Life's about experiences. These are mine.
Once a year places of historic interest that wouldn’t normaly be open to the public throw open their doors for Heritage Open Days. I read somewhere that these places are obliged to do so annually as part of the conditions of government/lottery funding, although I can’t find any evidence to back that statement up. Either …
Over the years I have spent many hours watching my kids take part in various extra curricular activities. This has included standing on the side of a football pitch on a cold Sunday morning watching a herd of eight year olds chase a ball, seated in an airless theatre as the local amateur dramatic society …
This months selection includes a contribution from an act I saw at this year’s Weyfest. This months additions are: Kokomo – Kokomo Kokomo – Rise & Shine All About Eve – Fairy Night Lights Yes – Heaven & Earth Asia – Omega Roddy Woomble & Band – Live at Kings Place (SoS) LSO – Haydn – Symphonies No.9 (SoS) This month saw the release of the …
My third time back at Weyfest this year and suddenly the secret seems to be out as it seemed much busier right from the opening act on Friday evening. It’s still a small and friendly festival with four stages spread over a small area making it easy to get about and maximise what you can …
As a birthday treat we went to the glamorous setting of the outskirts of Watford at the weekend to visit The Making of Harry Potter at the Warner Bros. Studios. There was much excitement! Caution – spoilers if you read on. The tickets are for a timed entry that ensures that there isn’t an overwhelming …
I did something that I hadn’t done in a very long time last week. I paid a visit to my local library. Hit hard by the digital age it seems that they are fighting back and to see that for myself I needed to update my library card with my email address and a pin …
So Reading has jumped on the local bike hire bandwagon with the launch of ReadyBike (surely it should be ReadiBike?). This is a scheme similar to the one so popular in London where a number of bike stations have been placed around the town and you and pick-up and drop-off from these. Coverage seems quite wide …
Quiet month for music with only three purchases along with the Society of Sound downloads and these three are all the same artist. This months additions are: Amarante – The Problem was Me EP Amarante – Udana Prana Amarante – Elapsed Euphoria Tom Cawley’s Curios – Captive (SoS) LSO – Brahms – German Requiem (SoS) Sometimes I come across music in the …
I have to admit that I wasn’t old enough to see Monty Python when they were first shown on TV (Not the Nine o’Clock News was more my era) but I have watched them repeatedly since then along with the films. When it was announced that the five remaining members where reuniting for a series …