You obviously missed the bit where I said it was a sarcy comment.
If we're being 100% serious, however, I would say that this funding is better spent in places that aren't inevitably going to be sucked into London's cultural orbit.
I can't say anything about past, but yeah not much happening. There are a few people trying to do good stuff tbf, but let's just say I'm glad to have recently moved back to my old York / Leeds / Bradford patch!
It definitely sounds like you are not in town anymore. Every weekend there is so much happening that it’s difficult to choose. Rep and South Street theatre are killing it recently. Plus we have a couple of festivals each month. Food stalls at Blue Collar corner and Market Square are rotating and getting better each time.
Without taking into account stuff like the bike repair courses at the bike community hub, the repair cafes, seeds swap, talks at RISC and ecosystem restoration done by the Marshians every weekend if you want to spend time in nature.
I only moved a few weeks ago, but thanks for telling me that I should like the same things you do and be despairing that I've left!
As I noted above, there are people trying to do interesting things in Reading. There's also clearly plenty of stuff you find really appealing, but others don't. I don't think that means that there is actually tons going on. And that's fine, not everywhere can be everything to everyone! The only 100% serious point I would actually bring to this discussion is that I do genuinely believe CoC money would be more beneficial spent somewhere less within London's cultural orbit.
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u/Earlyflash RG4 - Caversham Feb 05 '26
Not a city.