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 ...
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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 annual meeting of the Friends of Nettlebed and District Commons will take place at Nettlebed community hall on Wednesday at 7.30pm....
HUNDREDS of volunteers cleared tons of rubbish in Henley and South Oxfordshire at the weekend. They were talking part in the Great ...
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 ...
THE Nettlebed and District Commons Conservators will hold its annual friends of the commons meeting in the community hall at ...
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 ...
Singer goes back to roots of land and sea
STEVE KNIGHTLEY, one half of acclaimed folk/roots duo Show of Hands will be performing at the Nettlebed Village Club on Monday. The ...
Wishart awarded for top junior GB ride
AN event rider from Nettlebed picked up a trophy for the highest placed British rider at Stoneleigh Park last Friday. India Wishart, ...
Olympic champion launches charity's cycling fund-raiser
DOUBLE Olympic rowing champion Alex Gregory launched a new fund-raising initiative for the Sue Ryder hospice in Nettlebed. Fund-raiser ...
'Bad guys' entertain children with slapstick comedy show
THREE comic actors performed for children from Nettlebed Community School. The Three Half Pints, alias “cowboys” Richard Franks, ...
School wants to renovate overgrown garden
A SCHOOL is appealing for help to renovate its garden for pupils. The garden at Nettlebed Community School was created when the school ...
Invesco staff run charity shop for fund-raising challenge
STAFF from Invesco Perpetual took over the Sue Ryder store in Henley for a charity challenge. The team of five from the Henley ...
Volunteers who befriend patients facing the end
ALISON CLEMENTS says she has found her true calling. She is the head of befriending at the Sue Ryder hospice in Nettlebed, a role she ...
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