tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59809678257156947392024-02-20T01:49:16.648+00:00richard mckenzieRichard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.comBlogger211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-4650518055406357272013-07-11T22:03:00.001+01:002013-07-11T22:12:03.553+01:00The Council Loves My BallsThe Council has finally admintted that the roads are dangerous for my testicular health.<br />
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They promised to fill in the worst of the holes<br />
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<a href="http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/council-promises-pothole-repairs-across-4188931">http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/local-news/council-promises-pothole-repairs-across-4188931</a><br />
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And eventually they did..<br />
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My balls are much happier<br />
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<br />Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-50540490499335353132013-07-11T21:50:00.001+01:002013-07-11T21:54:29.762+01:00Reading Station Redevelopment<div style="margin: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; width: 500px;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8599875369/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Redevelopment"><img alt="Reading Station Redevelopment" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8237/8599875369_9d17f5c661_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/9258783642/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Redevelopment July"><img alt="Reading Redevelopment July" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3741/9258783642_0b92b7581e_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/9258784232/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Redevelopment July"><img alt="Reading Redevelopment July" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7401/9258784232_e3c03c67ee_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/9258783628/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Redevelopment July"><img alt="Reading Redevelopment July" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5495/9258783628_936134c936_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8984584619/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station June"><img alt="Reading Station June" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3789/8984584619_c4011ce651_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8984584543/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station June"><img alt="Reading Station June" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7318/8984584543_5f87389ca7_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8985778696/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station June"><img alt="Reading Station June" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3780/8985778696_5a57bab7c3_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8911149390/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Redevelopment June 2013"><img alt="Reading Redevelopment June 2013" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3795/8911149390_19ce561058_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8910527783/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Redevelopment June 2013"><img alt="Reading Redevelopment June 2013" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8131/8910527783_308091f2ca_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8910523759/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Redevelopment June 2013"><img alt="Reading Redevelopment June 2013" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7412/8910523759_657a5c6aa1_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8911145304/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Redevelopment June 2013"><img alt="Reading Redevelopment June 2013" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7312/8911145304_24d0866961_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8910523393/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Redevelopment June 2013"><img alt="Reading Redevelopment June 2013" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3819/8910523393_8eb21b4cf5_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751001840/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May"><img alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7318/8751001840_f479be8b55_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751002024/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May"><img alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7311/8751002024_aef11bb8ce_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751002152/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May"><img alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8417/8751002152_1fc9794348_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8749878039/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May"><img alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8749878039_56e8636de9_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8749878437/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May"><img alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7434/8749878437_2e695a290a_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751002908/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May"><img alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3761/8751002908_c2dfee3e1f_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751003158/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May"><img alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2825/8751003158_b4f8feb584_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8749879021/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May"><img alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3681/8749879021_270d85a4f0_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751003466/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May"><img alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5338/8751003466_502b8630f2_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751003668/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May"><img alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3832/8751003668_0345e0cc4d_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751003850/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May"><img alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5461/8751003850_0d203d9f2c_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8749879847/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May"><img alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8274/8749879847_b57270e134_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/sets/72157628683721123/">Reading Station Redevelopment</a>, a set on Flickr.</div>
