Friday, 20 May 2022
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WITH a large, luxurious house on the river at Sonning, it wasn’t far for him to come to work. George Clooney was in Henley this week shooting scenes for a new film he is directing. The Boys In The Boat is the story of the University of Washington‘s...
ON Thursday (May 19), the Arts Society Henley will hear a talk by Jacky Klein on “The era of anything: decoding contemporary art”.Many of us find contemporary art challenging, strange, provocative or downright silly. How are we meant to respond and...
THE Langtree Sinfonia, an amateur orchestra which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, will be joined at its summer concert by ...
A NEW stage adaptation of Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations has just four actors playing multiple roles and a cleverly designed set....
LET us assume that Jane Austen is dancing rather than turning in her grave because Persuasion is a pulsating modern take on her ...
THE programme for the West Forest Sinfonia’s latest concert was a mixed one. There were four works with no discernible connection yet ...
ARTIST Richard Conway-Jones looked back over his 30-year career and decided to find new homes for some of his work. He will be ...
READING Rep Theatre has announced that to mark its 10th anniversary season, all tickets for its shows will cost under £20. There will ...
OPERA Prelude’s latest concert features a recital by mezzo-soprano Anna Elizabeth Cooper. She graduated from the Royal College of ...
FIDDLE player Peter Knight has been in many bands, including Steeleye Span in the Seventies and The Wombles. In 2008, he teamed up ...
HENLEY Music School has found a base and now hopes to raise an estimated £500,000 to bring it up to scratch. The school, which until ...
HENLEY Literary Festival will return this autumn in-person and online, with the dates and venues now confirmed. The 16th annual event ...
THE River & Rowing Museum in Henley has appointed public relations, communications and sponsorship specialists SQN on a retainer basis ...
ORGANISERS of this year’s Wargrave Festival say they have been “blown away” by the demand for tickets. A number of high-profile events ...
More News:
WATLINGTON Cricket Club now accepts younger players. It is running sessions for children aged five to eight and nine and above. For more information, email ... [more]
THE annual meeting of Watlington Parish Council will be held in the West Room at Old School Place on Thursday at 7.30pm. Residents will hear from parish, district and county ... [more]
WATLINGTON Bowls Club is to hold an open event on Sunday May 29 from 2pm. The event, sponsored by Bowls England, will offer visitors the chance to learn more about the club, There ... [more]
WATLINGTON Environment Group will hold a “nature on your doorstep” walk focusing on flowers on May 28. For more information, email membership@ watlington-enviroment-group.org.uk
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