Live music at Pinewood Leisure Centre
On Saturday 23rd July 8.00pm we will have Live Music at the Pinewood Bar and Cafe.
A Popular Duo called ‘G Wizz’ will be performing. Read more
Reading in the 1960s
Footage of Reading in the 1960s.
Slough bus station: Silver dolphin or beached whale?
The futuristic look of Slough’s new bus station is a far cry from the old 1970s building, which had become a landmark of the town’s industrial image.
Its fate was sealed when it starred in the opening credits of BBC hit television comedy The Office and was the first to go in Slough’s £450m makeover project – Heart Of Slough.
Read more.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-13527012
Reading rail bridge up for engineering award
Caversham Road rail bridge in Reading is up for an engineering award
The new multi-million pound Caversham Road railway bridge and road improvements to Junction 11 of the M4 are among the projects shortlisted for a prestigious engineering award.
The Network Rail reconstruction of Caversham Road bridge cost £3.6 million and is part of the £600 million project to redevelop Reading Station to increase train capacity and reduce delays.
Read more at www.getreading.co.uk/p/2092178
70000 ‘Britannia’ at Didcot Parkway
Ex-BR Class 7MT ‘Britannia’ 4-6-2 no.70000 ‘Britannia’ hauled the London Paddington to Stratford-Upon-Avon & return tour ‘The Cathedrals Express’ 1Z40 & 1Z41. Read more
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