The Friends of Reading Abbey
|
|
The Friends of Reading Abbey |
|
|
|
The Friends aim to aid the preservation of the Ruins of the Abbey
for the enjoyment of all, and to spread knowledge and public
awareness of its history
Welcome to the website of the Friends of Reading Abbey. Here you can find information about the organisation and how to join us, and about the Abbey ruins and the history of Reading Abbey. We will keep the front page updated with details of outings and other events organised for members. |
||||||||||||
 |
|
News (for further information see the News page) 1st Feb. 2022 Cloisters Garden re-opens to the public after Covid-19 lockdown period 7th Jan. 2022 Petition started to re-open the bidding process for the sale of Reading Gaol 15th Dec. 2021 Friends of Reading Abbey on list of organisations supporting the Save Reading Gaol campaign 5th Dec. 2021 Further media reports about possible additional funding for purchase of Reading Gaol site 18th Nov. 2021 Media reports of possible additional funding for purchase of Reading Gaol site November 2021 Maintenance work on St Laurence's Church during 2021 18th Oct. 2021 Forbury Gardens receive Green Flag and Green Heritage Site awards 7th July 2021 Relic Hand originally found in Abbey ruins to be displayed 14-26 July at St James Church, Reading |
Forthcoming events (for further information see Programme) 25th - 28th May 2022 Open Air Cinema in the Abbey ruins 2nd - 5th June 2022 The Queen's Platinum Jubilee including on 4th June Reading Water Fest 2022 18th June 2022 Reading Abbey Foundation Day lecture by Prof. James Clark on the Dissolution of the Monasteries 20th July 2022 Pilgrim trail walk from Reading Abbey to Mortimer 3rd Aug. 2022 Annual Friends of Reading Abbey outing, this year to Abingdon 10th Sept. 2022 "Down at the Abbey" music festival in the Abbey ruins 29th Oct. 2022 AGM and lecture by Chris Darbyshire on Reading Abbey's Last Abbot: Hugh Cook Faringdon Remember to keep an eye on the Reading Abbey Quarter Facebook , Twitter and What's On pages for further updates and events in the Abbey Quarter, as well as the Friends' Facebook page. |
~~~ | |
900th anniversary year, 2021 Following the completion of the 900th anniversary of the foundation of Reading Abbey, information about the year's commemorative events has been moved to a separate 900th anniversary page. |
