Thames Valley Social Media Cafe is a Tuttle success
Sometime mid-morning on Friday 13 March, a number of social media enthusiasts talked Twitter tactics over coffee as bemused Workhouse Coffee punters looked on. It was the inaugural Thames Valley Social Media Cafe, held in Reading.
I’m not a great counter, preferring words, but I estimated there to be a dozen or so of us, including heavyweights [...]
Reading pub brought back to life as The Kennet Arms
Cllr Tony Jones said of local newspapers in Reading, “Whether we always like what they say or not, they are important to our community.”
He’s right, of course. I’m a firm believer that pubs are also important to a community, and the carnage in the countryside that I have seen recently has not exactly filled me [...]
Little girl from Reading wins Oscar
After five Oscar nominations over the years, Reading’s Kate Winslet finally fufilled her childhood dream of winning the Best Actress award for her role in The Reader (as I correctly predicted).
At the Vanity Fair party afterwards, speaking to GMTV, Kate impressively mentioned one of my favourite Reading pubs, The Retreat, not once, but twice:
My mum won [...]
Kate Winslet on TIME cover
The face of Reading’s star actress Kate Winslet is gracing the cover of TIME magazine. The words “Best Actress” are printed somewhere above her right ear.
You can read the cover story here.
When will a Reading person next appear on the cover of TIME?
The Guardian looks at Reading
Reading is the latest town to get The Guardian’s “Let’s move to…” treatment. A new location is examined every Saturday as part of the paper’s Money section, with Reading featured in today’s edition.
So what did Tom Dyckhoff say?
Fortunately, the “What’s going for it” bit is four times the size of “The case against”. On the [...]
Reading Twestival raises a grand
On Thursday night, parties were staged simultaneously around the world in “175+ cities“, including London (of course), Jerusalem, D.C, Mumbai, Ankara and… Reading.
Ok, Reading isn’t a city (really, it isn’t), but the point is our town, the digital pearl of the Thames Valley, lay host for the first time to the geeky, global and highly-publicised Twitter extravaganza named the [...]
Kate Winslet wins BAFTA
A breathless Kate Winslet received the Best Actress award at the BAFTAs, televised tonight, for her role in The Reader.
According to BBCEntsTeam, Kate said:
The girl from Reading will always be in me. These are dreams I wouldn’t dare to dream as a kid.
Reading Twestival tickets now on sale
Tickets for the Reading Twestival (not to be confused with the August Bank Holiday weekend
event) are now available.
The venue has also been announced: La Tasca. If you fancy meeting local Tweeple over a plate of bravas, visit the Reading Twestival website for full details.
Reading hosting Twestival on 12 February
For all those geekily inclined (and there’s a fair number of us), you may be interested to know that a Twestival (Twitter + festival) is planned for Reading on 12 February.
Reading will be joining some 100 cities worldwide in staging a Twestival on this day. The purpose of the event is to raise money and [...]
LV Lounge closes, Blagrave Arms reopens
The LV Lounge, based at The George Hotel in Reading town centre, has closed permanently. LV will now be converted into a restaurant.
Like a phoenix from the flames, the Blagrave Arms pubs has reopened, this time under a new owner. Its former owner had closed it down as it wasn’t making money (and has since [...]
