Saturday, 06 September 2025

Children show confidence in playing for each other

NINE soloists and two groups played for one another at Henley Youth Festival’s Music Makers day. A choir and recorder ensemble and ...

 

Runner loses shoe but gains top spot as 31st youth festival gets underway

PERFECT weather welcomed more than 170 pupils to this year’s Henley Youth Festival Fun Run. Children from primary schools competed ...

 

School ball raises £7,000 towards new playground

A PRIMARY school in Henley raised £7,000 towards a new playground thanks to a black-tie ball. About 100 people attended the dance at ...

 

Children create song and dance at school’s carols contest

SIX schools performed in the second annual Kenton Carols event. Children from Badgemore, Valley Road, Rupert House, and Sacred Heart ...

 

Financier writes children’s book with message to follow dreams

AN American financier gave a reading of her debut children’s book at Valley Road Primary School in Henley. Jordan Cracknell, 39, who ...

 

Boy, five, raises £600 cycling 15km for primary school

A BOY from Henley has completed a 15km cycle ride to raise money for his primary school. Bobby Chambers, five, who is in Year 1 at ...

 

Spooktacular pumpkins mark start of spooky season

A PUMPKIN competition took place on the final day of half-term at a primary school in Henley. Six pupils at Valley Road Primary School ...

 

School dancers finish in top eight at national competition final

PUPILS from Valley Road Primary School in Henley competed in the finals of a national dance competition. A group of 35 boys and girls ...

 

Let’s hear it for Swimarathon

SWIMMERS raised £3,341 for charities at Henley Lions Club’s Swimarathon 2024. Eleven teams took part in the event at the Henley ...

 

Children reading right way

A SCHOOL in Henley has been congratulated by the schools minister for being in the top three per cent for phonics skills. Tim Coulson, ...

 

Pupils enjoy pancake races to celebrate half term break

CHILDREN at a Henley school took part in pancake races to celebrate the start of the half-term holiday. Pupils from years 1 to 6 at ...

 

Mother wants crossing for children walking to school

A MOTHER is calling for a pedestrian crossing on a busy Henley road where she walks her children to school. Anna Andrews says she has ...

 

We’re off to the Tower!

CHILDREN at a Henley school are looking forward to a tour of the Tower of London after finishing as a runner-up in a national ...

 

Dancers have world at their feet

A GROUP of children from Henley have reached the finals of a national dance competition. Pupils from Valley Road School beat nine ...

 

Valley Road pupils serve up a winning formula at inaugural tennis festival

VALLEY Road School won all three trophies at the first Henley inter-schools tennis festival. Henley Tennis Club hosted the event at ...

 

Grandparents invited into school for tea and singing

PUPILS at a Henley school held a tea party for their grandparents. It was the first time the event at Valley Road primary had been ...

 

School celebrates jubilee

CHILDREN at Valley Road Primary School in Henley celebrated the Queen’s platinum jubilee. The fun included a treasure hunt, games and ...

 

School retains ‘good’ rating for third time

A SCHOOL in Henley has retained its “good” rating for a third time. Valley Road Primary School was inspected by education watchdog ...

 

Girl scoots off with prize for her anti-pollution superhero

MEET Miss Awful Air Away, the superhero who sucks in dirty air and blows it out clean. She was invented by Alana Gove, a pupil at ...

 

John Howell answers questions from year six pupils

CHILDREN at a Henley school learned about Parliament with a visit from John Howell. The Henley MP visited Valley Road primary to talk ...

 

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