I'm gonna explain to y'all why Britain considers 78°F/25°C hot. I know hot because I grew up in Texas and spent half my life in Las Vegas. So I am absolutely qualified to explain this to the rest of you who laugh at UK "heat waves".

With just over a week to go, preparations are underway to get the showground and the colour run race track looking spic and span for the #padworthshow!

Looking forwards to seeing you all at the Padworth show tomorrow and hopeful the weather is with us!

Thanks for all the support at this years event, see you all next year!! #padworthshow #savethedate

We are holding our annual August Bank holiday mini beer festival over the bank holiday weekend. Extra cask ales on the stillage in the courtyard. #newbeery #visitnewbury #indiesnewbury

The Reading & Leeds Fest is underway and a team from Reading Borough Council are monitoring sound levels to ensure they stay within legal limits. Danny Fiumicelli is an independent sound consultant employed on behalf of festival organisers Festival Republic to liaise with the council:

IMPORTANT UPDATE - LEEDS ⚠️ Unfortunately the health and safety team have now confirmed we will not be able use the BBC Radio 1 tent & stage tomorrow or Sunday. We are devastated for you and of course the artists that were eager to play. That is the same for the Aux stage too.

Catch these new traders, plus all your favourites at the Bank Holiday Weekend Artisan Market TOMORROW! 🌞 @RenARTgades have got a treat for you with over 40 stalls in this celebration of local businesses that you won't want to miss! ⏰ 10am - 4pm 📌 Northbrook Street, Newbury

FREE EVENT - Sunday 25 August 3pm - 5pm Victoria Park Bandstand Woodley Concert Band - bring your friends, family, and a picnic blanket, and enjoy a delightful afternoon filled with live music ranging from classic hits to contemporary favourites. 🎺🥁🎷

Join us for a poetry reading and writing workshop with local poet Steve Wallis, Thurs 3 Oct, 1pm-2pm, free booked places West Berkshire Museum #NationalPoetryDay2024 To book a free place: buff.ly/3UI4afy Bookings close 4pm the day before the event #poetry #workshop

It's Moth-tober! 🎃🦋 With autumn now underway, keep an eye out for these butterflies and moths in your gardens and green spaces. Discover how you can help these amazing species to thrive by creating a #WildSpace 👉 wild-spaces.co.uk #SaveButterflies #MothsMatter

Theatres in the West End dim their lights in honour of Maggie Smith ❤️

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (2nd October ) was at 7.11am, sunset is at 6.42pm 🌧️

Dickens fans may be interested to know that Reading had an old curiosity shop of its own. Thomas Fleming's Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe can be seen in this postcard from 1886. We would like to wile away an afternoon browsing the wares.

Newbury Apple Day hosted by Newbury Town Council is this Saturday, 5th October, 9am - 3:30pm in the Market Place! 🍏🍎 Come along and taste fresh juice - bring along your own apples to have them pressed into delicious juice!

The October Podcast is LIVE! Have a listen to everything going on this month in Reading by hitting the link below 👇 whatsonreading.com/podcast @RDGwhatson

We welcome the government’s announcement today to legislate on permanently banning toxic neonicotinoid pesticides, but the work is not yet done. Read more 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/… #ButterflyEmergency

Here is another Christmas card from our #WestBerks collection. This one, given in December 2007, captures a snowy view of Abberbury Close, Donnington. These almshouses were built by Henry Hartley Russell in 1938. Image of NEBYM:2008.15.1, image courtesy of West Berkshire Museum.

Happy Holidays Everyone!

How's your veg plot coming along? Are you overrun with produce or has it been a bit of a mixed bag so far? Let's compare notes with Rekha tonight at 8pm on BBC Two 🙂 #GardenersWorld #Gardening #AllotmentLife #GrowYourOwn