Reading Station continues to develop. It is really starting to take shape and even prepare for the next development when the line is electrified.Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-86558554654349029052013-05-18T16:33:00.001+01:002013-05-18T16:33:57.141+01:00Reading Station Redevelopment<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8599875369/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Redevelopment" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8237/8599875369_9d17f5c661_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Redevelopment" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751001840/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7318/8751001840_f479be8b55_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751002024/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7311/8751002024_aef11bb8ce_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751002152/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8417/8751002152_1fc9794348_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8749878039/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8749878039_56e8636de9_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8749878437/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7434/8749878437_2e695a290a_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751002908/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3761/8751002908_c2dfee3e1f_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751003158/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2825/8751003158_b4f8feb584_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8749879021/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3681/8749879021_270d85a4f0_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751003466/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5338/8751003466_502b8630f2_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751003668/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3832/8751003668_0345e0cc4d_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8751003850/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5461/8751003850_0d203d9f2c_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8749879847/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8274/8749879847_b57270e134_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8749879959/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2844/8749879959_d5da51f4df_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8749880167/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7397/8749880167_a9f29ca26e_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Redevelopment May" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8646595726/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Redevelopment Post Easter" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8646595726_8a26b5aea1_s.jpg" alt="Reading Redevelopment Post Easter" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8646595954/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Redevelopment Post Easter" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8252/8646595954_a6473c72b9_s.jpg" alt="Reading Redevelopment Post Easter" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8646596196/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Redevelopment Post Easter" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8262/8646596196_1a9cf43c1a_s.jpg" alt="Reading Redevelopment Post Easter" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8645499123/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Redevelopment Post Easter" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8254/8645499123_990f7e3f62_s.jpg" alt="Reading Redevelopment Post Easter" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8646596640/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Redevelopment Post Easter" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8250/8646596640_90fdbc1462_s.jpg" alt="Reading Redevelopment Post Easter" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8646596952/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Redevelopment Post Easter" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8388/8646596952_e7222b6849_s.jpg" alt="Reading Redevelopment Post Easter" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8621869555/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Redevelopment 4th April" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8403/8621869555_de3b80aa8c_s.jpg" alt="Reading Redevelopment 4th April" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8622973928/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Redevelopment 4th April" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8253/8622973928_79fd5a2cac_s.jpg" alt="Reading Redevelopment 4th April" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8622975206/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Redevelopment 4th April" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8124/8622975206_2f82a97e4e_s.jpg" alt="Reading Redevelopment 4th April" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/sets/72157628683721123/">Reading Station Redevelopment</a>, a set on Flickr.</p></div><p>Here's the latest pictures of the redevelopment. If you look very carefully you can see that Overhead Power Cables are going up at the new depot. Cross Rail can't be that far behind</p>Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-56750743577890346732013-05-02T11:10:00.002+01:002013-05-02T11:11:49.678+01:00Council promise to stop trying to break my ballsAt last the Council has following me jumping up and down decided to do something about the dreadful state of the roads around the town.<br />
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My balls are safe from the roads, all I have to do now is make sure I don't ride in to anything.<br />
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Read the whole story <a href="http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/s/2133437_council_promises_pothole_repairs_across_reading">here</a>Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-28736882157768755032013-04-13T21:54:00.001+01:002013-04-13T21:59:18.842+01:00OK, I am obsessed, More pictures of the Reading Station Redevelopment<div style="font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em; margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8646595726/" title="Reading Redevelopment Post Easter"><img alt="Reading Redevelopment Post Easter by rdgmck" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8646595726_8a26b5aea1.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8646595726/">Reading Redevelopment Post Easter</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/">rdgmck</a> on Flickr.</span><br />
