The Berkshire FHS would like to invite any one who lives nearish to Reading to their first day time meeting on Thursday 7th April. Please come and join us at the Berkshire Record Office, 9 Coley Avenue Reading RG1 6AF where senior archivist, Mark Stevens, will talk about Broadmoor Hospital and its archive of the criminal insane. Starting at 1pm the talk will last for an hour with time for questions afterwards. Why not make the most of this opportunity to do some research of your own either in the Berkshire Record Office or in the Berkshire FHS Research Centre (on the same site as the BRO) who has a library of nearly 8000 items from all over the world (see the website www.berksfhs.org.uk for a list of items in our library catalogue). The BRO is open from 9.00am to 9pm and the Berks FHS Research Centre is open from 10.00am to 6.00pm (extended opening times for this special day). There is free parking for those travelling by car. If coming by train the BRO is about a 15 minute walk or a short bus ride from the station. Please book your place by contacting Gillian Stevens at computerbranch@Berksfhs.org.uk Gillian Stevens (Computer Branch chairman) and Margaret Crook (Reading Branch Chairman)