30 Silver Street, Reading, RG1 2ST

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Reading Lockdown Quilt

By Amy

Our Lockdown Quilt is finally here...A patchwork of images, drawings, films, stories, poems and words chronicling the experiences of people in Reading during the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020.

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#forburygardens

By Amy

We are deeply saddened by yesterday's terrible events at Forbury Gardens.

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Black Lives Matter

By Amy

The Rising Sun is a place where all voices are welcome, and we stand in solidarity with black artists and the black community as whole, both here in Reading and around the world.

Quilt

Submitted by Filip on Sun 31 May

 

Would you like to be part of Reading Lockdown Quilt? 

Reading Lockdown Quilt is an online patchwork of images, videos, poems, dances, paintings, poems, words, tweets. The quilt is a chronicle of the Covid-19 lockdown in Reading. It's a powerful record of isolation in Reading which will speak powerfully to future generations.

Please read the guidelines before uploading  your patch to the Quilt.

Upload your patch:

Word of mouth? Online? Facebook? Instagram? Twitter? Other
Files must be less than 8 MB.
Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png pict psd pdf doc docx ppt pptx xls avi mov mp3 wav zip.
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COVID-19 - latest news

By Damien

COVID-19 outbreak and The Rising Sun.

Day of the Waffles! (Swedish Waffle day)

Submitted by Damien on Sun 15 Mar
Wed 25 Mar, 7:00pm

Since day of the waffles was such a success last year we have been persuaded to do it again this year!


Cancelled - Here Comes The Sun Festival 2020

Submitted by Damien on Sun 16 Feb
Sat 8 Aug, 11:00am

We’re sorry to say that this year’s Here Comes The Sun Festival will not be going ahead.


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Highlights of 2019

By Damien

We asked our team to look back on the year and pick out their highlights of 2019.

James and the Perfect Peach

Submitted by Damien on Thu 5 Dec
Sat 8 Feb, 8:00pm

The earnest quest by a stone sculptor (whose name is not James, as it happens) to sculpt the most perfect 'derriere' ever.


Tribute Night: Elvis Presley

Submitted by Zac on Sun 3 Nov
Fri 7 Feb, 8:00pm

The 2020 winter edition of Tribute Night takes us to the court of the original king of rock’n’roll.


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