#ReadingUK Zine fair will include a guest reading by #poet Eric Fairman who is a regular at Dreading #Slam

The view from a train platform is centred on the opposite platform with a staircase, an escalator, and the canopy that covers both. A grey and red CrossCountry-branded train is standing at the station, as are a few people. In the distance is a modern high-rise office building with blue-tinted glass (One Station Hill). Reading Railway Station, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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#BlueSkyArtShow: Railway station platform with big blue building in the #Background

#ReadingUK #RailwayStations #Trains #Architecture #OneStationHill #Photography

Looking directly down to grey brick paving set in a herringbone pattern. This pedestrian path features a directional arrow sign in white thermoplastic paint, with the lines of the pattern dividing the shape into six polygons. The symbol is worn and a couple of these polygons are missing, making the graphic a little more abstract. In the top right of the image is the bottom edge of a circular manhole cover. Chain Street, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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#LookDown #StreetArt #Signage #ReadingUK #Photography

23 solar sites across Reading — powering the equivalent of 140+ homes each year!

We are looking to grow this further ☀️

Have a site in mind? Get it touch 💚

#CommunityEnergy #readinguk #InvestInSolar #rdguk #NetZero #RenewableEnergy

Hopeful kitteh, now with sound!

#caturday #birdSong #uk #readingUK #england #tuxedocat #catVideo

A portly, long-haired black and white cat is seen looking upwards. The kitty is seen from behind as it looks up at trees (offscreen) overhanging the light grey brick wall that serves as a backdrop. The ground is dirt and gravel, since this took place in a parking lot behind my hotel. There were lots of bird noises coming from the trees.

Kitteh is ever hopeful. (There were birds tweeting wildly in the trees above the wall).

#caturday #readingUK #england #kitty #cat #tuxedocat

The ruins of a grand stone arch with a large space for a window above. A walled courtyard and the ruins of a partition lie beyond. Reading Abbey was founded in 1121 by England's Henry I and was pretty-much destroyed in 1538 by Henry VIII. The redbrick building in the distance is Reading Gaol. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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Rubble-core ruins

#BlueSkyArtShow #Stone #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKForKaput #Ruins #ReadingUK #Photography

Setts (like cobblestones, but the stone is cut in a regular shape), carefully arranged in an arc, with a manhole cover at the centre of the image. This 'block pavior' cover is filled with setts to match the surrounding pattern, but someone has rotated the cover 180˚ so that the arc is upside down. Broad Street, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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#BlueSkyArtShow #Stone #LookDown #ManholeCover #ReadingUK #StreetPhotography #Photography

A grand but aged archway in yellow stone. Underneath, a patchy road with double yellow lines on both sides. In the distance, a modern building with blue-tinted glass. The Abbey Gateway was originally the inner gateway of Reading Abbey, and is one of only two abbey buildings that have survived intact. In the late 18th century, Reading Ladies’ Boarding School used the room above the gateway as a classroom for students including the novelist Jane Austen. Abbey Street, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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#Scape #Cityscape #ReadingAbbey #ReadingUK #JaneAusten #Photography

Below silhouetted tree leaves and branches is a dark stone arch with slightly smaller arches on either side and three large windows above. A walled courtyard lies beyond. The rubble-core ruins of Reading Abbey's chapter house. The Abbey was founded in 1121 by England's Henry I and was mostly destroyed in 1538 by Henry VIII. The redbrick building in the distance is Reading Gaol. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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#UrbanGaze #Ruins #ReadingUK #Photography

A wide-angle photograph of a hallway. Despite bright and shiny orange paint, white subway tiles and light grey flooring, the mood is ominous. Maybe it's the dark brown ceiling. The door at the end of this corridor is labelled "CREW ONLY." A fast food outlet, Broad Street, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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#WallsOnWednesday #Hallways #Interiors #ReadingUK #Photography

The shopfront of a defunct business featuring a sign with its name (…but is it art…) in pink lettering on an aquamarine background. The plate glass window and door have been papered over on the inside. In front of the former shop is a black lamppost with a yellow sign that reads "Pedestrian Zone" and "At any time." The building is a Victorian redbrick, and the paving is a mix of redbrick and concrete paving slabs. Queen Victoria Street, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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But is it art? / Pedestrian zone

#WindowsOnWednesday #AlphabetChallenge #WeekKForKaput #Retail #Shopfronts #Signage #ReadingUK #Photography

An ominous clocktower in black cladding and featuring a numberless, handless clock face. The structure is stained and has some sort of tidemark near its base. Someone has attached three newspaper clippings to the front, all with a bizarre conspiratorial theme. A blob-like lens flare artefact appears near the centre of the image. The Civic Centre Clock, San Francisco Libre Walk, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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Timeless

#WeekKForKaput #AlphabetChallenge #ReadingUK #Time #Clocks #Photography

Twin office buildings and the space between them. The two structures mirror each other with fully-glazed sections (with long vertical metal screens) and glossy ivory rainscreen sides. The cladding has a decorative feature with fin-like protrusions in a brass color. Two trees grow in the raised beds between the buildings. Forbury Place, Reading, Berkshire. Architecture by Aukett Swanke. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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Forbury Place [IV]

#Architecture #ForburyPlace #ReadingUK #Photography

Looking up between twin office buildings. The structures' rainscreen panels feature a unusual vertical pattern of three-dimensional polygonal shapes. The sky is clear and a tree is silhouetted on the right. Forbury Place, Reading, Berkshire. Architecture by Aukett Swanke. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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Forbury Place [III]

#BlueSkyArtShow #Horizontal #ClassicMono #Architecture #ForburyPlace #ReadingUK #Photography

