In The News
Creative Caversham – Sherrie Tuhy
THE PERFECT PLACE TO FIND OUR INNER ARTIST This month we meet a woman who has made it her mission to allow others to discover the joy of creativity. Elestr Lee meets Art Jam’s Sherrie […]
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In The News
Creative Caversham – Nicolette Carter
EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY Nicolette Carter talks to Elestr Lee about the TV challenge which put a spotlight on her artistic talents. The past year has proved exceptionally busy for this month’s artist. Not […]
In The News
Creative Caversham – Mary Phelan
PEOPLE WITH busy lives need to find some way of balancing life’s pressures. Some may enjoy sport or physical activity, but for others a creative outlet is the perfect solution. Mary Phelan, who grew up […]
Bridge the Gap
Trustees for Dunsden Village Hall needed
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the success of the recently re-furbished historic Victorian building. It lies close to the village green and community orchard and consists of two bright halls, a […]
In The News
Creative Caversham – Roger Smalley
FIREPLACE THAT LIT A PASSION FOR SCULPTURE This month Elestr Lee meets long-time Caversham resident Roger Smalley, who discovered a talent for working in stone through one of those classic 80s DIY projects… OUR ARTIST […]
Local People
In memory of PC1274 Peter Towner
We received the following notice and the accompanying photograph from his wife, Babs Towner and friend Julia Stanbrook early in 2021: PETER TOWNER died on 4 November 2020. He was a local policeman in Caversham […]
Bridge the Gap
Creative Caversham – Lou Jessop
Embroidery and the use of textiles can be raised to an art form in talented hands, as Lou tells Elestr Lee. THERE has always been a tendency for the art world to regard embroidery or […]
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In memory of Ute Lord 1933 – 2020
OUR MOTHER, Ute Lord, moved to Priest Hill in October 1961 from Clapham. From the start she was happy in her new home, with three small children and the fourth on the way. It was […]
Local People
Robin and Eve Bentham – an appreciation
IT IS WITH overwhelming sadness that the Warren and District Residents’ Association (WADRA) Committee announces the death of Robin Bentham, Chair of the Association between 1999 and 2019. Robin died of natural causes at his […]
Bridge the Gap
Creative Caversham – Liz Real
POP ART – TO HELP OUT! by Elestr Lee LIFE MAY be changing in ways that were unimaginable at the start of 2020. But creative new ways of coping and living with the ‘new norms’ are […]