Saturday, 06 September 2025

River cruise a lovely change for people with brain injuries

SIX clients of Headway Thames Valley, a charity supporting people living with brain injuries, cruised the River Thames aboard ...

 

Council shelves plan to prevent car park abuse

A PROPOSED crackdown on drivers misusing a car park in Henley used by two charities has been shelved. The facility off Greys Road is ...

 

School cook wins £821,000 from lottery

A SCHOOL cook from Shiplake has won more than £821,000 after dreaming that it would happen. Sally Maudlin, 61, of Reading Road, said ...

 

Prison inmates row 510 miles for charity

INMATES at Huntercombe Prison completed a 10-hour sponsored row for charity. The 12 men were joined by staff including governor David ...

 

The art of living with brain injury

AN exhibition of art by people with brain injuries has opened at the River & Rowing Museum in Henley. The show, called Living With ...

 

Henley Rotary Club & Headway Thames Valley

SIX clients and four staff of Headway Thames Valley, the brain injury charity in Henley, enjoyed a trip on an accessible boat. The ...

 

Choir’s charity concert shows power of music

THE healing power of music will be celebrated at a concert in Henley on Saturday. Reading Male Voice Choir, with guest soprano Eleanor ...

 

Council gives £40,000 to charities hit by pandemic

GRANTS worth nearly £40,000 have been awarded to charities in Henley as they try to recover from the impact of the coronavirus ...

 

Brain injury charity given council grant

A BRAIN injury charity based in Henley has received a £5,000 grant from the town council. Headway Thames Valley has been unable to see ...

 

Brain injury means I can’t remember sporting glory

A FORMER international rower is hoping to inspire other people with a brain injury by telling his life story. Nick Davis, from Emmer ...

 

Head injury charity still helping clients during covid pandemic

DOZENS of people living with a brain injury continue to receive support from Headway Thames Valley during the coronavirus lockdown. ...

 

Life goes on

AN exhibition about living with a brain injury will be launched at the River & Rowing Museum in Henley next month. Life After Brain ...

 

Charity quiz

A QUIZ night in aid of Headway Thames Valley will be held at Henley Town Football Club in Mill Lane on Thursday, starting at 7.30pm. ...

 

Harpist and handbell ringers at charity concert

MORE than 100 people, including the Mayor of Henley, attended Headway Thames Valley’s Christmas concert. The brain injury charity, ...

 

Charities have stalls at church’s first community fair

THE first community fair was held at Christ Church in Henley on Saturday. Charities and community groups had stalls and there were ...

 

Golfers raise £16,000 for two charities

HEADWAY Thames Valley, which is based in Henley, and Daisy’s Dream, which is based based in Twyford, each received £8,000 that was ...

 

Hats off to pupils helping brain injury charity

PUPILS at St Mary’s School in Henley wore hats to school to raise awareness about brain injury. More than 100 children brought their ...

 

Charity quiz

HEADWAY Thames Valley will hold a fund-raising quiz at the Salisbury Club in Queen Street, Henley, on April 26 from 7.30pm. Tickets ...

 

Sweet result

Two coffee mornings at Wargrave Lawn Tennis Club helped raise more than £350 for the brain injury charity Headway Thames Valley. Club ...

 

Charity coffee

TWO coffee mornings at Wargrave Lawn Tennis Club helped raise more than £350 for the brain injury charity Headway Thames Valley. Club ...