Our poetry competion Ballads for Reading Gaol was judged by Stephen Moss, former literary editor of The Guardian. The adult winner was Ros Hatt with her poem ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol Resurrection’ and Lilly Bell won the under 18 category with ‘To Escape’. We will be arranging video recitations of the two winning poems …
A recent article published in the Telegraph raises awareness of the Campaign to Save Reading Gaol and support for it, including the following quote from Game of Thrones actress Natalie Dormer, who grew up in Reading. “In a time of post-lockdown, crippling costs of living and great pain and uncertainty in the world, artists and …
Reading Chronicle continues to support the campaign to Save Reading Gaol by challenging the Ministry of Justice’s silence regarding Banksy’s generous offer to support Reading Councils bid.
The campaign to Save Reading Gaol has received a massive boost. Banksy has pledged that he will sell the stencil for his Create Escape artwork that is on the wall of Reading Gaol. The proceeds from its sale would go to support Reading Borough Council’s bid to convert Reading Gaol into an arts and heritage …
The Reading Chronicle reports that local MP Matt Rodda has written to the Justice Secretary about a potential multi-million-pound pledge to top up the Council’s bid for Reading Gaol.
We are delighted that Waldemar Januszczak, art crtitic of the Sunday Times, has agreed to be the judge for our art competition.
While we wait with bated breath to hear what the Ministry of Justice decides to do with the Gaol the Save Reading Gaol campaign, in conjunction with local businesses is inviting kids and adults to participate in a visual art competition.
OSCAR is a multidisciplinary creative hub designed by Kirstin Sinclair (@ksinclair.design) to transform the site of the former Reading Prison from an unwelcoming institution, to a buzzing artistic haven full of performance and inspiration. Kirstin recently graduated with a first-class honours degree in Interior Architecture and Design. OSCAR is her final porfolio project.
Having turned down Reading Borough Council’s March bid for Reading Gaol, the Ministry of Justice has opened a new round of bids. Reading Borough Council’s previous bid of £2.6m remains on the table.
The Ministry of Justice has seen fit to reject Reading Borough Council’s bid for the Gaol. The Ministry gave the Council just 3 months to put together the bid. They then took two months to decide that they wanted more money. The council have announced that their offer is still on the table.
