Environment
Eco Tip – Take action on draughts
EVEN IF YOU have a modern house with double glazing and cavity wall insulation, you may be losing expensive heat due to draughts. The older the house, the more likely it is there will be […]
Month: November 2022
Environment
Eco Tip – Autumn preparations for gardeners
THIS YEAR nearly half of Europe has suffered drought conditions, and this kind of drizzle-free summer is predicted to be the new normal. We can expect new reservoirs and desalination plants to be built and […]
Environment
EcoTip – Are your radiators working as well as they should?
IF YOU HAVE fairly modern radiators, made up of two heated panels with a set of fins between them, they act a bit like a convector heater, heating the air moving up through the fins. […]
Bridge the Gap
Talking Point – November 2022
Giant steps are what we take, walking on the moon I REMEMBER watching the Apollo 11 moon landing with my parents. On 20 July 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first men to […]
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Dr Charles Martin-Bates 1947 – 2022
DR CHARLIE MARTIN-BATES, a much loved and respected GP in Emmer Green, who devoted himself to looking after his patients, died on 19 August 2022. ‘Charlie’, as he was known to his patients, was a […]
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I was there – A True Account of the ‘Athenia’ Tragedy by a Survivor
This is the original account which formed the basis of an article published in the November 2022 Caversham Bridge by G. CROCKETT, 1939 I HAVE BEEN asked to write the story of the sinking of […]