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It reminds me of church I once visited in that area.
The projection screen displayed the message

Reading 1 Thessalonians 5

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...which in turn reminds me of a Thelwell cartoon I once came across.

I and a few others started ‘Reading Talking News’

That's an excellent name for an audible newspaper for the visually impaired.

It reminds me of church I once visited in that area.
The projection screen displayed the message

Reading 1 Thessalonians 5

The Thessalonians team were no doubt celebrating their win over Reading.

Ok, please read on then. In the mid-1970’s, I and a few others started ‘Reading Talking News’ - a talking newspaper for the visually handicapped. Amongst our recipients was a then retired blind gentleman who in former years had lived in the Reading area before moving to Tavistock; he had been the chief engineer on the Queen Elizabeth for some time.

One of Jim’s duties was to ensure that the water they took on board at various ports was up to an acceptable standard to ensure that their boilers could function efficiently; for this purpose, he would take samples and measure the hardness on a scale. He told me that the water they took on board at New York measured 1.0 - the water he measured from his tap in the Reading area measured 22.0 and he referred to this as ‘Liquid Bricks’! I might add that we are on our third water softener in the 50 years or so I have lived in Berkshire. Cheers, Toodles.