Hi, I’m Anne Diamond, presenter of BBC Radio Berkshire’s mid-morning show. Welcome to my Blog! 2013-02-26T14:53:49+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/annediamond

2013-02-26T14:53:49+00:00 2013-02-26T14:53:49+00:00 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/annediamond/entries/0715b9ee-aae5-34fb-afdc-19181dd3f71b Anne Diamond <div class="component prose"> <p>I was second-screening during the programme today. Before doing an interview about possible job losses at a Berkshire village called Compton, I googled the word ‘Compton’ to find out what sort of village it is. And there I learned that it has two rivers running through it – the Pang and the Roden. Both of which are winter bournes. That’s a stream or river that is dry through the summer months, and only flows after a healthy drenching in winter rain.</p><p>So that’s why so many (hundreds of) villages throughout the UK are called Something-Winterbourne!</p> </div>