Saturday, 04 October 2025

Church re-opens following £400,000 refurbishment

A CHURCH in Sonning Common has re-opened following a £400,000 refurbishment. Christ the King Church in Sedgewell Road was closed from ...

 

New friends

NEW intergenerational friendship sessions will take place at Abbeycrest Nursing Home in Sonning Common from Friday, October 10 at 10....

 

Club support

VOLUNTEERS are needed at Sonning Common Youth Club. It meets at Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge School on a Wednesday and Thursday from 6....

 

Coffee meet

THE Greenshoots charity will hold its next coffee morning on Wednesday from 10.30am to noon. It will be held at the village hall in ...

 

Bid to add outbuilding

A MAN wants to add an outbuilding to his home in Kidmore Lane, Sonning Common. Paul Nolan has applied to the district council to build ...

 

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A COUPLE who have taken over the Butcher’s Arms pub in Sonning Common say they want to restore it to its former glory. Paul Coombes, ...

 

Trail returns

THE great village scarecrow trail is to return. To take part, entry costs £5 and includes a scarecrow name tag, string and straw. The ...

 

Pool opening

A SWIMMING pool that underwent a £40,000 refurbishment will reopen on Monday. Sonning Common Swimming Pool, located behind the school ...

 

Free repair cafe workshops

A FREE mini workshop will be held on Saturday, October 4 in celebration of International Repair Café Month. The workshops will take ...

 

New poles

PART of Blounts Court Road in Sonning Common will be closed from 8am to 6pm on Tuesday. Contractors for Oxfordshire County Council ...

 

Pet shop to relocate

THE Pet Barn has applied for planning permission to build a new shop at Manor Farm in Peppard Common. The plans, submitted to South ...

 

Festive raiser

THE Bishopswood School Association is raising funds over Christmas for enrichment activities for its pupils. These include theatre ...

 

Colour run

A COLOUR run will take place at Sonning Common Primary School next Saturday from 3pm to 4pm. The event costs £5 for four laps of one ...

 

Girl overcomes headwinds in 75-mile kayak challenge

A GIRL from Sonning Common kayaked 75 miles down the River Thames against strong headwinds to raise £3,900 to fund a girlguiding trip ...

 

Back singing

REHEARSALS for the South Chiltern Choral Society will resume at Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge in Sonning Common on Monday at 7.30pm. ...

 

Fears for transport charity as driver numbers dwindle

A VOLUNTEER centre in Sonning Common which provides transport for vulnerable residents said new drivers are urgently needed if it is ...

 

Society trip

CHILTERN Edge Horticultural Society will visit RHS Wisley botanical garden in Surrey on Saturday, September 20. Tickets cost £22 and ...

 

Farmers unite

A SCREENING of Six Inches of Soil will take place at the Peppard war memorial hall on Sunday, November 9. The film follows three young ...

 

Survey ordered to find cause of pond’s falling water levels

A HYDROLOGICAL survey of a village pond which started losing water at the beginning of the year will take place after deliveries of ...

 

APPLICATIONS for Eco Soco’s annual tree give-away will open in September. Each year, the environmental group teams up with Community ...

 

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