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Terry's Reading Walkabouts

20 Themed walks of My Home Town, I cover history, culture, events, people in a fun & entertaining way.
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I ask for a £5-£10 donation for adults to Reading charities (that change each year), I'm non-profit making, so far I have raised over £22,000 in 8 years I set up Terry's Reading Walkabouts (guided walks) in 2016 with the aims/objectives:-

1 To get fitter in a proactive way,
2 To pass on my love of Local history, culture, famous people, Myths, battles, gardens, architecture, gardens, buildings, an

d more in a fun way
3 I have lived here all my life (my parents before me) & feel that many people now living or travelling to Reading (RDG) do not know about or fully appreciate it’s history, facilities and opportunities e.g. the beauty & accessibility of the Thames, King's & Hills Meadows.
4 I’m a people person & greatly enjoy meeting, helping people. I cannot think of a better way of doing, then hosting my Walkabouts.
5 To raise monies for many local charities

These are fun & interactive ways to find out about Reading. I have 20 different Themed Routes:-
1 Town Centre, Abbey, Forbury Gardens, famous 5B’s & much more!
2 Reading to Caversham return, part via the River Thames
3 Influential Women of Reading Part 1, now my book
4 Influential Women of Reading Part 2, now my book
5 Baker Street Conservation Area (CA)
6 Downshire Square CA - Bricks & Water
7 Reading's Architecture - 5 famous architects in the world have buildings in Reading
8 Reading's Proud Photographic Heritage - Birth of Photography started in Reading!
9 Reading Past Crime & Punishment – very popular
10 Ghost walkabout (Evening or Daytime) Best for Autumn or Winter
11 Rising Sun Arts Centre 30th Aniv. - Alfred Waterhouse, Pubs, London St, Southampton St,. very old Areas of Reading.
12 Castle Hill/Coley Heritage
13 Edible Reading - Famous Factories, People, Places & Products
14 Tilehurst My Home Village
15 Huntley & Palmer's 200th Aniv. Year
16 The Mount, Redlands & Alexandra Roads CAs
17 St Peter's Caversham Conservation Area (CA) & Beyond
18 6 Bridges and A Bridge Too Far!
19 Victorian Park area
20 Katesgrove Area 'Bricks, Iron, Sails, Education, Potts & a Meadow'

So far I have raised over £19,500 for 18, mostly local charities in 6.5 years since I started!. I have taken out 2400+ people, mix of Residents & Visitors

16/11/2024

Private Dixon last outing this year. Doing my People’s Pantry bombing Walkabout this lunchtime after Mike Cooper's excellent talking the subject.

These photos were actually taken on my Tilehurst Remembrance Walkabout by Joanne Faulkner, thank you Joanne.

16/11/2024

Private Dixon is out again for his last outing of 2024!

If you would like to join me for my 1 hour People’s Pantry WB, come to Reading Museum before 12.30? We will be in the entrance area!

This is also the last fund raising WB for Scotty's Little Soldiers wonderful charity!!!.

16/11/2024

Just to remind you all, I also do Talks, especially over Autumn & Winter!

I have several PowerPoint presentations on Reading Goal, Sit-Down Walkabout (primary for those that can't walk far, but good for all), Reading Victorian buildings & a brand new one!

The writing of my joint book 'Influential Women of Reading' produced in Covid just after breaking my hip!

If anyone or organisation, like WIs, Church groups, U3As etc. Companies are interested, just let me know by comments, Telephone etc.

16/11/2024

Facebook popularity seems to be waning, but my number of followers continues to go!

I now have 1,605 from all over the World!!

14/11/2024

An excellent Tilehurst Walkabout this morning including some excellent additional walkers stories, like the time the time the Osmonds came to Tilehurst!

And from Gill when relating to the size off allotments - ‘A rod is a measure of land dating back to Saxon times when it was defined as the total length of the left feet of the first sixteen men to leave church on Sunday morning!!

Finally another generous £70 donated by 9 Walkers & a very well behaved dog to 'Scotty's Little Soldiers' which takes the money donated so far for that charity to over £700!

13/11/2024

I'm doing my Special 1 hour People’s Pantry bombing Walkabout which is linked to the amazing Mike Cooper Talk in Reading Museum in the morning.

I think the Talk is sold out (but worth a check). You need to go to Reading Museum what's on to check or ring the Museum.

