Thursday, 02 October 2025

Film night

THE Thomas Crown Affair will be screened at the hall in Memorial Avenue, Shiplake, on Friday, October 10 at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £8 on ...

 

Homes appeal

A HOUSING developer has lodged appeals against three planning decisions. Taylor Wimpey wants to develop Thames Farm between Henley and ...

 

Village quiz

THE annual quiz at Shiplake Memorial Hall will be held on Friday, October 3 from 8pm. The event will raise money for the hall’s fund ...

 

College sum

STAFF and students at Shiplake College have raised almost £26,000 for charity from fundraising events this year. House charity events ...

 

Photo contest

ENTRIES have opened for a photography competition in Shiplake. The event has been set up as part of the centenary celebrations to mark ...

 

Happy birthday to memorial hall

ABOUT 100 villagers came together to mark the centenary of Shiplake Memorial Hall. Guests joined the hall’s trustees for strawberry ...

 

Lord Phillimore — November 25, 1944 - May 14, 2025

LORD Francis Stephen Phillimore, the fifth Baron of Shiplake, died at home in Dorset on May 14, aged 80, after being diagnosed with ...

 

Sewage work

A ROAD in Shiplake will be closed until Tuesday for sewage works. Woodlands Road will be closed from 7am to 5pm daily to allow for ...

 

Centenary tea

A SPECIAL tea will be held to celebrate 100 years of Shiplake memorial hall. The centenary “strawberry tea” will take place in the ...

 

New chef

A PUB in Shiplake has welcomed a new chef. Ian Normington has joined the Plough Inn where he is set to reimagine menus to celebrate ...

 

Hall birthday

THE centenary of Shiplake memorial hall will be celebrated on Saturday, July 20 from 2pm at the venue. Visitors will have the chance ...

 

Song and dance take centre stage at annual summer fair

MAYPOLE dancing made its debut at this year’s Shiplake summer fair. More than a dozen pupils from the village primary school performed ...

 

Summer fair

A SUMMER fair will take place at Shiplake Memorial Field tomorrow from 12 noon to 3.30pm. Entry costs £2.50 for adults and is free for ...

 

Sport raises £82,300

A FUNDRAISING day at Shiplake College raised £82,300 towards a new sixth form centre and its existing bursary schemes. Pupils, staff ...

 

Water work

DELAYS are likely until May 30 on Reading Road in Shiplake while Thames Water completes a new service connection. Vehicles proceeding ...

 

Top rating

TWO venues in Shiplake have been awarded hygiene ratings following food safety inspections. Shiplake Primary School in Memorial Avenue ...

 

Barn dance

A BARN dance will be held at The Bottle & Glass in Binfield Heath next Saturday from 7pm. Funds raised will go to Shiplake Primary ...

 

Walking in footsteps of novelist and poet

A DISCOVERY walk uncovering the life of novelist and poet George Orwell will be held in Shiplake on Wednesday, May 14 from 2pm. The ...

 

Trip to Poland

A FILM night will take place at Shiplake memorial hall next Friday at 7.30pm. The Academy Award-winning film, A Real Pain, follows the ...

 

Fitness class

A NEW pilates class will take place in Shiplake memorial hall on Wednesday mornings from 9.10am to 10am. The sessions will be run by a ...

 

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