Looking up to twin office buildings and the two tress that grow between them. The structure's rainscreen panels feature a unusual vertical pattern of three-dimensional polygonal protrusions. Forbury Place, Reading, Berkshire. Architecture by Aukett Swanke. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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Forbury Place [II]

#Architecture #ForburyPlace #ReadingUK #ClassicMono #Photography

An minimalistic monotone photograph of a flat surface with horizontal and vertical lines receding with perspective. Towards the end of this plane (and the middle of the image) are some raised geometric shapes, like elevations in a rudimentarily-rendered digital landscape. Looking up at a large rainscreen-panelled wall featuring unusual three-dimensional polygonal protrusions. A reflection of a twin office building can be seen at the base. Forbury Place, Reading, Berkshire. Architecture by Aukett Swanke. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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Forbury Place [I]

#BlueSkyArtShow #Horizontal #ClassicMono #Architecture #ForburyPlace #ReadingUK #Photography

Today is Friday 13th. But it is Sat 14th when you would be unlucky to miss #poetry in the Park. 11:00 at Tutus Ethiopian table in Palmer Park #ReadingUK

Join this friendly
#poetrycircle to share or listen to #poems

The asymmetric spire of a modern office building can be seen between a gap in the walls of a grand ruin. Reading Abbey was founded in 1121 by England's Henry I and was mostly destroyed in 1538 by Henry VIII. The inner rubble cores of the walls are almost all that remain. The Blade, also known as Abbey Mill House, is a high-rise office building from 2009. With 14 floors above ground level and a height of 86 metres, it is the tallest building in Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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Abbey Mill House AKA The Blade, as seen through the ruins of Reading Abbey.

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekJForJuxtaposition #UrbanGaze #Architecture #Ruins #ReadingUK #Photography

Blue Collar at 10: Crowds flock to celebrate Reading’s street food special – Cheeselogs For a decade, Reading’s food scene has been enhanced by Blue Collar. From pop-up events in Forbury Gardens, twice-weekly lunchtime events in Market Place, and i

Food lovers packed the town centre for the special event, enjoying traders serving everything from burgers to global street food favourites.

Read the full story:
cheeselogs.co.uk/2026/03/11/b...

#ReadingUK #WhatsOnReading #FoodFestival #StreetFoodUK #rdguk

#poet Pam Ski reading her own #poem “Big Top” at Tutus Ethiopian Table at recent meal & #openmic. Part of #Readinguk ‘s large cultural scene
#poetrylovers

The history of Jackson's of Reading is rich in equestrian imagery – take a look at these 19th century illustrations and stunning scale models capturing the store in its Edwardian heyday.

Special display on now until 28 March.

#scalemodels #modelhorse #diorama #yearofthehorse #ReadingUK #rdg

Photo of a chess board setup for the start of a game. The shot is taken behind the white king and queen which are in focus in the foreground. A bishop on the edge of the frame faces them. In the background, out of focus we can make out the rough shapes of the black pieces. A circular glint shimmers on each piece.

Inspired by www.photocrowd.com/photo-compet... A good excuse to take the camera along to the local games.

I'm not usually snapping still life. I enjoyed this composition more than I expected to.

#StillLife #Chess #BoardGames
#ReadingUK #UK
#Photography #Fujifilm #xt3 #33mm

A dark asphalt pavement features a directional arrow sign in white thermoplastic paint. The symbol is worn and the top of the arrow seems to have been cut off at a 30˚ angle. The tips of two black shoes can be seen at the bottom of the image. Vastern Road, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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Ice lolly

#LookDown #StreetArt #Signage #ReadingUK #Photography

A large iron support, underpinning railway tracks, has been painted a warm shade of yellow. A layer of paint in a lighter tone has been applied to cover some graffiti tags. On top of this is a more recent piece of street art in blue paint. The word "boo" in all-caps with an exclamation mark, and a simple ghost character in outline with large, long eyes and a small mouth. Finally, there is a broken letter U. Or maybe it's a smiley face. Or maybe it's a monogram for I and J. I don't know. Vastern Road, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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BOO!

#TagTuesday #StreetArt #Graffiti #ReadingUK #Photography

Friday March 6th is a meal with #openmic Tutus Ethiopian Table in palmer Park #ReadingUK
There will be a Dreading #Slam table If you want to eat with us please use Reading #Poetry Writing in www.meetup.com by Feb 1 so I can book places at our table.

Great to attend the electric bus launch at Reading Buses.

Cleaner transport makes a real difference locally, and it’s good to see progress happening.

Looking forward to supporting more projects that help cut emissions in Reading.

#CommunityEnergy #readinguk #InvestInSolar #rdguk #ReadingBuses

A dark, blocky office building on the left. A very blue sky on the right. There's a grid over the image and there's a series of white dots, slashes and loops, like some strange symbol-based language. The plate glass windows of a modern high-rise office building (One Station Hill) reflects its neighbour (Thames Tower) and a mostly-clear noon sky. Visible inside the structure are strip lights, spherical lampshades and circular LED chandeliers (seemingly de rigueur for any office or retail space these days). Station Hill, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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#BlueSkyMonday #MinimalMonday #Windows #Architecture #Offices #Lighting #OneStationHill #ReadingUK #Photography

An urban landscape with a park and bare trees. A thick arched sign stands on thin poles over a footpath leading to a two-storey building on the left. The word LIDO is spelled out in semi-spherical dots (presumably semi-exposed lightbulbs, but they were not illuminated). The entrance to Thames Lido, Kings Meadow Road, Reading, Berkshire, UK. Photo by Gearóid Burke.

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#Lido #Signage #ReadingUK #ClassicMono #Photography

#Bards in a Bar have a fixed to 4th Saturday of the month.
So we meet Sat 28th in @sirencraftbrew.bsky.social RG1 in Friar St #ReadingUK
New #poets always welcome.
We will workshop #poetry around a prompt on the night.