Portal:Berkshire
 Berkshire borders the counties of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Greater London.Template:/box-footer Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found. Reading (<phonos file="en-uk-Reading.ogg">pronunciation</phonos>) is a large town, unitary authority area (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in Berkshire, England. It is at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between London and Swindon off the M4 motorway. There is a town near Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America that is named after this Reading. The name Reading is /ˈrɛdɪŋ/ to rhyme with bedding).Reading was an important national centre in the medieval period, as the site of an important monastery with strong royal connections, but suffered economic damage during the 17th century from which it took a long time to recover. Today it is again an important commercial centre, with strong links to information technology and insurance. It is also a university town, with two universities and a large student population. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found. Pam Ayres MBE (born 14 March 1947) is a British writer of humorous poetry. Pam Ayres was born at Stanford in the Vale in the English county of Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). After leaving school at the age of 15, she joined the Civil Service as a clerical assistant. She soon left there to sign up to the Women's Royal Air Force, and it was there that she decided she wanted to be an entertainer. She began reading her verses at the local folk club in Oxfordshire, and this led to an invitation to read on the local BBC radio station in 1974. Her reading was re-broadcast nationally, and then broadcast again as one of the BBC's Pick of the Year. In 1975 Ayres appeared on the television talent show Opportunity Knocks. This led to a wide variety of guest appearances on TV and radio shows. Since then she has published six books of poems, toured in a one woman stage show, briefly hosted her own TV show and performed her stage show for the Queen. In September 2006, a BBC website stated that Bob Dylan inspired Pam Ayres to write poetry,[1] although in an interview (aired on Radio New Zealand's Nine To Noon programme, 24 October 2006) Pam stated that the Lonnie Donegan records her brother played were her inspiration. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Box-header/colours' not found.  A model of St Paul's Cathedral at Legoland Windsor
 History: Battle of Reading (871) • Battle of Reading (1688) • First Battle of Newbury • Second Battle of Newbury • Siege of Reading Template:/box-header Template:/Categories Template:/box-footer 
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