Pickin Lunchtime
Monthly jam on the first Sunday of the month in Reading from midday to whenever.
All players and listeners welcome….predominantly American fiddle and banjo genres of an Old Time leaning but who’s checking…..bring your small items for selling or exchanging (records, cds, instruments, tuners etc)…bring Granny too, she’ll thank you by leaving you her fortune!
The Retreat Pub have arranged licensed parking at the Ukrainian Club nearby (see Directions and Parking Arrangements below) but if that don’t suit there is always the Queens Road Car Park almost directly opposite the pub….just that it ain’t free.
Colm
Email me at: colmdaly@ntlworld.com
The Retreat Pub - http://www.retreatpub.co.uk/
Pickin’ Video - http:/www.retreatpub.co.uk/picking.avi
Some Photos - http://www.photobox.co.uk/album/4792284
Google Map - http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:off...
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Directions and Parking Arrangements:
If you know how to get to The Retreat then I suggest dropping off instruments first and proceeding to the Ukrainian Club’s car park, about a minutes walk away.
Google Map http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:off...).
Should the car park be locked you will have ring The Retreat for the code. The pub can then be found by continuing on foot in the same direction as you drove in, across Watlington St, into St Johns Road and then down St Johns St.
Preferred Car Route: To find the Ukrainian Club’s parking come into Reading preferably from the east (A329M from Junction 10 on the M4 or the A4 via Maidenhead). Both approaches merge at a large roundabout with traffic lights, and take the towards town centre. Go straight the large junction (passing the Upin Arms Pub on your right) and take the second filtered right turn into Sidmouth Street and Greys Courts is on the right.
Other Car Routes: Follow directions to Reading East (London bound) which will bring you to a busy one-way roundabout (whose island is built up) and continue around clockwise veering off right into the slip road that joins up with incoming traffic. Pass St Johns St on the left (where the pub is) and take the next left into Sidmouth St, and Grey’s Court is up on the left.
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