Thanks to @estheraddley for her detailed coverage of the big #Rdg Gaol news in the @guardian today. ✍️ After the rollercoaster of the last few years, it is natural to be cautious, but there are also good reasons to be optimistic. 🤞🤞🤞
https://t.co/lFQRNJKwx3
The sale of Reading prison is expected to complete "in the autumn," the government said... And, as the last leaves dangle off the trees, the penny finally drops: they must have meant Autumn 2024... 🤔😜🍁 1/4
Today is 20 years since @UKLabour repealed Section 28 in England and Wales.
Our patron, @angelaeagle, reflects on the progress made in the fight for LGBT+ rights, and the long journey still ahead.
Today >>> A celebration of the 400th anniversary of the printing of Shakespeare's First Folio in 1623. The First Folio is one of the great wonders of the literary world.
#Shakespeare#britishlibrary#folio400
Before the advent of skyscrapers, the tallest building in a city was often a church. In some places like Salisbury, it still is! Standing at a height of 123 metres (404 feet), our magnificent Cathedral survives as the tallest church building in the UK.
📸: Martin Cook
👑 Matt Rodda MP has met with Philippa Langley, the historian behind the discovery of Richard III's body in a car park in Leicester, for fresh talks about Reading's own buried king
#UKnews#RDGUK#HenryI#ReadingGaol#ReadingAbbey@MattRodda@HiddenAbbey
https://t.co/g5y4BGepWb
TfL is in discussion with the Government and train operators about whether to withdraw the Day Travelcard for cost reasons. This would be a harmful backward step, when we should be doing all we can to encourage people to use green public transport.
https://t.co/by9IPBKgic
Oscar Wilde’s cell could be turned into a room of a luxury apartment as the MoJ say a buyer for Reading Gaol will be announced this autumn
https://t.co/3smUmCNhTU
We’re happy to share we are releasing a new 2 disc CD which includes the remaster of Hopes and Fears plus a bonus disc featuring live highlights to be taken from our upcoming show at the Sports Palace, Mexico City in 2024.
https://t.co/cDmGUPQ7wQ
Yesterday I raised the issue of Reading Gaol again with the Minister in the House of Commons. We've had nearly 13,000 sign the petition and I am determined to protect the Gaol from being turned into luxury flats and our heritage be lost to developers. Watch my question below 👇
EXACTLY 5 MONTHS SINCE THE EPIC READING GAOL MARCH AND...
...there are rumblings.👂
We have it on good authority that a sale has been agreed by the @MoJGovUK. 1/4