Anyway there are likely to be room for a few of you to join the Walk. Likely to start at 12 to 12 30ish.

If you are interested in the walking let me know ASAP.

13/11/2024

Good morning all, I have had the call from Reading Civic Society, Chairman Richard Bennett, can you help re 2025 - Look Draw Build@Reading Station.

I hope my friends in the Reading Area can help with the following:-

Bottle tops, loo roll cores, old CDs as before, if you can start collecting and then give them to me as and when.

Any questions reply via comments.

You probably have atleast 2 months to collect, BFN.

A creative learning programme that uses the Reading Station to inform, and inspire, some 600 Primary Schools students every year.

09/11/2024

We are watching the BBC - Festival of Remembrance from the Albert Hall. I have watched it more years than I can remember, but it still moves me so much. We have been to the cenotaph twice, which is extremely moving. We both had fathers & relatives who served.

Freedom is something so easily taken for granted, but fought for by so many, many not coming back - We will not forget you!

I'm extremely proud to be supporting a little know Military Charity this remembrance period - see link below. And amazingly I have exceeded my target of £500, (so far = £656 ) with 2 Walkabouts to go!!

I will be watching BBC TV when I can tomorrow morning (or on catch-up) and looking out for their distinctive Yellow & Black scarves! -

Military charity, Scotty's Little Soldiers, provide support for bereaved military children who have experienced the death of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces.

09/11/2024

Big thank you to Jonathan Littleford, for permission to share some of his excellent photos, taken on today's special Tilehurst Remembrance Walkabout. They include us observing our own 2 mins silence at the Tilehurst War Memorial

09/11/2024

Another Special Tilehurst Remembrance period Walkabout this morning where 18 fellow walkers helped me understand & salute what was happening in Tilehurst in WWI & WWII.

Plus these amazing people donated £150 to Scotty's Little Soldiers (SLS) Charity.

This has smashed my target for this year Remembrance period & I still have 2 more Walkabouts for SLS TO GO!!

More photos to follow later!

07/11/2024

This great short video, sums up what my current Scotty's Little Soldiers is all about -

Scotty’s Little Soldiers has revealed the true picture of how many bereaved military children there are every year – and are appealing for your support and donations. New figures now show that each year approximately 2,100 children experience the death of a parent who served in the British Armed...

07/11/2024

Next April (2025) Vol. 2 comes out, I'm sure this is going to be as good as Vol. 1

In his inimitable and entertaining style, Adrian Moulton tells the story of Reading’s local music scene in the aftermath of the infamous Bill Grundy interview with the S*x Pistols which led to the …

07/11/2024

Today on my Walkabout, on of the walkers who came on it is Mark Warth, who is one of the co-authors of this excellent Two rivers Press book. It is so good it deserves a shout out here -

This is a hugely well-informed and entertaining account of live music in Reading between 1966 and 1976, from the emergence of psychedelia to the dawn of punk Relive the decade when Reading’s …

07/11/2024

What a great Reading to Caversham Walkabout with these very engaging 13 walkers. We had a fun time, had a chat to Paddington (see photos) & some of us had a further interest chat in the Three Guineas Pub afterwards!

An excellent £80 in donations for Scotty's Little Soldiers.

Plus Serena from Singapore joined us and has written a separate post/review with several photos

https://www.facebook.com/scottyslittlesoldiers

06/11/2024

Very Good News - Our builders are not now starting until January 25, so these are my new Dec. 24 Walkabouts dates & themes as follow:-

Thursday 5th December – 10am Meet - Walkabout No. 15 - Huntley & Palmer's 200th Aniv. Year - I will set this up ASAP!

Saturday 14th December - 10.30 Meet - Walkabout No. 6 - Downshire Square - Bricks & Water Walkabout – I will set this up ASAP!

Thursday 12th December – 10am Meet - Walkabout No. 8 - The Original & Best - Terry's Reading's Proud Photographic Heritage Walkabout – Meet Queen Victoria Statue – I will set this up ASAP!

See as many of you as possible on these popular Walkabouts.

04/11/2024

We are having 2 weeks of building work brought forward to take place on our bungalow in early December, therefore I might be moving those planned Walkabouts to January - I will be making a decision very soon!

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I hope the judge will go easy on these 11 poor souls, subjected to my Reading Crime and Punishment Walkabout this morning. Surely that is enough Punishment, please spare the birch!