£38,000 artificial pitch appeal
PARENTS and staff at Whitchurch Primary School are aiming to raise £38,000 for a new artificial pitch. The existing one was installed ...
Friday, 18 June 2021
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FLOWERS and vegetable plants are now on sale in aid of St Thomas’s Church in Goring. They are being sold by Simon and Abi Tyrell, who ...
Artist offers sanctuary for people needing pick-me-up
AN artist is setting up a “sanctuary” where people can learn crafts to help improve their mental health. Tamalia Reeves has converted ...
A LARGE pile of rubbish was left on land off the Thames Path at Gatehampton, near Goring, over the weekend. It included dozens of ...
WHITCHURCH'S “green team” will conduct a sweep of the entrance to Walliscote House Drive, off High Street, at 10am tomorrow (Saturday)....
THE Friends of Benson library is looking for volunteers. The roles involve helping visitors, putting books on shelves and helping with ...
WORK to extend and refurbish the parish hall in Benson started on Tuesday. The redevelopment means the parish office will be enlarged ...
National Trust closes cafe at historic home
THE café at Nuffield Place has been permanently closed because it was not making enough money. The National Trust, which runs the ...
Leander’s new dining area with ‘best view in Henley’
A NEW outdoor dining area opened at Leander Club in Henley on Saturday. Members enjoyed food and drink on the newly built decking as ...
Old hotel name to stay (sort of)
THE former Red Lion Hotel in Henley could keep traces of its old name when it re-opens under a new one. The Grade II listed hotel at ...
Now ‘eyesore’ rail bridge is covered in graffiti tags
A RAILWAY bridge branded an “eyesore” by the chairman of a Henley conservation group has now been targeted by vandals. Graffiti “tags” ...
A CAMPAIGN has been launched for a new hospice to be built in the grounds of the former Sue Ryder home in Nettlebed. The organisers ...
Women set up pop-up cafe at church hall
TWO women with a business selling afternoon teas served refreshments at Shiplake church hall. Dawn Johnson and Zoe Rose, who founded ...
Revamp of toilets delayed ...again
THE refurbishment of public lavatories in Henley has been delayed. The work on the facilities in Greys Road car park was meant to ...
Pubs upset by sudden rise in no-show diners
PUBS have been suffering from “no-show” diners since they re-opened in April. Some are now asking customers to put down deposits when ...
THE Whitchurch “green team” has appointed a new co-ordinator. Charles Cotgreave has taken over from Alexa Duckworth-Briggs, who will ...
FLOWER arrangers are needed by St Mary’s Church in Whitchurch. The voluntary post is open to all ages and no expertise is needed. ...
PARKING arrangements have changed at the Wheel Orchard car park in Goring. South Oxfordshire District Council, which owns the site off ...
THE first guided tour of the Withymead nature reserve near Goring will take place on June 26. Two experts will walk visitors around ...
THE weekly community bus from Whitchurch to Reading restarted on Tuesday. Going Forward’s service will pick passengers up from ...
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