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<span style="margin: 0;">Took this picture on Tuesday this week. It shows the view you get looking East. The old central through line has been cut but the line remains. It gives a slightly strange look to the lines.</span></div>
Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-55941714880177008692013-04-06T17:47:00.000+01:002013-04-06T17:47:50.088+01:00Palm Sunday Procession<div style="margin: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; width: 500px;">
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Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-50826142193958439882013-04-01T18:08:00.001+01:002013-04-06T17:44:47.704+01:00Reading Station Redevelopment<div style="margin: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; width: 500px;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8599875369/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Redevelopment"><img alt="Reading Station Redevelopment" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8237/8599875369_9d17f5c661_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8610791120/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Redevelopment 2013 Easter Monday"><img alt="Reading Redevelopment 2013 Easter Monday" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8520/8610791120_68d8d50112_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8610791672/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Redevelopment 2013 Easter Monday"><img alt="Reading Redevelopment 2013 Easter Monday" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8397/8610791672_5451d5041b_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8610792582/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Redevelopment 2013 Easter Monday"><img alt="Reading Redevelopment 2013 Easter Monday" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8534/8610792582_a5755f5e1b_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8610792958/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Redevelopment 2013 Easter Monday"><img alt="Reading Redevelopment 2013 Easter Monday" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8123/8610792958_255ddbe78a_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8609687631/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Redevelopment 2013 Easter Monday"><img alt="Reading Redevelopment 2013 Easter Monday" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8401/8609687631_8e8a447f6e_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8610797398/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Redevelopment 2013 Easter Monday"><img alt="Reading Redevelopment 2013 Easter Monday" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8265/8610797398_37a984f8dd_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8600980090/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Easter"><img alt="Reading Station Easter" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8512/8600980090_9b4df05627_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8600091021/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Easter Reading Station"><img alt="Easter Reading Station" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8239/8600091021_1ae080ebfa_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8599909549/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Easter Reading Station"><img alt="Easter Reading Station" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8505/8599909549_158cc2f172_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8601013466/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Easter Reading Station"><img alt="Easter Reading Station" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8379/8601013466_716e979be0_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8599917909/in/set-72157628683721123/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Reading Station Easter 2013"><img alt="Reading Station Easter 2013" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8377/8599917909_fb3a57bbf3_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/sets/72157628683721123/">Reading Station Redevelopment</a>, a set on Flickr.</div>
Easter Weekend 2013 Reading Station was closed ish......There was so much work going on. I was there at 17.00 on Monday and it looked to me like there was still lots of work to do before the station reopened to First Great Western traffic. Lots and lots to see, if you haven't been round the station. I recommend it.Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-68051358465145002142013-02-02T16:32:00.001+00:002013-02-02T16:32:59.716+00:00EDL Recruiting in Reading<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8438646256/" title="EDL Reading"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8368/8438646256_b92daca463.jpg" alt="EDL Reading by rdgmck" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8438646256/">EDL Reading</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/">rdgmck</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>Sad to say that the EDL were recruiting in Broad St Reading this afternoon.<br /><br />In this picture they were trying to tell a Christian who was evangelising on the street, that they were an "honourable" organisation and that they never threatened anyone. As someone who has received a number of threats from the EDL some of them violent I had to intervene at this point. <br /><br />The chap on the right of the photo went on to tell me that he had nothing against muslims as he had lived in Pakistan but was against those muslims who wore burkas and were plotting to take over the country.<br /><br />We argued in a light hearted way for a bit, when he also admitted that he was also protesting against the decision in decision in Belfast to only fly the Union flag from the Town Hall on certain days. He also told me he was against the Poles coming over to the UK in droves.<br /><br />This arguement./discussion went on for a while and it looked to me that they packed up and went home, or at least moved on. They were not happy at being challenged in the street.<br /><br />So what should the ordinary person in the street do when they see the EDL campaigning in Reading Streets. It is probably best to simply walk on by and ignore them. Perhaps if you are of a Christian bent, they should be prayed for, perhaps. If you believe in free expression, you should express your opinion of racism to them?</p>Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-52994504291702496072013-01-13T09:40:00.001+00:002013-01-13T09:40:05.361+00:00Workers or Shirkers?<p>I was passing Jessops in Reading yesterday. It is a place I used to work and a place where I still have some friends.</p>
<p>My friends were cleaning up the shop and, I guess, doing a stock take for the administrators. It struck me that there was an important question. My friends, soon to be unemployed, were up until Jessops going in to administration "workers" but will the Government now call them "shirkers" because they have lost their jobs in the Clegg/Cameron double dip and now possibly triple dip depression.</p>
