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Community Connections – Rob Bowen of AW Cycles
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. […]
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Bridge the Gap
Creative Caversham – All gardens great and small – Hugh Netley
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 […]
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Remembering Joyce Hicks (née Loveridge) – 1926-2025
AT THE END of February, we received the sad news of the passing of one of our long-time postal subscribers, Joyce Hicks. Joyce was born in July 1926 in Reading to Horace and Mary Loveridge. […]
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Creative Caversham – Writing from the heart – Rebecca Netley
A passion for words and writing has always driven Rebecca Netley …resulting in two gothic historical novels being published by Penguin Michael Joseph. The Whistling, which appeared in 2021, was adapted into a play last […]
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Creative Caversham – Portraits of Perfection – Rachael Hunter-Lara
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 […]
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Sad loss of inspirational musician – Timothy Watts – 11.4.1957-8.6.2024
FAMILY, FRIENDS, local music lovers, and regular attendees of Concerts in Caversham will have been saddened to learn of the death this summer of oboist Timothy Watts, husband of pianist Adrienne Black, joint co-founders of […]
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Community Connections – Nicola of Good Old Days restaurant
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 […]
Local People
The Story of George
GEORGE ALLEN grew up in Devon, one of eleven children. He attended Newton Abbott Grammar School and then, at the age of 18, started an apprenticeship with the railway in Reading. It was here he […]
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Colin Drummond Ferguson – A Celebration
A SERVICE OF thanksgiving celebrating the life of Colin was held at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Reading on April 26, 2024. Colin was born to Robert and Mabel Ferguson in Perthshire. After a troubled […]
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Creative Caversham – In the frame – Lydia Gledhill
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 […]