THE PROGRAMME for this year’s annual Heritage Festival has been announced by Reading Economy and Destination Agency.
Historic buildings around town will throw open their doors to the public for the yearly event which celebrates the history of the area.
Heritage Open Days explores national heritage through 10 days of walks, talks, events, activities, and performances.
Reading’s event will see more than 40 buildings in the town and surrounding area hosting events.
Among them is Caversham Court Gardens, which will explore the origins of some of the venue’s collections of plants and trees from Saturday-Sunday, September 7-8.
The BBC monitoring station at Caversham Park will explore its global employees and enrichment of the local area on Tuesday, September 10.
Reading Museum is opening its store in Whitley where members of the public can take part in tours exploring objects connecting Silchester and the Roman Empire on Wednesday September 11.
Reading Minster is also putting church and parish records on display for viewing from Saturday-Sunday, September 14-15.
Alex Brannen, Reading co-ordinator for Heritage Open Days, said: “Heritage Open Days allows us free access to Reading’s heritage and reminds us what a rich history we share here.
“Why not find out more about where you live by joining a free walk, guided tour, talk or exhibition or just pop into a building that you maybe pass every day to see what lies behind the front door.”
All events during Heritage Open Days are free, with a copy of the events programme produced by REDA available from the town’s libraries, Reading Town Hall, and at Reading Station’s information kiosk.
Heritage Open Days takes place in venues around Reading from Friday-Sunday, September 6-15.
Accessibility details are available via: heritageopendays.org
A full programme of events is available to view via: whatsonreading.com/heritage-open-days