<p>I am sorry to see Jessops fail they are one of the high sts stalwalts. I fear however that my friends will be branded by the government as "shirkers" despite losing their jobs through no fault of their own.</p>
<p>They are a great bunch of guys at Jessops and I hope they get paid for the time they spent stocktaking and will be working again soon.<br>
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<div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKKooUdjA63zRbhJabF1aSF00W544vL0Ivo3JzfEFmMKWfNlQ5RJ_zA50DUmPooApYWU0j389FVzHw1RrnSseUDazEtUAeR8l89zbAREiX1zLzWH9Jh6IEjo11EWdlZOOGb_UA-Rfnbgf/s1600/20130112_140519.jpg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border='0' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKKooUdjA63zRbhJabF1aSF00W544vL0Ivo3JzfEFmMKWfNlQ5RJ_zA50DUmPooApYWU0j389FVzHw1RrnSseUDazEtUAeR8l89zbAREiX1zLzWH9Jh6IEjo11EWdlZOOGb_UA-Rfnbgf/s640/20130112_140519.jpg' /> </a> </div>Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-38296371073857478132013-01-04T21:52:00.001+00:002013-01-04T21:52:10.282+00:00Reading Station Redevelopment<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/6621374699/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Train leaving platform 4" style="display: block; 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height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8358/8255863438_bdd54a12dd_s.jpg" alt="Reading Redevelopment by Night" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/sets/72157628683721123/">Reading Station Redevelopment</a>, a set on Flickr.</p></div><p>The Reading Redevelopment continues apace. I was lucky enough to see yesterday possibly the first train on the new tracks and new platforms. I was very very excited to see some kind of rolling stock on the tracks.<br /><br />I have tried to get some more unusual shots, but access is difficult. Will keep trying and who knows what I will be able to shoot.</p>Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-3186112359299906662012-11-16T13:47:00.001+00:002012-11-16T13:47:40.654+00:00Reading Station Redevelopment<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/6621374699/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Train leaving platform 4" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6621374699_d66896c0f7_s.jpg" alt="Train leaving platform 4" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8172654448/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Redevelopment" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8489/8172654448_68417f17f4_s.jpg" alt="Reading Redevelopment" style="border:none; 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padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8187/8148535160_16f85b7945_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station New Platforms" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106637293/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Redevelopment" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8464/8106637293_781684ae30_s.jpg" alt="Reading Redevelopment" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106682188/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Redevelopment" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8470/8106682188_121f26d601_s.jpg" alt="Reading Redevelopment" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8087523299/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Development" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8336/8087523299_53a877d4d4_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Development" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8087522721/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="Reading Station Development" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8325/8087522721_eb9573ff9d_s.jpg" alt="Reading Station Development" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/7898829214/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="IMG_2140" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8308/7898829214_b6a2d007cf_s.jpg" alt="IMG_2140" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/7898826630/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="IMG_2141" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8306/7898826630_3e2665fa8a_s.jpg" alt="IMG_2141" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/7898827026/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="IMG_2142" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8173/7898827026_94b35a4c91_s.jpg" alt="IMG_2142" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/7898827478/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="IMG_2143" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8031/7898827478_5a6f5af8f6_s.jpg" alt="IMG_2143" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/7898827800/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="IMG_2144" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8316/7898827800_9d7b0673b7_s.jpg" alt="IMG_2144" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/7898828140/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="IMG_2145" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8455/7898828140_508b3425fe_s.jpg" alt="IMG_2145" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/7898828526/in/set-72157628683721123/" title="IMG_2146" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8437/7898828526_dc844831c1_s.jpg" alt="IMG_2146" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/sets/72157628683721123/">Reading Station Redevelopment</a>, a set on Flickr.</p></div><p>Reading Station keeps on changing. Here are the latest pictures of the development</p>Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-84063090160381767722012-10-29T21:18:00.001+00:002012-10-29T21:18:37.807+00:00Vive le Velo Boris.......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just got back from my summer holidays.....ok I know that its October, but as I say just got back from my hols in Northern France.<br />
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We stayed near Calais and I was pleasantly surprised to see that the town has just launched its own version of the Boris Bike.<br />
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Cheap, easy, and being French, very stylish. They got me thinking. Calais is a bit smaller than Reading and if they can do it, can we.<br />
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Looking around Calais they are all over the town, in the West, East, South, but not in the North. Obvs can't be in the North as the North of the city is sea. For a couple of Euros you can bike anywhere in the city.<br />
