Terry's Reading Walkabouts

20/02/2025

These intrepid 7 walkers did with me, my Special Updated 'Vote 106' PART 2 (2018 was the 100 year Anniversary of more UK people winning the right to vote, especially women) - Women of Reading - WB this morning. The generally little rain was a nuisance, but not a distraction.

We had a few laughs 7 I narrowly one the quiz on the way around by 3-2, finding the MERL full (Half-Term) we retired to the UoR Dairy, foe an excellent lunch & chat.

Dig thank you guys for the most generous donation of £60 to my charities! Enjoy the photos all (Thank you to Nick for some of them)!!

19/02/2025

Welcome to all my new followers, I now have over 1,700 of you wonderful people! Please engage and if you can & live locally, come on a Walkabout!

Warming up, soon be shorts time!

16/02/2025

Alternatively to book on a Walkabout, especially if you want more than 1 place, Ring or Text me 07505 351517 or Message me or Email me via my Website (where you will find out so much extra info. Including details of all my 22 Different Walkabouts) - readingwalkingtours.co.uk - I hope this helps you all?

Friendly guided walks (Tours) around Reading's Culture History, Heritage. local sites & its famous people, Suitable for all ages & abilities.

16/02/2025

A Question I get asked a lot is hiw do you join one of my Walkabouts. EASY you can join them in many ways! In Facebook on my page, you will see a 'More' tab. Click on 'Events' and all my upcoming Walkabouts are there. Click to Open any that you fancy & you can then Click 'Going'. I don't recommend Clicking on 'Interested' as that does not reserve a place!

15/02/2025

Some more photos from our Kendrick CA WB today, care of the very nice Eileen, enjoy

15/02/2025

It would be very nice & useful, if any of my walkers would like to write me a Review on Tripadvisor or Google.

And big thank you to Eileen for writing me a Review on this page

15/02/2025

Even some cold light rain, could not dampen the spirts of the 19 entrepred walkers on the 2nd outing of our (in partnership with Richard Bennett (RCS Chairman & good friend) NEW Kendrick CA Walkabout!

We even managed to walk around part of London Road Campus!!

Wash up in the wonderful MERL, GOOD Chat even if I did forget to get out my RAG Mags. Thanks Conny for my Tea & a few good chats.

Plus another very generous donation of £145 to my main charities!!!

Big Thank you to Miz & Eileen (see separate posting) for sharing there photos, enjoy -

The next outing for this Walkabout is Sat 22nd March, 10am meet!

13/02/2025

So what a great launch for my & Jen's 2025 Medieval Reading Walkabout - a hardy mix of new, regular & some great walkers i have not seen for a while, made this a very special day & Walkabout (WB)!

Jen has become a friend & great co-leader/developer of this WB. producing some key information that I probably would have missed, a brilliant Medieval Kings/Queens family tree, maps & input from a true devotee of the Medieval period. She also made my outfit!!

And to prove this 19 walkers donated a very impressive £156 to my 2 main charities!!!

I know many of my Followers, can't do the walkabout for various reasons, so please enjoy small collection of todays photos, most taken by the great photographer & fellow Reading walk leader - Caroline Greatrix who I have ended up inspiring in a small way.

All this continues to inspire mee to find out more & more of Reading's lost/hidden -History, Culture & Heritage - long may it continue!!!

10/02/2025

Well another unexpected phone call from BBC Radio Berkshire. They wish to discuss one of Women in my book - Influential Women of Reading tomorrow on air at about 7.40am.

This is wrt to it being - tomorrow - International Day of Women and Girls in Science!

I'm a big supporter of Women equality in everything, so happy to get up early to do this!

Listen in if you can, to find out which one it is going to be!

06/02/2025

We were depleted in numbers, but not enthusiasm & fun for our Walkabout today!

And we were able to celebrate the Walkway from Ebb & Flow (Friar St) to the station being open. A great improvement in the area!

05/02/2025

Yesterday afternoon (after 2 hours of strenuous garden digging) I delivered a short talk on Reading for one of my current charities - Reading & West Berkshire MND at there February meet up in Calcot. I so like to get involved with my charities and this was the 2nd opportunity.

Plus I was given the opportunity to Talk next week to Purley-on-Thames WI, as their planned speaker has had to drop out.

01/02/2025

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Jennifer Clarke, Caroline Jones

30/01/2025

One of my Walkers Shaun has for many years now, has been trying to find any images of the Green Monkey Road House / Restaurant, art deco built in 1936 which was located at Shepherds House Hill (A4 London Road) at Earley near Reading Berkshire.
This was an attractive building with a green pantiled roof, white walls and latterly sporting a large green monkey cartoon at the front.

Sadly it was bulldozed in the mid 1960s due to road widening. He is particularly interested in any 1950s Photos that seem almost impossible to find.

Shaun, is a ken painter & this building is special wrt his family & growing up, if you can help, please comment below or message me or email me.

Shaun, please add anymore details as you wish.

30/01/2025

Wow - Todays donations have taken me over raising £2,000 for both - https://www.mndassociation.org/support-and-information/local-support/branches/reading-and-west-berkshire-branch & https://www.abctoread.org.uk/?

Imagine if you couldn’t read the labels on your food, emails from your friends or the instructions for operating a Smart phone.

30/01/2025

What a great sunny day to do the 1st brand new Kendrick CA Walkabout with Richard Bennett (the photographer).

So good to have several local people present with their experiences of living in the area.

Plus a bonus from Shaun, who spoke about the memories he had about his Grandparents house in Morgan Road!

11 of us went into MERl for Cuppa, great cakes & to chuckle at m old UoR RAG mags. Plus a wonderful donation of £160 to my charities.

If you are booked on the the two repeats coming up, you are in for a treat!