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Newbury Living Advent Calendar 2020 Newbury’s Living Advent Calendar has been bringing Christmas cheer for the third year running to local residents, this time in a pandemic-friendly way. Whereas for the past two years the “revealing” of the door or a window by a local business or resident has been accompanied by a small event …
Here comes Christmas 2021! The Christmas workshops are beginning to appear and selling fast, so if you are looking for Christmas wreath workshops, Christmas events, Christmas cookery courses , it maybe time to take a look at what is on offer for 2021. Christmas Wreath Making at Basildon Park pjallens • 7th November 2021 Winter …
This week’s Ageing Creatively activities We have had another exciting week since our last article. At our Creative Arts Club at Theale Library, we did silk painting with the wonderful Helen Mortimer with some incredible results! Cinderella our 2021/2022 pantomime also opened at the Corn Exchange on Friday to a packed auditorium (oh yes it …
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The festive season is nearly here and we’re getting ready to celebrate! In addition to our regular events, we have lots of extra, FREE activities taking place throughout December and you are warmly invited to join us. These include: Monday 1st (onwards): Pick up an activity pack at Burghfield Common Library for children to make …
Beautiful local country pubs throughout West Berkshire. Riverside locations, pubs with gardens for the summer and log fires for the winter evenings. Relax with friends and family enjoying locally resourced food and drink for that special Sunday roast lunch. We have a look at our favourites. The Eastbury Plough The Queen's Arms, East Garston The …
Welcome Don’t the months just fly by, and every day brings a new challenge or opportunity. With Christmas just around the corner we have been contemplating one of our biggest challenges, and that is how we support the ever-growing ‘Working Poor’ group. These are not your headline grabbing, Sky TV and 40-a-day smokers that the mass …
About Drink Food The King Charles Tavern Public House is located in Newbury on Cheap Street, the pub offers a warm, rustic and comfortable interior with a delightful seasonal British menu. Enjoy local ales, a creative cocktail or the daily market fish special in the comfort of the Ground Floor Bar, surrounded by open fireplaces …
We couldn’t begin the build up to Christmas without a Christmas Tree. James is the Managing Director Yattendon Estates and he comes to tell us the story of their Christmas Trees. Yattendon Estate have over 30 years of experience growing Christmas Trees, all their trees are homegrown and from sustainable stock. They hand pick each …
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Only last week we were enjoying the most splendid autumn colours that in Britain we have seen in a few yearsThe hot sunny weather helps the trees to store huge levels of sugar which produce these amazing bright glowing colours to lift our spirits in to the winter months One of our best spectacular sights in …
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As the world has changed around us over the last year, we have been suspended in a liminal space. This season at Basildon Park we celebrate the opportunity to let our senses lead us through this transition.
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