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I love the Boris Bikes in London, when I worked in London I regularly cycled from Paddington to Canary Wharf on one. Its a l killer journey but so so so much fun. Also cheap fun since it only cost me a quid or so to get from one side of the city to the other.<br />
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So if French can do it.....why can't Reading?Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-15346667132693896052012-10-21T16:59:00.001+01:002012-10-21T17:13:29.060+01:00A Two Demo Saturday<div style="margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 500px;">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106642543/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8190/8106642543_79a8787bc5_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106652244/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8469/8106652244_4b16dd95e5_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106640249/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8047/8106640249_ffd848e9fc_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106640039/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8195/8106640039_1acf096d17_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106640721/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8189/8106640721_34c2c04e09_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106640977/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8193/8106640977_bfd3d471cc_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106652926/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8186/8106652926_81c6148e35_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106641415/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8474/8106641415_1220b20299_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106653412/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8471/8106653412_3b61dabdf8_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106653940/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8045/8106653940_978882e7a8_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106642951/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8192/8106642951_e2dd1fc2ea_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106654982/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="IMG_3515"><img alt="IMG_3515" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8325/8106654982_28cc8784ba_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106655320/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8188/8106655320_c48ddf7956_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106643973/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8047/8106643973_8c6899d4e4_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106644357/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8055/8106644357_a2068e6435_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106644717/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8324/8106644717_f1bdf9758c_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106656660/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8465/8106656660_c8dcc88d4b_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106645441/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8184/8106645441_f8d3b7e780_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106657224/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8466/8106657224_7e090190d4_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106657586/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8184/8106657586_a3b2013460_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106646455/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8054/8106646455_456ecea956_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106658280/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8184/8106658280_13b8f31ac0_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106647131/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8330/8106647131_6425d53fdd_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/8106658864/in/set-72157631814772549/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" title="#Oct20"><img alt="#Oct20" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8468/8106658864_2853b02218_s.jpg" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 75px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 75px;" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/sets/72157631814772549/">#Oct20 Demo London</a>, a set on Flickr.<br />
I went to two Demo's yesterday, one I meant to be part of and one I bumped in to. Both completely different and both ultimately succesful only if the ballot box gives them power.<br />
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The first was outside the British Museum where a number of London based Greeks and Cypriots were protesting, fairly half heartedly it has to be said, about the Elgin Marbles and demanding their return to Greece. The second, much more vocal and huger (if thats a word) the #Oct20 march organised by the TUC.<br />
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It was great to march with 100,000 or more like minded people all calling for Cameron, Osbourne and the rest of the Coalition to abandon its love affair with austerity. We marched for justice, for the protection of public services and jobs. There were polititians, union members, members of the Hare Krishna sect and other fringe groups like the Communists all standing together, working together and struggling together.<br />
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A good natured march only slightly soured by the riot police having a strong presence outside the Ritz and the fact that in Oxford St there was absolutely no sign of the demo at all. This last point makes the point that struck me during the march, that despite many speakers calling for a National Strike and major industrial action the only way the Coalition will be truely defeated is at the Ballot Box. <br />
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We must work in every Ward and every constituency to undermine the electoral base of the Liberals and win back Constituencies lost to the Tories. At the march there were a myriad of fringe groups, each more radically pure than the next I am sure, however for victory the labour movement has to unite behind the Labour Party as the only real hope of unseating the Coalition. A protest vote for a fringe group, might make us all feel better but as a democratic blow it is the electorial equivelent of shooting your foot off to spite the enemy. The only people you hurt are your own.<br />
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As I hobbled away from Hyde Park I was left with a feeling of hope that so many were prepared to come out on what was frankly a rubbish day to show the Coalition that there is another way and I was left with a feeling that we have a lot to do to convince those happily shopping in Oxford St that this is their fight too.</div>
Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-14687958130446078762012-09-29T17:41:00.002+01:002012-09-29T19:01:54.995+01:00The Students Are Back- Horrah?Reading's University students are back and they have introduced themselves to East Reading residents with a <b>BANG</b>.<br />
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Last night's peace was rent asunder by the sound of the loudest party I have heard for a long time. As is traditional in this part of the University area, the culprits were in "Party Row" in Crescent Road. Local residents, including my wife, were woken up by the din, and I am sure that local parents whose children are not sleeping well appreciated the noise.<br />
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I was less disturbed as I had been out in town, however I came home at around 2am to the sound of the word fuck being shouted across the music emanating from the house concerned. Its obviously a house full of very poor students judging by the numbers of cars parked outside it this morning.<br />
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So what can residents and students do about the occasions when student houses disturb the night and rob residents of sleep?<br />
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I happen to know that some residents called the Police, last night however I understand that they are loathe to intervene and may or may not have attended the house yesterday to ask the students to turn the music down.<br />
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In most cases the most powerful weapon is to call the University's Community Relations Manager, <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans', verdana, Helvetica, 'sans serif'; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20.933332443237305px;"> </span>Ann Westgarth <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Lucida Sans', verdana, Helvetica, 'sans serif'; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20.933332443237305px;"> </span>0118 378 4479 or email her on ann.westgarth@reading.ac.uk and advise her of what has happened. The University has, in the past, taken such issues very seriously and has some pretty draconian powers to "encourage" wayward students to be good neighbours and not to bring the University in to disrepute.<br />
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<br />Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-80305703093002448992012-09-28T09:44:00.000+01:002012-09-28T09:49:11.072+01:00UTC Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What is the subject that causes the most heat in Park Ward and East Reading? It is the provision of school places for East Reading's children and so it was to discuss the subject that about 100 people gathered in Alfred Sutton's main hall last night.<br />
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Passions rose as the meeting, led by Cllr John Ennis, described the coming shortages in junior school and senior school places. Residents passions bubbled over in to anger when Conservative Councillor Isobel Balsdon, never known for her comfortable relationship with the public, tried to score political points while speaking on behalf of Rob Wilson MP. Passion became anger when Cllr Balsdon announced that our MP was secretly negotiating with a "provider" for a school for 11-16 year olds to be built "somewhere" in East Reading. That anger doubled when she stated that she was not at liberty to tell us anything else because of "bad publicity. Balsdon is well remembered by Park and Redlands residents as the Cllr who most vehemently supported Wokingham's plans to exclude Reading children from Maiden Erleigh School.<br />
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Cllr Ennis and Chief Education Officer Kevin McDaniel calmly presented the issues in East Reading of pupil place shortfall. In short Reading has seen a 34% growth of the 0-4 cohort from 2001 to 2011 and from 2014 will be short 12 classes at reception and the area will be short 16 classes at year 7. The £25m spent by Reading on its junior schools in expanding class provision will deal with this problem in the Junior/Primary sector, however it is at Secondary level that there are larger problems, which brought the meeting to the subject of Rob Wilson's UTC on Crescent Road.<br />
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The above map shows the way that the "Alfred Sutton" site on Crescent Road is divided.<br />
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A1 and A2 is the land that belongs to Alfred Sutton Primary School.<br />
A3 is the site of the childrens' centre on Hamilton Road<br />
B1 and B2 is the site of the UTC<br />
C1 and C2 is the part of the site owned by a developer<br />
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The temper of the meeting was that the UTC is going to happen, it will only take children aged between 14-19, but since it is going ahead we should work with it. Kevin McDaniel advised that because of its catchment area and age range it may have only a minimal effect on Reading's shortage of secondary places.<br />
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What is worrying is the fact that the Sports Hall and Tennis Courts is under the threat of development. The covenants on the land mean that it can only be used for education, unless there is no educational use for the land. Cllr Ennis explained that RBC would like to put either a 2 form primary school on the site or Secondary School. Both these ideas would need funding, and while he stated that the council was looking at borrowing to build, Government rules dictate that the option of Free School has to be muted as a first step and only when this step has been exhausted can the Council step in. There are also issues of density and making it fit it with the general area. The meeting agreed that it did not want to see housing on the site, however could not agree what it wanted.<br />
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Cllr Ennis and Kevin McDaniel both said that this morning was the beginning, not the end of the process. They both asked residents to give them their views, either directly at the meeting, or by taking part in the consultation process that will start on the 15th Oct.<br />
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So what do you think should be done with the area C1 and C2, school? something else? Whatever your opinion please take part in the consultation. When the link is up I will post it to help this.<br />
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If you want to tell me your opinion please comment below (note all comments will be moderated)<br />
