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[2 Sep 2010 | No Comments | 744 views]
King’s Meadow Swimming Baths Charity Ball, 2nd October

Strap on those high heels, reach for that dream gown and dust off that tuxedo for a night of glitz and glamour at the Penta Hotel Reading on Saturday 2nd October 2010.

King’s Meadow Swimming Baths Campaign have organised THE SAVE THE SWIMMING POOL CHARITY BALL.

The Ball will start at 7.00pm, will feature a Three Course Dinner and a dance to the popular Reading band Tequila Mockingbird.

Tickets £45.00 Black Tie.

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[5 Feb 2010 | No Comments | 1,156 views]
Early History of Caversham

CAVERSHAM

An early history

The first written description of Caversham appeared in the Domesday Book. This entry indicates that a sizable community had developed with a considerable amount of land under cultivation.

Some time before 1106 a Shrine of Our Lady was established in Caversham. Its precise location is unknown, but it may have been near the present St. Peter’s parish church.

It became a popular place of pilgrimage, …

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