Walking The Chiltern Way
Every now and again the weather gods smile down on my walking companion and poet, Peter Gibbs, and I as we follow our year-round progress of walks across Britain every twelve weeks and have been doing ...
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NIGEL HEATH TAKES A WINTER WALK ALONG THE KENNET AND AVON CANAL
It was definitely a case of sliding doors when my walking companion and poet Peter Gibbs and I set out from Reading on a bitterly cold January morning to walk the sixty- nine miles to Bradford on Avon ...
Let’s celebrate our libraries
In 1850, the Public Libraries Act was passed giving local authorities the ability to establish public libraries that were free to all. The provision of books and pamphlets was seen as a way to encoura ...
Share the gift of reading
Most of us take it for granted that we can read; it comes naturally and we don’t think much about it. But can you imagine how your life might unfold if reading was a struggle? Reading unlocks a world ...