ReadingGaolHugger

Campaigning for Reading Gaol to become an arts hub. On 13th October we hugged the Gaol!

[ReadingGaolHugger @ReadingGaolHug]

@andrewpeach @Marthakearney @amolrajan @BBCr4today @BBCRadio4 You got it wrong Peachy. Lots of people in Reading feel very strongly about the gaol. I found your statement strangely biased.

[ReadingGaolHugger @ReadingGaolHug]

@AlexeiRomanov13 @andrewpeach @Marthakearney @amolrajan @BBCr4today @BBCRadio4 absolutely!

[Save Reading Gaol @SaveReadingGaol]

It's been 125 Yrs since #OscarWilde was released from Reading Gaol where he was imprisoned for his sexuality. These 5 #SaveReadingGaol supporters have recorded #TheBalladofReadingGaol in aid of our cause. 💪

https://t.co/ct1QB4LYl4

[Save Reading Gaol @SaveReadingGaol]

Calling all writers, poets and scribblers - send us your work! We are looking for poems about the past and future of Reading Gaol📯

Winning poems will be recorded by a professional actor and featured on our website and social media😇

https://t.co/CDBfEXro7u 1/2

[ReadingGaolHugger @ReadingGaolHug]

@Banksy you must be Reading’s most popular person just now.
And thank you @JANUSZCZAK too for the fabulous articles in the @ST_Culture
https://t.co/THbjs08gtt

[ReadingGaolHugger @ReadingGaolHug]

@ReadingGaolHugger has been keeping a low profile since hugging and linking hands with strangers became more or less illegal.
However, the news from @Banksy has woken us up. Thank you #Banksy for your generosity. A big virtual hug from the huggers.
https://t.co/THbjs08gtt

[WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK @JANUSZCZAK]

Folks, I'm not the kind of writer who gets many exclusives, but in the Sunday Times tomorrow I have a wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom of an exclusive!!! Here are some picture clues. Seriously - get the paper. #Waldy #ST #tomorrow #shock #big

[Matt Rodda @MattRodda]

My letter to @RobertBuckland seeking a meeting between him, myself and @ReadingCouncil to urge his department to rethink their rejection of the fair offer made for Reading Gaol.

I am determined to protect this historic site for our local community.

#rdguk

[ReadingGaolHugger @ReadingGaolHug]

@mickhumph Better use would be to redeem the building by doing something positive. By your logic the Tower of London should be knocked down too.

[ReadingGaolHugger @ReadingGaolHug]

@mickhumph I agree that using the site for housing is highly undesirable and that the area should help us remember some of the injustices of the past, such as Oscar Wilde’s incarceration for “gross indecency”. However, I disagree with knocking the building down.

[ReadingGaolHugger @ReadingGaolHug]

@SaveReadingGaol

[WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK @JANUSZCZAK]

Dear Ministry of Justice. Tonight you are sitting down to discuss the future of Reading Gaol, where Oscar Wilde was imprisoned and where Banksy painted a mural supporting the idea of an arts centre. Either that, or it becomes a block of flats. MoJ, please choose culture!!!

[Refugee Support Group 🧡 @ReadingRefugees]

Is there support for an arts cultural & community centre for the voluntary sector at Reading Gaol?

You can Banksy on it.

#NeverMoreNeeded
@ReadingRefugees
@ReadingCos
@rva_news
@ReadingCouncil
#rdguk
@ReadingGaolHug
@Banksy
#RefugeesWelcome
@rdgchronicle
@BBCBerkshire

[Matt Rodda @MattRodda]

Incredible media interest in a possible #Banksy work on the wall of #ReadingGaol This shows once again the national and international importance of this unique historic building. @Eastreadingcom @ReadingCivicSoc #artwork #rdguk

[Investment Monitor @InvestMonitorAI]

Living in the shadow of London’s commuter belt, Reading’s tech-led economy is quietly withstanding the pandemic and the 'town' looks better set for the future than many UK cities, writes @WhiteakerJon

#futureofBritishCities @ReadingUK @ReadingCouncil
https://t.co/sYOUI5Zu9m

[ReadingGaolHugger @ReadingGaolHug]

Good new for the campaign to @SaveReadingGaol

[Rt Hon Lord Alok Sharma @AlokSharma_RDG]

Been making case to @MoJGovUK over some time for a regeneration of Reading Gaol which recognises its iconic heritage & delivers a local arts and culture hub. Thanks @RobertBuckland for confirming period of exclusivity for @ReadingCouncil to develop a business case with partners!

[ReadingGaolHugger @ReadingGaolHug]

@AlokSharma_RDG @MoJGovUK @RobertBuckland @ReadingCouncil That’s great news Alok.

[OscarWildeSociety @OscarWildeUK]

The BBC reported that the Developer who planned to purchase #ReadingGaol (Artisan of the Isle of Man) has just withdrawn. One good thing to come out of #COVID19. Best of luck to our friends in Reading who are fighting to stop the sale of the Gaol. #OscarWilde #heritage

[Matt Rodda @MattRodda]

I am grateful to have the support of Culture Select Committee Chair @julianknight15 in our campaign to save Reading Gaol. Read his letter to the minister below.

[ReadingGaolHugger @ReadingGaolHug]

@AlokSharma_RDG @MoJGovUK

[ReadingGaolHugger @ReadingGaolHug]

Save Wilde’s hellhole for all our sakes

https://t.co/H4YFB4jzqG

[ReadingGaolHugger @ReadingGaolHug]

Save Wilde’s hellhole for all our sakes

https://t.co/H4YFB4jzqG