Campaign to turn Reading Gaol (jail) site into an arts & culture hub, instead of luxury flats, create a public space welcome to all, and save its heritage.
Reading Berkshire, UK
Joined July 2019
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Save Reading Gaol retweeted
Reading Gaol has been sold to the Ziran Education Foundation. You can hear me discussing the sale on
@BBCBerkshire👇
I am cautiously optimistic about the future of the gaol, and I would encourage the new owner to meet with the council to discuss their plans for the site. 1/2
Save Reading Gaol retweeted
Inspired by @FourbearsBooks and @whatiwrote_ we've decided to offer a free walk on Christmas Day to people from #rdguk who might otherwise be alone. You do need to book but it is zero cost and starts at 10am. Everybody welcome!
walk-reading.co.uk/event-det…
Save Reading Gaol retweeted
It’s been ten years since the last prisoner left Reading Prison, and nothing has changed at the site.
Watch ITV Meridian’s report on ten years of Government-imposed limbo and wastage at Reading Gaol below👇
@SaveReadingGaol 1/3
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This year’s #HODs in Reading will see 30+ free @heritageopenday events between 8-17 September. Find out more about #RdgUK’s amazing history with guided walks, open days, behind the scenes tours, talks, exhibitions and even some dressing up! bit.ly/3ODUYsD #VisitReading
Save Reading Gaol retweeted
Thanks to everyone who has signed the petition to save Reading Gaol. This issue affects the heart of Reading and needs your support.
The Gaol has an long history, from kings to poets and artists and it is at risk of being sold off to a property developer to build luxury flats.
Save Reading Gaol retweeted
I refuse to let the issue of Reading Gaol be forgotten by the Government. They have the powers to protect this site and ensure it remains a part of Reading's heritage. #savereadinggaol 1/2
Save Reading Gaol retweeted
🏗 MP Matt Rodda has announced he and MP Alok Sharma are set to meet the Prisons Minister, @DamianHinds to discuss Reading Gaol, just weeks before @SaveReadingGaol is due to march on the site.
@MattRodda @AlokSharma_RDG #UKnews #LocalNews #RDGUK #Banksy
rdg.today/reading-mps-unite-…
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🔔Reading Gaol Meeting Update🔔
I now have a date and time agreed with the Government for me to meet the Prisons Minister, with Alok Sharma MP. 1/4
Save Reading Gaol retweeted
Today Matt Rodda MP met with the Ministry of Justice to discuss the future of Reading Gaol.
Last week, we spoke to Gyles Brandreth about the site's history and its future.
rdg.today/gyles-brandreth-sp…
#UKNews #LocalNews #RDGUK #ReadingGaol @SaveReadingGaol
@GylesB1
Save Reading Gaol retweeted
Artists for Ukraine Art Sale
March 24. 18:30. @Ohosinfo
All proceeds to Kuhknia’ (Kitchen), a network of artists giving food, shelter, & vital supplies to refugees in Western Ukraine. artistsForUkraine.org
#StandWithUkraine
@UniRdg_News
@UniRdg_Art
@thejellyReading – at Reading, England
Save Reading Gaol retweeted
Brock Keep Garden, Reading
Works by artist Pavlo Kerestey
#readinguk #standwithukraine #artistssupportukraine #supportukraine
#RdgUK
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Interested in discovering more about Reading’s hidden histories? Join @hshaz_reading FREE creative heritage workshops @LIBRARY 10-12 Tues 22 + 12-2 Sat 26 Feb Explore @readingmuseum @objects & photos and make & take @thejellyReading prints inspired by our town's history
ALT Image of old REading map to support 'Hidden Histories' workshop for February half term.
Save Reading Gaol retweeted
Art lovers, just to update you on the Reading Gaol situation - there is still hope! It can still be an art centre. Not a block of flats! The Ministry of Justice has been unable to sell it to developers. Reading Council has made a new offer. Support and follow @SaveReadingGaol
Save Reading Gaol retweeted
At the end of his brutal imprisonment in Reading Gaol, Oscar Wilde exclaimed: 'Oh beautiful world'.
Our 2020 artwork by Eleanor Lakelin remembers Wilde's legacy and takes this quote as its name; an amphora carved from the wood of felled trees that rooted beneath the Gaol walls.
Save Reading Gaol retweeted
900 YEARS OF READING ABBEY. A recent @UniofReading lecture by archaeologist Tim Tatton-Brown about the history and archaeology of @RdgAbbey, is now available to watch (90 minutes) youtu.be/KJCqIOSF77Q #rdg #rdguk
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Oscar Wilde, born in Dublin on this day in 1854, pictured in traditional Greek costume in Athens in 1877.
'And a red sun upon the seas to ride,
I stood upon the soil of Greece at last!'
Save Reading Gaol retweeted
Can you join us for our #BSO2021 and help us to provide urgent support for local people who are facing homelessness because of the pandemic? You will be sleeping out in your garden for the night so others don’t have to.
launchpadreading.org.uk/get-…
Save Reading Gaol retweeted
Looking forward to seeing you in Epsom this Thursday - curtain up 7.30 see you there :) @EpsomPlayhouse
Final rehearsals for Vengeance coming to the @EpsomPlayhouse this week Thursday 9th September Box office link epsomplayhouse.co.uk/shows/v…
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Incredible news!
Archaeologists from the @UniofReading have discovered the site of a lost medieval monastery in Cookham.
At one time, this abbey was ruled over by Cynethryth, Queen of Mercia, who was one of the most powerful women in early English medieval history.
Queen Cynethryth was one of the most powerful women of the early Middle Ages - and now, @UniRdg_Arch archaeologists have found the site of the 'lost' monastery she ruled as abbess.
Learn more about Cynethryth and this amazing discovery: rdg.ac/cookhamqueen
Save Reading Gaol retweeted
We are delighted to announce the launch of our 50th Anniversary Display at @readingmuseum!
This display encompasses both No5's history and the expressiveness of local young people.
Read more here👇
no5.org.uk/2021/08/10/50th-a…
With thanks to @J_S_Foundation and @berkshirecf