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THIS mask on the downstream side of Henley Bridge can be seen from the riverside pavement or the footpath on the Berkshire side. The graceful, five-arched crossing marks the town’s eastern approach and forms the basis of many well-known picture...

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THE quiet single-track road through fine countryside at what we now call Bix Bottom is ancient and it passes the church ruins photographed in low dappled light in my picture, which have now been renovated and enclosed, with an information board at...

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MANY readers will remember the Two Brewers pub in Wargrave Road, Henley. It always seemed busy, although clearly not enough to prevent its closing some years ago. Now refurbished to a high standard and renamed Century House, the building is occupied...

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Henley MP wants support for hospitality sector

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This week I must ask for help from some well-informed readers. In the churchyard at St Mary’s in nearby Turville there is a simple grave marking the burial of David Reid, 1911-1974, who is described as a “Beloved Musician”. This is evidently an...

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This is another subject that requires a visit sooner rather than later since the weather is inevitably taking its toll on the stonework decorations and the inscription. This curious Mackenzie mausoleum in nearby Fawley churchyard may be overshadowed...

Families left “heartbroken” as Environment Agency puts Shiplake Lock Island on rental market

FAMILIES who spent generations camping on an island in Shiplake are “heartbroken” now that the site has gone on the rental market. Former plot-holders at Shiplake Lock Island say that the Environment Agency, which owns it, have allowed it to...

Returning “Jingle and Mingle” event turns sadness into happiness on Christmas Day

AN event held to bring together people who would otherwise be alone on Christmas Day returned to Henley after a five-year hiatus. The “Jingle and Mingle” event welcomed 80 guests to the Christ Church Centre in Reading Road to share a three-course meal...

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Henley MP wants support for hospitality sector

Families left “heartbroken” as Environment Agency puts Shiplake Lock Island on rental market

Returning “Jingle and Mingle” event turns sadness into happiness on Christmas Day

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