DAVE CLARKE, the newly elected Green Party councillor for Thames Ward, is a doctor by profession, working as an A&E consultant at the Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH). After growing up in the Midlands, he did […]
Drawn to Art THOSE WHO enjoy the visual arts might assume that painting and drawing have a fundamental place in art schools: in fact, the opposite is true. “Nowadays,” explained Mark Webber, alumni of the […]
TONY, WHO died peacefully on 26 July 2026, aged 88, founded Caversham Tiles in 1980 with a vision built on hard work, integrity, quality, and outstanding customer service. Tony’s journey to founding Caversham Tiles was […]
Cheers to Tara as Loddon wins national award While some struggle to achieve creativity, for others creativity pours out of them – and it’s definitely true of Tara Magee, Head Brewer at Loddon Brewery. Elestr […]
THE BOARD OF Caversham Bridge News were surprised to be told of a legacy left to the paper following the passing of long-term subscriber Christopher Suddaby of Emmer Green. We asked members of St Barnabas’ […]
Age of the train – made in miniature In 1975, seven-year-old Alan Monk knew just what he wanted: a Hornby Great Western Railway freight set…lighting his life-long passion for model railways, as he told Elestr […]
Picking up the thread TEXTILE ARTIST Kate Findlay vividly remembers the moment her passion for art was kindled: when her mum took her to London to see a Turner exhibition. “I remember looking at his […]
Touching Beauty WAITING FOR his wife on the steps of York Minster, John Nicholls noticed some new carving around the West Door and thought how wonderful it must be to work in stone. The opportunity […]
UNA ANN WATERS was known by many in Caversham as a teacher, neighbour and friend, and for her involvement in the world of folk music. She was born in Newport, South Wales, on 4 July […]
As a child Carolyn Carter knew what she wanted to be – “an illustrator!”. She tells Elestr Lee how she achieved her dream of becoming an in-house artist for a leading greetings card manufacturer Capturing […]
Dr Alison Johnston, Caversham Bridge, 2017 (Editors Login)