Reading Roars!

The “de-concretisation” of Reading continues apace. Reading Borough Council have commenced a public consultation on proposals to replace the splendidly grey civic centre with something less concrete-looking.

Deputy Leader of Reading Borough Council Jo Lovelock (not “Joe”, BBC) explained:

The regeneration of this part of Reading is going to be a great opportunity to rid us of a concrete, windswept corner, which is looking very dated and sad.

This is welcome news. With the Chatham Place redevelopment project, “designed to make one of Berkshire’s top cities a prominent European location” (who wrote that?!), and Station Hill project also promising to deliver significant improvements, both architectural and social, to areas of the town, we should expect to see a more aesthetically pleasing Reading rise in the not too distant future.