Reading Civic Society

Founded 1961, 200 members. We campaign positively for Reading's Heritage. We enage with developers to seek to influence design of new builds. Member of CAAC.

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@Lucy_Worsley Its probably Sir Kier on his coming appointment

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@walk_reading @readingmuseum @CaacReading @ReadingCouncil @visitrdg All very well for you to suggest but do what? Several months ago I took part in a tour of the restored houses by the owner. He was very enthusiastic about the history of the house. Have asked since about 1. replacing the old plaques 2 installing a blue plaque. No response.

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Today in the Garden Hall of Watlington House we hosted a book launch by 2 Rivers Press The kind hosts of Willie Wimmera. Some 34 people attended despite the heat and other events. To order the book go to https://t.co/HYRBwqoNOV

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Join us on 11 July in the Garden Hall of Watlington House when we host a book launch with Two Rivers Press. The Kind Hosts of Willie Wimmera . Arrrive from 1:40pm entrance off South Street. More details on @ReadingCivicSoc

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Your vote counts . Cast your vote at Haslams Estate Agents for the best model Railway stations which have been made by Year 5s in 8 Reading Schools. The first Public choice vote in the Look Draw Build@Reading Station 2026 Project. Winning class gets a £250 Art Voucher. To 27 June

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@JakeOnRailways Wonderful... something you can hear!

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@Lucy_Worsley But did anyone offer to take you to the true bit of Edinburgh history.. the Cafe Royal? @CafeRoyalEdin

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PC Harper was killed in the line of duty in August 2019. After a ceremony in Reading Town Hall the memorial to him was unveiled on Thursday 23 April, it sits alongside the Potts VC / Berkshire Yeomanry Memorials. A QR code at the side of the memorial tells more.
@tpmt_org

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With the Friends of Reading Museum to the Reading Then and Now exhibition. Curator Elaine Blake explained how the exhibition was drawn together & highlighted details of historic images & how closely new photos mirror the same perspective. Achieved with minimal funding. Do go.

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@TheArcLampMan Its well worth it.. done well

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From 28th Feb 2026 (Madejski Gallery) Reading Then & Now exhibition. Images of Reading from the last 250 years are compared to photographs of the same view today. Supported by Reading Civic Society as the 2009 exhibition was.

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Reading "humble" ? According to Ben Aitkin in the Travel Section of the Sunday Times (Page 30) it is but "based on how much I enjoyed myself Reading Vs Windsor ..it was Reading by a whisker".

Ben covers a lot of Reading ground, starting at @thameslido

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@ClassicAdvertz Golly I remember that. The Age of the Train.

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Sunshine and blue skies welcomed the Reading Civic Society annual lunch held at the The Rising Sun, Reading which was attended by some 30 members.
A wonderful event with people exchanging stories, gaining contacts &ideas, being invited to deliver talks to other groups.

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@jamesAjourno Lucky you! No where too hot I hope. If you give me your email address easier if I send it that way.

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Interested in finding out more about Reading and its surroungings?
Why not join some of the 43 walks which are part of this year's Reading Walks Festival which runs from 9 - 17 May 2026.

Bookings are live NOW.
Reading Walks Festival 2026 / REDA event tickets from TicketSource.

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@rdgchronicle To draw on feedback from one Planning consultant we have worked with the 16% affordable housing agreement was surprisingly high.. many developments were designed in a different financing market and are not progressing with schemes background of uncertainty and interest rates

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@rdgchronicle As I understand it they had recently signed the S106 agreement with the Council.

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@rdgchronicle We’re proud of what we have achieved to date and I wanted to thank you for your constructive engagement during our journey. This decision does not diminish our commitment to Reading,

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@rdgchronicle Unfortunately, the current climate is one of higher interest rates, inflationary pressures and a more cautious property market. As such, we have been unable - through our investment partner Aberdeen - to raise the necessary investment to deliver the developments.