A ‘great day out’: 1989 charity rememberedkick-about

general meeting.

Rob says: “It’s a real honour, and the silver salver given to us as a prize was proudly on display at the event.

“We also get to judge the 2023 anthologies in contention for this year’s award - a responsibility we plan to take very seriously.

“It’s been six years since our last anthology, Tales From Our Town was released, so the time was ripe for a new collection.

“The Three Bs reflects the love we have for Reading, and the endless inspiration it gives us in our writing.’ n The Three Bs is available to buy through Amazon as an ebook or paperback. Look out for QR code flyers in Tutu’s Ethiopian Table and around town, or use the download URL: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09TZ6F3F5 n For more information on Reading Writers, what they do and how they do it, you can visit their website:

OH YES: YES award winners celebrate their achievements.

SOUTH Reading footballers laced up for a cause on a sweltering May afternoon 34 years ago.

South Reading Community Centre took on Windsor in a match for youngster Paul Makepeace as players took to a rock-hard pitch.

The picture, which was posted on Whitley Community Museum’s Facebook page, garnered a strong response from its members, with many reminiscing about the event and recognising loved ones.

Curator David Turner explained: “I found this photograph in our archive collection without any information. But with 95 responses, I soon had a history of this particular team and the event of that particular day.

“It was a charity football match between SRCC and Windsor for Mr and Mrs Makepeace’s son, Paul. What I didn’t know when I posted this photograph was that it was in fact Paul’s 37th birthday.

“I have said before that local football teams created a camaraderie not seen in today’s era of PlayStations keeping people indoors.”

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Collectively, commenters were able to identify the vast majority of the team.

Trevor Absolom said: “They were great days. Dave Stannett had the best left peg outside of pro football,” while Steve Priest described the event as a “great day out”.

With over 4,800 followers on Facebook, the Whitley Community Museum is an accessible online and in-person resource.

The group serves as a platform for residents past and present to share memories through photographs and comments.

It also allows group members to reconnect, with members reacquainting themselves with friends and schoolmates from decades ago.

The museum held a Whitley Way Back When event at the Community Cafe on Northumberland Avenue earlier this year to showcase its photographs and exhibits inperson.

n For more information, search: Whitley Community Museum on www.facebook.com achievement that gives me a great sense of pride.

“The University of Reading has strong links with industry.

“We are always thinking about how our world class research can be translated for positive impacts in society.

“The YES competition is a great way for bright minds to gain entrepreneurial skills and an understanding that they do not have to be permanently chained to the lab bench. We expect that they will use these skills to bring real life products to market, in the future.”

Bound. wrapped in cellophane. Such a paltry price for slaughter. Marked down, overlooked again. Fading, in a bucket of stagnant water.

I could weep; a compassionless waste. Never gift me cut flowers. In growth, in life out in rain and sun; they hold their beauty and their power.

I would not call you thoughtless nor say you are not trying. In truth; it saddens me to see them condemned to be admired while they are slowly dying.

Kathryn McCone Usher

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