NETTLEBED Community School has retained its “good” rating following an Ofsted inspection. The school in High Street, which currently ...
Friday, 10 October 2025
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Runner loses shoe but gains top spot as 31st youth festival gets underway
PERFECT weather welcomed more than 170 pupils to this year’s Henley Youth Festival Fun Run. Children from primary schools competed ...
School’s first festival raises £4,500 with support from whole community
MORE than 350 people attended a new festival held at Nettlebed Community School. Nettlefest took place in the walled garden of the ...
Let’s hear it for Swimarathon
SWIMMERS raised £3,341 for charities at Henley Lions Club’s Swimarathon 2024. Eleven teams took part in the event at the Henley ...
Pudsey dances and hugs children during school visit
CHILDREN at Nettlebed Community School were greeted by TV cameras and a very familiar mascot on Tuesday. Pupils had gathered in the ...
Villagers welcome 20mph speed limit
THE speed limit in Nettlebed is to be reduced to 20mph after more than a year of campaigning by the parish council and school. ...
Primary extends its intake after pre-school closure
NETTLEBED Community School is to take over the education of younger children from a former pre-school run on its site. Oxfordshire ...
Nettlebed and Shiplake pupils take part in tag rugby
CHILDREN from two primary schools took part in a coaching session at Henley Rugby Club last week. About 100 pupils from Nettlebed ...
Governors call
NETTLEBED Community School is seeking a new governor. Candidates should have passion and enthusiasm for the school and the wider ...
Sue Ryder could be forced to close all services due to coronavirus funding crisis
A CHARITY which supports terminally ill patients in the Henley area could be forced to shut its doors following the coronavirus ...
Children show off their skills at two-day tag rugby festival
DOZENS of children from primary schools in and around Henley had the chance to play rugby during a two-day festival. Pupils from ...
Dancing in the playground for Red Nose Day
PUPILS at Nettlebed Community School are preparing to take part in a world record attempt dancing challenge for Comic Relief. The ...
Pupils given hockey masterclass by Olympic medallist
PUPILS from four schools were given a hockey masterclass by an Olympic medallist. Mandy Nicholson, who won bronze at the Barcelona ...
£5,000 classic car stolen while in garage for MOT and repairs
A CLASSIC car owner is fuming after his “pride and joy” was stolen from a garage where it was being repaired. Matt Bennett’s 1984 ...
Internal category nominees for Sue Ryder women of achievement awards
THE nominees for this year’s Sue Ryder women of achievement awards have been announced. Ahead of today’s (Friday) awards ceremony, the ...
Friends meet
THE annual meeting of the Friends of Nettlebed and District Commons will take place at Nettlebed community hall on Wednesday at 7.30pm....
What a load of rubbish
HUNDREDS of volunteers cleared tons of rubbish in Henley and South Oxfordshire at the weekend. They were talking part in the Great ...
Tasting tour
A CHEESE-tasting event will take place at the Nettlebed Creamery on March 17 at 10.30am. The morning will start with a 40-minute ...
Commons talk
THE Nettlebed and District Commons Conservators will hold its annual friends of the commons meeting in the community hall at Nettlebed ...
Leo, 11, to take reins at royal horse show
THE ever-smiling Leo Selcon Park is busy preparing for the imminent show season, writes Amanda Stewart. Leo, 11, from Nettlebed, is ...
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