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Fasten seatbelts for new season

JUST 84 wonderful days after the circus last rolled out of town, it’s back this Saturday. How much have you missed it? The Cricket World Cup, Royal Ascot, Henley Royal Regatta, Wimbledon, The Open — be honest, you haven’t given domestic football a...

Hawks hit top spot as title rivals slip up

HENLEY HAWKS returned from the south coast on Saturday with a well-earned bonus point win against a Worthing side that had improved dramatically since the encounter back in October. In the end Henley produced some excellent rugby at times without...

Young Vikings on the up following rampage at Witney

HENLEY VIKINGS climbed to third place in their BBO division after an emphatic 71-19 victory at Witney 3rds last Saturday. A successful day was made even more remarkable because of the nature of the side that the Vikings eventually fielded. The game...

Lovelock goal sends side into semi-finals

EMMER GREEN set up a second semi-final of the season with a hard fought win against TWYFORD COMETS on a cold morning at the Recreation Ground in the Berks and Bucks Intermediate Cup. On a wet surface both teams struggled to gain control in the...

Scholarships up for grabs

THE junior section at Henley Golf Club are now taking applications for scholarships. Any boys or girls aged between six and 16 who would like to try the sport or improve their golf can apply for one of the 30 scholarships that are on offer. For...

Village side has the edge

SECRETARY’S CUP league leaders SHIPLAKE ran out narrow winners against basement side ISLAND JETSAM in their latest indoor match played ...

Weller grabs vital hat-trick

TEAMS from Sonning Common and Peppard enjoyed a good set of results in the latest round of matches played out in the Reading and ...

Herbert’s hat-trick of assists helps Hurricanes progress in East Berks Cup

AFC HENLEY HURRICANES U13s ran out 5-1 winners against ELDON CELTIC U13s in last Saturday’s last 16 match of the East Berks Cup. The ...

Missed chances costly as hosts are held to draw

JUST under half an hour into Abbey’s clash with Shipston-on-Stour at Rosehill there looked to be only one possible winner as the home ...

Watlington hit back to sink reigning champions

WATLINGTON TOWN came from behind to beat last season’s title winners SAXTON ROVERS and move up to third place in Division 1 last ...

RAF down Henley Vultures

HENLEY VULTURES came off second best in their annual friendly veterans fixture against RAF Vultures on Maidenhead’s 4G synthetic pitch ...

Goring United lose out on their travels

FOLLOWING a week of heavy rain and frost, conditions were challenging for both teams on a heavy pitch underfoot at Wraysbury in the ...

Golf lessons

CHILDREN aged six to 16 are being invited to apply for free teaching scholarships at Henley Golf Club. There are 30 scholarships on ...

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Free-scoring villagers get their season back on track

WOODCOTE got back to winning ways as they defeated Premier Division third placed side MAIDENHEAD TOWN 5-2 last Saturday. The win ...

Junior coaching

CRICKET coaching for youngsters will get under way at Shiplake College this weekend. The junior sessions, run by Performance Cricket, ...

Amber and blues complete the double

HENLEY 1sts got the new year off to a winning start as they completed the double over hosts Slough in their South League Division 2 ...

Hawks hold on to secure nail-biting league victory

HENLEY HAWKS kept up the pressure on leaders Tonbridge with a 33-27 bonus point win over third placed Taunton Titans at Dry Leas last ...

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The story of two (not so little) pigs

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Church’s year of events to honour St Thomas Becket

A YEAR of celebrations in honour of St Thomas Becket will take place at the Anglican church in Goring which bears his name. Villagers are invited to watch plays, listen to talks, ... [more]

Urgent appeal for village firefighters after departures

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Neighbourly row

ACCORDING to a report rounding up police activity in Goring for a recent parish council meeting, officers intervened in a “neighbourly dispute” in October which resulted in two ... [more]