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Reading Enews – December 2007 Reading UK CIC Reading’s economic development company contact details are shown below: Executive Director,
Tim Smith Economic Development
Manager, Richard Byard BID Manager,
Post vacant Destination
Manager, Sue Brackley The Company is located at Davidson House, Forbury Square and acts as a Delivery Partner for the 2020 (Local Strategic) Partnership, to: promote and sustain the economic development of Reading to achieve sustainable prosperity for those that live, work, play, visit, do business and invest in the area. Reading UK CIC is a Community Interest Company, limited by guarantee and registered in England & Wales: No. 5671172. Planning The applications for the retention of telephone kiosks and change of use to form combined public payphones and ATMs outside 24–25 Broad Street and Bristol And West Arcade in Friar Street have been refused. The application lodged by Norwich Union Life Pensions Ltd for Abbey Gate at 57–75 Kings Road to: install new low level backlit stainless steel building signage attached to new cantilevered canopy has been approved (October’s enews refers). Haslams Chartered Surveyors After nearly 120 years occupying its current premises at 156 Friar Street, Haslams Chartered Surveyors will soon be moving offices. The firm, founded in 1838 and one of the oldest professional practices in the country will relocate in early December to County House at 17 Friar Street. The Chartered Surveyors will still work closely with Haslams Residential Estate Agents, which will continue to operate from its current premises at 155 Friar Street. Market Place The second event in the newly refurbished Market Place area will be a speciality market staged by The Freemarketeers: ‘The Big Green Market’ will take place from Thursday 13 to Saturday 15 December. Connect Reading Planning for 2008's first
Connect Reading Forum has already
begun. The event will take place on
Weds 13 February in the Regus meeting rooms at GreenPark.
It will focus on Reading's Future
Growth, looking at projects such
as the re-development of Reading
Station, M4 Junction 11, a briefing
on the New Growth Point status for
Reading and what the SEEDA Diamond
for Investment & Growth
will bring to the town. Retail Broad Street Mall Blue Star (fashion) has opened in 64 BSM (ex Game unit) on a six-month temporary deal. Northwood (estate agent) will commence fitting out at 37 Oxford Road (next to Peacocks). Broad Street Mall is open until 8pm weekdays throughout December and the NCP car park refurbishment works have been halted until 7 January 2008. BSM’s first Charity Ball was a great success: 140 people attended and many took part in the charity auction, which raised in excess of £10,000 for the ‘Royal Families’. Details and images are at BSM’s updated website: http://www.broadstreetmall.com. The Oracle MA Potters on the Riverside has been bought and is currently refitting; it will re-open shortly and trade as Bella Pasta. Bar 38 on the Riverside is currently closed and shop fitting, it will re-open as the Ivory Lounge with a higher food offer than the current format. Santa Fe on the Riverside will close for a shop fit after Christmas and re-open as Ha Ha Bar. BT has opened a mall site outside Boots and has signed a one year deal. Reading’s first real ice rink has been installed on The Oracle Riverside and will operate until 6 January 2008. Tickets will be £7 for adults and £5 for children (under 12). Town Centre Special Shopping Evening - Monday 3 December, 6pm - 8pm An evening of special offers, refreshments and entertainment, helping to make Christmas shopping an easy and enjoyable experience for the elderly and disabled. For further details call 0118 939 0771 or visit www.reading.gov.uk Civic Carol Service - Thursday 13 December, 6.30pm Minster
Church of
St Mary
the Virgin,
St Mary's
Butts Ancient
Egypt: Reading’s Egyptology collection Amazing treasures from the museum’s Egyptology collection are on display for the first time in many years in our Ancient Egypt exhibition. The exhibition illustrates aspects of life and death in Ancient Egypt and includes complementary objects loaned by the British Museum and, from Birmingham Museum, the mummy of Namenkhet-Amun. The
Thames to
Tahiti: Robert
Gibbings, artist,
author and
adventurer Robert Gibbings did more than anyone to bring the art of wood engraving to the general public. He owned the Golden Cockerel Press and wrote a series of river and travel books, including the best-selling Sweet Thames Run Softly and lorana! A Tahitian Journal. This exhibition explores his colourful life and art through his beautiful engravings, books and personal memorabilia. For full details, including opening hours, see www.readingmuseum.org.uk The next edition of enews will be in February 2008. Tim Smith This newsletter
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