Victoria Park Area, Reading, Walk
Join Terry Dixon for this walk around an area that is not well known. Bordered by the railway to the north, North St., Chatham St., to the east & Oxford Road to Reading West Bridge. It covers growth from 12th Century Abbey Lands, through Victorian times to an important residential area & much more!
The meeting place will be notified a few days before the walk. Please arrive 10 mins early for signing in and safety briefing etc.
Numbers are limited, so pre-booking is required. Bookings close three days beforehand.Â
50% of proceeds from ticket sales for this walk with be split between Terry’s two charities of the year – Camp Mohawk – a multi-functional day centre for children with special needs and their families; and, the Ways and Means Trust- A Charity helping adults with learning or physical disabilities, or poor mental health. Additional donations are welcome on the day should you wish to contribute more.
Image: Decorative brickwork, Rosalind Mitchell, Reading, CC BY-SA 2.0
To book, scroll down.
Date
- Tue 07 Oct 2025
Time
- 10:30 - 12:30
Tickets
- £5.00
Location
- Meet details will be confirmed closer to the event
Category
Organiser
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The Centre - Berkshire FHS
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Email
booking@berksfhs.org.uk -
Website
https://berksfhs.org/branches/
Speaker
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Terry DixonTerry is Reading-born and completed a local apprenticeship as an electronics engineer, before branching into project management and specialising in defence-related initiatives, until his voluntary early retirement in 2016.
With a love of Reading and its history and considerable experience in leading a Reading-based organisation, he set up his own guided walk initiative – Terry’s Reading Walkabouts, as a non-profit making entity. In the five years since launch, he has established thirteen different themed routes and has raised over £9,400, most of which has been donated to local charities.