The Friends of the WHITEKNIGHTS PARK TRAIL DAY 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sunday 7 May 2017 The Friends of the University of Reading celebrates its 90th anniversary by inviting the public to Whiteknights Park to tour the grounds of the campus. Centred on Park House, the event will involve guided tours of the park at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm. Entertainment from 12:30 to 2:30 pm includes Morris dancers, brass band and children’s activities. Go to Park House to register (signed from entrances), displays of information about the Park will be there. Entry £5.00 adults, children under 16 free. On registering, each person will receive a voucher for a drink and cake. Bring a picnic and enjoy the day. Further information – web: thefriends.org.uk/event/trailday2017/ email: [email protected]; phone: 01635 869594. Whiteknights Park Trail Day 11.00 am – 5.00 pm on Sunday 7 May 2017 The Friends of the University of Reading celebrates its 90th anniversary and the 70th anniversary of the University’s purchase of Whiteknights Park by inviting the public to explore the history of the Park since the 1790s.

‘A View of Whiteknights from the Park with The event will include guided tours at 11.30 am a Lady Sketching’ by Thomas Hofland and 2.30 pm, including the . Commencing at Park House for registration, following the signage, the event will include displays of information about the park, leaflets and maps. There will be two trails in the morning and two in the afternoon around the campus and also a private tour of the Harris Garden.

Foxhill House There will be entertainment from 12.30 to 2.30 pm and will include Morris dancers, brass band and children’s activities for example face painting and tile painting. No hot food will be available so please feel free to picnic inside or outside the Meadows Suite at Park House. Crisps and drinks will be available to purchase at the Meadows Suite bar. Entry is £5.00 per adult, children under 16 free. The Library at Night, 1963 On registering, each person will receive a voucher for tea, coffee or squash and a piece of cake. The Whiteknights Park Trail Day is organised by The Friends of the University of Reading in conjunction with The Museum of English Rural Life, The Friends of the Harris Garden and The Senior Common Room. Further information email: The Harris Garden [email protected] tel: (01635) 869594 web: thefriends.org.uk/events/trailday2017

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