Do Rivers Dream of Oceans: Reading Year of Culture 2016
A watery world of curiosity is coming to Reading on Saturday as part of Reading Year of Culture 2016. Live artist, sculptor and film-maker Amy Sharrocks has curated a programme […]
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This Girl Can in Reading
Sitting at my desk yesterday afternoon, staring longingly at a Kinder chocolate snack bar, I decided to cancel my gym class after work. I’d started work at 7.15am, I was feeling sluggish […]
Reading Fringe Festival top 10 recommendations
Fringe festivals are awesome. Fact. Whether we’re talking the huge, colourful craziness of the Edinburgh Fringe, or some of the smaller, homegrown fringes which take place in towns and cities […]
Review: The Wizard of Oz at South Hill Park
Lucky isn’t always the first word you would think of for those growing up in Bracknell’s concrete jungle, but looking at the children beaming on stage at South Hill Park last […]
Catching up
Earlier this week I read a really interesting piece on The Pool about being ‘busy’ and how people almost use it as a badge of honour for how much they […]
Walking the Whiteknights Studio Trail
Most people are nosy. Whether it’s a little peak into someone else’s home, or hearing a bit of gossip about something eventful in their lives, we all love a bit […]
Could you be the next Alternative Queen of Reading?
Last year I helped judge an amazing event, the Alternative Queen of Reading, and I’m so excited to hear it’s back for its fourth year this summer. Running as part […]
Coasteering craziness in North Devon
Who knew throwing yourself off rocks into the sea could be so much fun? Flying away from the cliff face, plunging into the fresh cold water, feeling it rush into […]
An Audience with Lucy Worsley
“And now let me tell you about my hobby – murder.” So began Lucy Worsley’s talk at The Concert Hall in Reading last night. Lucy, who grew up in Reading, […]
A night of hilarity with Mad Monkey Improv
In our modern world of tight budgets and arts cuts, companies are having to come up with their own ways of generating funding for a show. It might be a […]
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