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Reading Museum, Blagrave Street, Reading. RG1 1QH.

Reading Museum - Learn about the animals in your garden with Reading Museum's A Wild Talk!

A Wild Talk! Saturday 27 July, 1pm-2.30pm | Reading Museum Do you wonder what mammals use your garden at night? Do you have foxes, or hedgehogs, and want to get a closer look at them? Find out how in this exciting talk, and discover the wild where you are! At the Museum we’re pleased to be hosting one of the opening events to Wild about Reading, a nine-day celebration of the nature, wild spaces and wildlife in our beautiful town. This talk will be led by Dr Tara Pirie, of Reading University and the Berkshire Mammal Group, who has a lot of experience using trail cameras and other clues in her research on big cats. She will show you how to use camera traps in your own garden, how to make a footprint tunnel to gather evidence of who’s visited, and how to identify the animals’ tracks - and other signs they leave behind. Free admission, donations welcome Booking essential - call 0118 937 3400 or visit our website

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Reading Arts - Discover a dark chapter of Reading's history in SITELINES performance 'Amelia'

A walk-through performance set amidst Reading's chilling history

SITELINES presents AMELIA WED 17 - SUNDAY 21 JULY, 6PM; SAT & SUN 12PM & 3PM | ADVISORY AGE 12+ CAVERSHAM LOCK & VIEW ISLAND, MEET AT THAMES LIDO Content warning: infant mortality, murder In March 1896, a brown paper package was found floating in the river at Caversham Lock. What was discovered inside brought an end to the chilling career of Victorian baby farmer Amelia Dyer. Learn more about this sober chapter in Reading's history, as SITELINES presents a promenade performance around the site of the discovery, and how Amelia was able to exploit trainlines, the ineptitude of Victorian policing and the desperation of poverty-stricken parents, to profit from the deaths of up to 400 children. Created and performed by the same team who brought you Jackson's Corner, The Final Whistle, The Great British Bump Off and Kaspar, plus some of the artists involved in last year's In Ruins at the Abbey Ruins, this is a revealing and gripping look into Reading's history, and a social structure that allowed events like these to occur. Created & Performed by Cassie Friend & Benedict Sandiford, with Sabina Netherclift Produced by John Luther (for South Street) Important: This is an outdoor, promenade performance, so please dress for the weather & for walking. Latecomers - please arrive in plenty of time. Running time: 55 minutes

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