Archive for May 2009
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Reading’s Alive: Latin American students, money for Mongolia and a cracking pole
My attention was drawn to another charity event recently: Reading’s Alive/Mongolia Benefit Gig, held at the 3Bs after the Reading Half Marathon (more travelling back in time here). I didn’t take part in the morning run. I stood pathetically at the bottom of Kendrick Rd, watching, as wave after wave of participants ran past. It [...]
Students sky dive for Rise and Shine Festival
I was recently contacted by a lovely group of students about a charity sky dive that they were taking part in a little more than a month ago, on Sunday 5 April, in Bicester. The sky dive was held in aid of a new one-day festival, Rise and Shine Festival, planned for Reading’s Kings Meadow in September [...]
Steve Coppell should stay
I’m going to be working backwards for the time being, leaving things I should have covered weeks ago last (one advantage is that these posts will then appear at the top).
I will begin by saying farewell, Steve Coppell, Reading FC’s managerial magician. I’m not convinced that now is the time to step down, however. All clubs (and fans) suffer [...]
A word about the barrenness of late
Exhibiting more wide-eyed determination than a west London footballer on a bad day, I return to this blog after an absence of several weeks.
I apologise to those who were promised posts with none arriving (a bit like Royal Mail, but without the staggering profit). I’m not apologising for the doughnut entry below (the doughnuts were [...]