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<br />Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-20380403159347675042012-09-25T19:10:00.001+01:002012-09-25T19:10:32.471+01:00Tagger Strikes Again<div><p>The Tagger who vandalised the wall on the junction of Hamilton and Crescent appears to have struck again.</p>
<p>This time the vandalism is on the wall of the Coop in Erleigh Road. </p>
<p>Perhaps it is time for Mr or Ms Tagger to pack it in now or even for someone who knows them to make a call and dobb them in.</p>
<p>In the meantime the Tag will be reported and hopefully removed soon.</p>
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The taggers have struck again on the wall between Crescent Road and Hamilton Road.<br />
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I've reported it to the Council and they are pretty good at getting the wall cleared.<br />
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If you see graffitti and tagging its so easy to report, simply ring RBC on 0118 9373737 and the helpful staff will note the problem and get it dealt with.<br />
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Simples.......Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-9344620155718288762012-09-21T10:53:00.004+01:002012-09-21T10:53:52.027+01:00School Places in East Reading<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rob Wilson MP having appeared to have washed his hands of his "half cocked" plans for a Senior School for 14-18years olds in East Reading, I am pleased to see that RBC, under the Labour Lead Councillor, Cllr John Ennis, is holding a public meeting to discuss the issue with local residents.<br />
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I spent a very pleasant morning delivering leaflets to parents as they went in to Alfred Sutton Primary advertising a Public Meeting to be held on the 27th September at 6.30pm. Most of the parents I spoke either said that they would come along or would send someone on their behalf.<br />
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Unfortunately the Head of Alfred Sutton seems to be a little confused and is humming and hawing about whether the meeting should be advertised in the school newsletter. I bumped in to a Governor of the school who told me that she is under the impression that it is some sort of party political meeting and therefore won't be advertising it. I hope after the conversation I had with the school Governor and a good reading of the leaflet above will help her to change her mind.<br />
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Nevertheless I hope that as many local parents from Alfred Sutton, Newtown, Redlands and St Johns will be able to make it as the decisions made about Secondary provision will effect East Reading for generations.<br />
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I will be there and I hope to see you there too.Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-51046819566040386262012-09-18T11:47:00.001+01:002012-09-18T11:47:23.870+01:00<div><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19631430">Romney taped at secret donor talk</a></p>
<p>The power of the internet and the recorder has done for Romney.</p>
<p>This is a reminder to all polititians that they have to be honest across their whole. Romney is guilty of the worst sort of contempt for the US electorate. But how many of our politians in the UK or even in Reading are the same.</p>
<p>I have seen with my own eyes how certian politicos in Reading say one thing in public and another in private?</p>
</div>Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-14586983801812387672012-09-07T08:27:00.003+01:002012-09-07T08:27:59.458+01:00Dave Geary<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I was sad to read that Dave Geary, former Reading Mayor and Kentwood Councillor, died last week.<br />
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I worked with Dave in 2003 when he retired as a Councillor and I was fighting for the seat he left vacant.<br />
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Dave was kind enough to endorse me and when I was knocking on doors in the Ward, so many people told me about how Dave had helped them, listened to them, sympathised with them and made their lives better.<br />
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After he retired he continued to be involved in local campaigns and especially in Kentwood. I particularly remember that he remained part of the team especially with the Siler Roses tea party, which we used to run in Kentwood Ward for the older members of the Ward and other Reading West Wards.<br />
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When I was a Councillor Dave was a guiding voice, he had a strong sense of the right way to go and Reading will miss his counsel.Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-54954398839278137562012-09-04T09:50:00.001+01:002012-09-04T10:08:03.577+01:00What A Summer<div style="margin: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; width: 500px;">
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/7806945352/in/set-72157630828198754/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Team Photo"><img alt="Team Photo" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8299/7806945352_f117f52ec9_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/7806943186/in/set-72157630828198754/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="The Team Original"><img alt="The Team Original" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7256/7806943186_8874c52a72_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/7772395014/in/set-72157630828198754/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="ETD 24"><img alt="ETD 24" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7772395014_dac28512b2_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/7748787456/in/set-72157630828198754/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="Canoe Sprint Start"><img alt="Canoe Sprint Start" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8443/7748787456_3d5a62da50_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/7748498220/in/set-72157630828198754/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="LOCOG cars waiting to go"><img alt="LOCOG cars waiting to go" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8429/7748498220_02aae3c11c_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/7748481836/in/set-72157630828198754/" style="display: block; float: left; height: 75px; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px;" title="ETD 22"><img alt="ETD 22" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8433/7748481836_d4dd9fc4f3_s.jpg" style="border: none; height: 75px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px;" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/sets/72157630828198754/">Olympics Scrap Book</a>, a set on Flickr.<br />
