Mayor launches new Poppy Appeal with first donation (£10)

MAYOR Kellie Hinton launched this year’s Henley Poppy Appeal by making the first donation. She gave £10 and in return was given a large fabric poppy by John Green, president of the Henley and Peppard branch of the Royal British Legion. Councillor...

Tough test

PERSONNEL from RAF Benson are undertaking final combat training in Scotland. They have been deployed to RAF Leuchars in Fife for Exercise Kukri Dawn, a final assessment designed to test the skills of pilots and crewmen from 28 (Army Co-operation)...

Parade to honour forces faces axe

A PARADE to mark Remembrance Day in Benson, which is home to a military base, may be axed next year due to a shortage of volunteers. The annual event usually attracts around 600 people and is attended by the troops and personnel stationed at RAF...
Car built from helicopter goes up for auction

RAF man’s 87-mile charity trek

A SERVICEMAN at RAF Benson raised more than £1,000 for charity with an 87-mile trek. Jake Palliser, 26, walked along the Ridgeway, which is said to be the oldest road in Britain, from Avebury in Wiltshire to Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire in four...

Tree expert helping build replica of aviator’s plane

A TREE consultant from Stoke Row is helping to commemorate a pioneering female pilot by donating special timber to a reconstruction of her plane. Hugo Loudon, managing director of Heritage Tree Services, has worked with the Hangar 42 Spitfire Museum...

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