Reading - the Movie

[piwacket]

Saw the interview about this on South Today yesterday
http://www.katejacksonmusic.com/romsey-the-movie/

... and immediately thought how well Reading would fit that sort of publicity!

I thought it was lovely

[carless-jane]

Agree, Lady Pi. Reckon we can all write a verse or two!! or at least a line to be continued by someone else.

Oscar Wilde was jailed in Reddin
Due to the sex of the one he was beddin

[lizwing]

Isn’t that great ! I like your suggestion Jane

[KeithW]

Agree, Lady Pi. Reckon we can all write a verse or two!! or at least a line to be continued by someone else.

Oscar Wilde was jailed in Reddin
Due to the sex of the one he was beddin

For beddin in Reddin
The place to heddin
Is Reddin prison.

Seems vaguely familiar, not sure why...

[Voiceoftreason?]

Hold on, in all seriousness folk, there IS a new movie out or out soon that is apparently set in Reading.. I can’t for the life of me remember what it’s called, but I was reading about my yesterday......

To search history I go...........

Edit, not a movie, a drama

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019 ... ones-cast/

[C.A.Versham]

Hasn't there already been a movie titled Give My Regards to Broad Street?

[piwacket]

Hold on, in all seriousness folk, there IS a new movie out or out soon that is apparently set in Reading.....

To search history I go...........

Edit, not a movie, a drama

https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019 ... ones-cast/

Um I can’t se that that’s about Reading? And certainly not in the same context as the Romsey movie

[Voiceoftreason?]

Not about, set in. Sorry

[piwacket]

Not about, set in. Sorry

Oh right

[j9j9j9]

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[piwacket]

Agree, Lady Pi. Reckon we can all write a verse or two!! or at least a line to be continued by someone else.

Oscar Wilde was jailed in Reddin
Due to the sex of the one he was beddin

I’m sure there’s a lot could be made of this potted history
http://www.localhistories.org/reading.html

If you scroll down there’s dated timeline of historical events

And this
http://www.altreading.com/a-z-readings-street-names/

[Voiceoftreason?]

Reddings where biscuits were made
But Now we abseil down The Blade
No more bulbs, no more beer
No more books are printed here.
Instead there’s loads coffee shops
In the place of those tasty hops
Crusty jugglers, dogs on string
Let’s all hear the buskers sing
Fairy lights and climate tropical
Read it all in the Chronic-al (lol)
Still I’d not live any other place
Cos then I’d have to move me heyse!

[lizwing]

[Voiceoftreason?]

Oh, blush

[carless-jane]

Good one, VoT

[piwacket]

Well done VoT!

[KeithW]

I rode my bike
Down the ballast holes
Ran with the Cubs
Through Palmer Park
Fumbled with a girl
On the Horseshoe Bridge
Born in Newtown
Born in Newtown

[piwacket]

... and another Bard has joined the Scriptwriters

[KeithW]

I rode my bike
Down the ballast holes
Ran with the Cubs
Through Palmer Park
Fumbled with a girl
On the Horseshoe Bridge
Born in Newtown
Born in Newtown

Sat with 'Bummer Joe'
In the True Pat offie
Turned down his offer
To see a 'Carry On' film
But we drank the Fanta
And then ran off home
Born in Newtown
Born in Newtown

[KeithW]

I rode my bike
Down the ballast holes
Ran with the Cubs
Through Palmer Park
Fumbled with a girl
On the Horseshoe Bridge
Born in Newtown
Born in Newtown

Sat with 'Bummer Joe'
In the True Pat offie
Turned down his offer
To see a 'Carry On' film
But we drank the Fanta
And then ran off home
Born in Newtown
Born in Newtown

We built a raft
From discarded doors
Nearly drowned in
The power station ponds
But we caught some newts
Loads of frog spawn too
Born in Newtown
Born in Newtown

[piwacket]

lovely Keith W - sounds an idyllic childhood!

[KeithW]

I rode my bike
Down the ballast holes
Ran with the Cubs
Through Palmer Park
Fumbled with a girl
On the Horseshoe Bridge
Born in Newtown
Born in Newtown

Sat with 'Bummer Joe'
In the True Pat offie
Turned down his offer
To see a 'Carry On' film
But we drank the Fanta
And then ran off home
Born in Newtown
Born in Newtown

We built a raft
From discarded doors
Nearly drowned in
The power station ponds
But we caught some newts
Loads of frog spawn too
Born in Newtown
Born in Newtown

Clay-whacking down
By the Kennet mouth
Gypsy boy
Showed me how to find
Fresh-water mussels
With a pearl inside
Born in Newtown
Born in Newtown

[piwacket]

Keith

Are there no more locally born and bred? Not me, as I didn’t get here until I was 10.... but do find the history of the town and area fascinating.

[GaryyHill]

It would be good to have a film to celebrate the town's anniversary next year.