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Category: News

The Village Easter Festival 2025

By Fred Seale Posted on 30/03/2025 Posted in News No Comments Tagged with live music, real ale, The Retreat
The Village Easter Festival 2025

We are now less than 3 weeks away from the first gig of The Village Easter Festival 2025! This will be the ninth Village Easter Festival to be held in Reading. The Lyndhurst and The Retreat are the main venues. Piwnica(The Polish …

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Brian’s Snowball

By Fred Seale Posted on 19/12/2024 Posted in News No Comments
Brian’s Snowball

Brian’s Snowball at The Retreat for £9! 🎄

Titanic Plum Porter 4.9%

By Fred Seale Posted on 19/12/2024 Posted in News No Comments
Titanic Plum Porter 4.9%

Titanic Plum Porter 4.9% available at The Retreat! 🎄

ODonnell Moonshine Tough nut crackers

By Fred Seale Posted on 19/12/2024 Posted in News No Comments
ODonnell Moonshine Tough nut crackers

ODonnell Moonshine Tough nut crackers £29.90 a box available at The Retreat! 5 in a box. The last two boxes.

Festival Lineup Complete

By Fred Seale Posted on 28/02/2024 Posted in News No Comments
Festival Lineup Complete

The seventeen slots for The Village Easter Festival 2024 are now filled. There is an excellent line-up with 17 bands over 5 days across 3 venues >>> www.tvef.co.uk We hope to see you over the Easter weekend. The first gig …

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Cribbage Winners

By Fred Seale Posted on 19/02/2024 Posted in News No Comments
Cribbage Winners

Congratulations to Trevor Bates and Ray Lee who were the winners of yesterday’s Helen Bolton Cribbage Tournament. Also, a wonderful £210.00 was raised for the Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent Hospice. The image above shows the winners Ray Lee and …

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The Acoustic Beatles Shambles

By Fred Seale Posted on 29/01/2024 Posted in News No Comments

Always a favourite at The Village Easter Festival, the Acoustic Beatles Shambles will be playing at The Retreat on Monday 1 April 2024.

The Village Easter Festival 2024

By Fred Seale Posted on 24/01/2024 Posted in News No Comments

We are now nine weeks away from the first gig of The Village Easter Festival 2024. Gigs are being added as they are confirmed. Pop the dates in your diary; the first gig will be on Thursday 28 March at The Retreat. …

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Your Type Can Save Lives

By Fred Seale Posted on 17/11/2023 Posted in News No Comments Tagged with NHS, plasma donations
Your Type Can Save Lives

The NHS is appealing for more people to become donors at the Reading plasma donor centre. Did you know, that The Retreat is only a 3-minute walk from the Reading donor centre at 121 Kennet Street, Kings Road, Reading RG1 3ES? …

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O’Donnell Moonshine

By Fred Seale Posted on 10/11/2023 Posted in News No Comments Tagged with liqueur, Moonshine
O’Donnell Moonshine

O’Donnell Moonshine Tough Nut and O’Donnell Moonshine Sticky Toffee are both now on sale at The Retreat. Read all about these fine liqueurs.

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