HENLEY Royal British Legion “lost” £3,000 after an accounting mistake by the organisation’s head office. Kathy Bardwell-Springett, branch treasurer, revealed the error at the branch annual meeting at Henley Rugby Club on Thursday last week. In a...
A THEATRE company and performing arts school will form a new working affiliation. Henley Amateur Operatic and Drama Society (HAODS) and StageWorks, both based in Henley, will cement their 25-year relationship. This will ensure that both groups can...
WARGRAVE Bowling Club welcomed members of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Berkshire who were representing the Mark Benevolent, to hand over their generous donation of £11,471 to fund a new lawn-mower for the club. The new Dennis...
THE Henley Society’s first autumn talk, held on October 2, featured the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, who explained some of the difficulties facing his force. More than 60 members heard how Thames Valley Police spends...
THIS is the abridged story of Patrick Milner-Barry and his brother Walter in the Second World War, presented by Henley branch vice-chairman, Tim Came. Patrick was the youngest son of Professor Milner-Barry and was born in 1908. He had joined the Royal...
TWO entrepreneurs were forced to give up two pubs after accruing debts of more than £1.5 million. Alex Sergeant and David Holliday ran the Bottle and Glass Inn in Binfield Heath and Hart Street Tavern in Henley as separate companies. They were wound...