshop (in several units along Prospect Street); even if you never bought a book, I’m sure many will remember […]
All that glitters… Award-winning silversmith Machi de Waard will be showing her stunning designs at the Whiteknights Studio Trail this June – and Reading has a special place in her story, as she explained […]
ROB BOWEN is a force of nature, and it would be impossible not to be swept along by his passions – for the outdoors in general and for bikes and all things cycling in particular. […]
From tiny terraced houses to large estates, local landscape gardener and designer Hugh Netley has watched the seasons come and go since setting up Netley Landscapes 39 years ago, as he told Elestr Lee HAVING […]
Who’s that person, busy with her easel and paintbrushes, engrossed in capturing the local landscape… it’s artist Christabel Forbes, who tells Elestr Lee about her passion for painting en plein air MANY OF the creative […]
Dr Alison Johnston, Caversham Bridge, 2017 (Editors Login)