Saturday, 06 September 2025

Whitchurch & Goring Heath History Society

THE main topic at the Whitchurch & Goring Heath History Society’s meeting in January was rubbish and the history of its disposal. ...

 

Looking at village life

AN award-winning photographer will give a talk about his new book to the Whitchurch and Goring Heath History Society on November 21. ...

 

Stay and play

A STAY and play event will take place at Oratory Prep School in Goring Heath today (Friday). Children can learn about and explore the ...

 

Derelict pub is relisted as asset of community value

A PUB in Crays Pond will continue to be registered as an asset of community value. The White Lion in Crays Pond in Goring Heath will ...

 

Councils object to BP solar farm plan

TWO parish councils have objected to plans to build a solar panel farm in Whitchurch Hill. Oil and technology firm BP, which is based ...

 

History talk

A TALK on the history of Reading from the Vikings to the nuclear armament will be staged at Goring Heath parish hall on Thursday at ...

 

Whitchurch and Goring Heath History Society

IN the summer members of Whitchurch and Goring Heath History Society go on outings. Our visit to Uffington took place on a beautiful ...

 

Whitchurch & Goring Heath History Society

OUR last meeting before the summer will be at Goring Heath parish hall on Thursday, May 16 when we want to look at the last 70 years ...

 

Whitchurch & Goring Heath History Society

SAY “William Morris” and you can’t be sure what image comes into the listener’s mind. Is it the artist of the famous willow pattern or ...

 

Litter pick

A LITTER picking event will take place in Goring Heath next Saturday (March 23) at 10am. Attendees will tidy up the verges and paths ...

 

Whitchurch & Goring Heath History Society

“IT stood upon a low hill, above a river, the river being the Thames at some 40 miles from London. A long, gabled front of red brick......

 

Whitchurch and Goring Heath Twinning Association

WHITCHURCH and Goring Heath are twinned with the pretty village of La Bouille, which is situated on the edge of the River Seine about ...

 

Roads firm granted permission for ‘extra’ vehicles

A ROAD surfacing firm has been given licence to store more vehicles on its land following a public inquiry. Hazell & Jefferies can now ...

 

Charity quiz

A CHARITY quiz will be held at Goring Heath parish hall next Saturday at 8.30pm. Quizmaster Mike Holland will lead the event, which is ...

 

French twin town trip

WHITCHURCH and Goring Heath Twinning Association is looking for new members to join its biennial trip to France. The two villages are ...

 

School raises £4,000 for charity helping vulnerable

A SCHOOL in Goring Heath has donated almost £4,000 to a charity. The money was raised by the Oratory Prep School at its Christmas Fair ...

 

Whitchurch and Goring Heath History Society

THE Thames-side Counties of Oxfordshire and Berkshire were at the crossroads of English history for many centuries. For its size, the ...

 

History meeting

WHITCHURCH & Goring Heath History Society has moved to Whitchurch village hall for its meetings. These will start on Thursday, January ...

 

History meeting

WHITCHURCH & Goring Heath History Society has moved to Whitchurch village hall for its meetings. These will start on Thursday, January ...

 

Whitchurch & Goring Heath History Society

“TRAVELS with Auntie” is the title of our last meeting this year, an account of former foreign correspondent Alastair Lack’s career at ...

 

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