The Berkshire Echo

The Berkshire Echo was a newsletter produced by the archives from 1998 to 2021 containing articles and details about newly catalogued collections. This has now been replaced by our online blog.

(1 MB) Oct 2021

The Berkshire Echo 97

October 2021 - The container of the future: milk a la slug, or in a plastic bottle? - An unacceptable sausage - How to make biscuits in vast quantities - New to the Archives

(4 MB) Jul 2021

The Berkshire Echo 96

July 2021 - Abbey versus town - Hammer and chisel: Reading Abbey after the Dissolution - New to the Archives

(477 KB) Apr 2021

The Berkshire Echo 95

April 2021 - Navigating the Thames - Lifeline: saving lives on the river - New to the Archives

(767 KB) Jan 2021

The Berkshire Echo 94

January 2021 - Newbury Bypass Protest - Ban the bomb! Berkshire and the fear of nuclear warfare - Bash the rich - New to the Archives

(5 MB) Oct 2020

The Berkshire Echo 93

October 2020: Lustre in Aldermaston - Craft in the community - Competitive craft - New to the Archives

(758 KB) Jul 2020

The Berkshire Echo 92

July 2020: Victory in Europe: celebrating VE Day - Welcoming the heroes home - A new world for the victorious and the vanquished - New to the Archives

(576 KB) Apr 2020

The Berkshire Echo 91

April 2020: Nursery Care: Royally Approved - Better for Children, Better for Mothers - War Prompts Nursery Expansion - New to the Archives

(682 KB) Jan 2020

The Berkshire Echo 90

January 2020: A Garden Cemetery for Reading - A Pioneer in Cremation- New to the Archives

(833 KB) Oct 2019

The Berkshire Echo 89

October 2019: Jacksons of Reading - Early closing a living tomb - Second Hand or stolen? - New to the Archives

(1 MB) Jul 2019

The Berkshire Echo 88

July 2019: Home Sweet Pigsty - Living in Constant Dread - New to the Archives

(7 MB) Apr 2019

The Berkshire Echo 87

April 2019: Direct action turns to flames - Suffragettes support wounded soldiers - “We have great faith in the newly granted votes for women” - New to the Archives

(5 MB) Jan 2019

The Berkshire Echo 86

January 2019: LGBT history in Berkshire - The Human Story - Other Cases - New to the Archives