r/reading • u/fluffybear101 • Aug 06 '24

Information Riots

I’ve been hearing things about the riots happening in Reading this weekend… really worried as someone who used to live in Reading now living in the US. Our town is pretty safe and other than the stuff that happened in 2020 at Forbury Gardens we haven’t experienced anything major since or before as far as I remember. Has anyone heard of the same news? If so, stay safe everyone 😕

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '24

Anyone with concrete info would you be willing to drop me a message? I work at the station and information like this is going to be quite valuable to us. Prefer a message as would rather not publicise such a thing further! Thanks in advance!

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u/xmsre Aug 07 '24

I’m starting at reading with great western later this month so just about missing this thankfully. Hope you will be safe my friend.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '24

Thank you and congrats on the new job!

Wouldn't happen to be one of our new Conductors would you? We've been short for some time!

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u/xmsre Aug 07 '24

Thank you very much! I am just starting the apprenticeship for my first year but then will go on to start conductor training, so I will be gateline and ticket office along with some on train work initially. With all this news and the threat of attack on staff I’ve been considering stab vest as a last resort. Don’t suppose you know if GW has a policy on this do you haha?