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What a Summer it has been for me. I have been working on the biggest project in the UK this summer the London 2012 Olympics.<br />
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I have been working for G4S, I know but I needed a job, helping to provide the security to the Eton Dorney rowing site. I will publish my thoughts on G4S later, however I would like to share my photo scrap book of the time I have spent at Eton Dorney.<br />
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I arrived at the site on 9th July and have been there ever since. My feelings about G4S will be dealt with in a later post, however my feelings about the Olympic and Paralympics can be summed up by the lump in my throat that formed when I heard the national anthem followed by David Bowie's Heroes at the last medal ceremony of the Rowing Paralympics. I felt an intense pride at having worked at a world event which the wider TeamGB, athletes, organisers, volunteers, staff, security guards, military, police, builders, and general public worked so well together.It seemed to be a moment when we could be proud to be us, proud to be a chaotic, multi layered, multi peopled, slightly cynical, and disorganised nation that can really pull it out of the bag when we need to.<br />
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It will be a long while before we see days like this again.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/7916449886/" title="ETD81 by rdgmck, on Flickr"><img alt="ETD81" height="285" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8038/7916449886_1ebe25556f.jpg" width="500" /></a>Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-90506730056880895302012-07-28T22:25:00.002+01:002012-07-28T22:25:28.360+01:00Crumbs I'm BusyNo posts for ages. Still very interested locally, but am working at a very large international event for a company that has been much in the news.......so am up to my neck in it. Will post my thoughts of the debacle when the large event's over. But in the mean time here is opening ceremony of the big event I am working at.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01l4ldk/">http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01l4ldk/</a><br />
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And the mad begining<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xW5abat5NEU?rel=0" width="560"></iframe>Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-77419922877491213242012-07-12T16:57:00.002+01:002012-07-12T18:55:57.215+01:00Breaking My Balls!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As a cyclist I am very sensitive to pot holes and cracks in the road.<br />
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In Crescent Road, East Reading round the corner from one of our local Ward Councillors there is a huge constellation of pot holes which cause enormous runctions when I cycle along the road.<br />
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The pot holes are so deep that my testicles are violently crushed every time my bike lurches in to them. Its not as if they, the pot holes not my testicles, are avoidable, they lie across the centre of the carriageway and give cyclists nowhere to go while avoiding parked cars and nutter drivers who refuse to give way.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjCEmM5ThTduIxMCc3BOxYdLW28CN2ipXsXvoY3CpQBrFX6KMabcZjzTPW6lRnf5uL1sLqFQB6pV3MQ74NF41T6hn7hUpgRGYTHKJQVlo_Q5j_Xk33VDrGyY2W0hQS-0AHnHrEctoDW_0/s1600/20120712_161050+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjCEmM5ThTduIxMCc3BOxYdLW28CN2ipXsXvoY3CpQBrFX6KMabcZjzTPW6lRnf5uL1sLqFQB6pV3MQ74NF41T6hn7hUpgRGYTHKJQVlo_Q5j_Xk33VDrGyY2W0hQS-0AHnHrEctoDW_0/s320/20120712_161050+(1).jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="background-color: white;">It is probable that my local Councillors are happy to see my bollocks broken, however I wonder why these inch deep craters have not been properly dealt with. As you can see from the pictures there has been an attempt to patch them however the fix is lamentable and they remain a lethal trap for any under confident cyclist.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">I have reported the pot holes to the Council and hopefully they will be sorted shortly, but I wonder why they have been left in such a sorry state. Its not as if they aren't obvious surely they must be a priority, if not on testicular health grounds on road safety grounds. I hope for the sake of my bruised undercarriage they are sorted soon and will be monitoring the state of the road closely.</span>Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-53903980628126108522012-07-08T14:28:00.000+01:002012-07-08T14:28:50.932+01:00Your Caring Sharing Coop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Erleigh Road Coop has just come first in the competition for medium sized Coops.<br />
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It is, you could say, the best Coop in the country. We are very lucky in East Reading around the junction to have such a good selection of good shops. There is the larger Coop on the Junction, great shops opposite Alfred Sutton and on Erleigh Road chemists, green grocers and a fantastic offie.<br />
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My wife and I have more or less given up going to the large supermarkets on the edge of town, while they are sometime cheaper I find the whole atmosphere so massively depressing that I would rather pay a bit more and shop every day.<br />
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The Coop can be a little eccentric on occasion, but it has most of what we need to enjoy great meals and the odd treat. The staff are always cheerful and I seem to bump in to most of my friends there. The more of us that support the local shops to more likely they are to thrive, they are always colourful and if you can stand the fact that quite a few of the customers are still in their pjs its a great place to shop.<span style="background-color: white;"> </span>Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5980967825715694739.post-83105297430854701762012-07-04T20:52:00.001+01:002012-07-04T20:54:20.709+01:00Reading Station Redevelopment<div style="margin: 0; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; width: 500px;">
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59829038@N07/sets/72157628683721123/">Reading Station Redevelopment</a>, a set on Flickr.</div>
I am very interested in Railways and have been following the redevelopment of Reading Station over the last 6-7 months. <br /><br />Although started in the last couple of years the development was planned and authorised by the Labour Government before 2010.<br /><br />I hope you like the pictures, I am updating them as the building works change and develop.Richard McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14419871503169716131noreply@blogger.com0