Saturday, 18 October 2025

Volunteers come together to clean church ready for Easter

Volunteers come together to clean church ready for Easter

ABOUT 15 members of the congregation volunteered to clean St Mary’s Church in Henley on Saturday morning. The Hart Street church is deep-cleaned every year during the run-up to both Christmas and Easter. Volunteers polished the candlesticks and...

Harvest gifts

KIDMORE End Primary School collected £172.50 for charity at its annual harvest festival. The money will be split between Childline and ...

Music-loving rector inducted to look after three parishes

A NEW rector for the parishes of Rotherfield Peppard, Kidmore End and Sonning Common has been inducted. Rev James Stickings, 40, ...

Banking career helps with ministry work, says vicar

THE new vicar of Shiplake, Harpsden and Dunsden has begun work. Rev Robert Thewsey, who has taken over at St Peter and St Paul’s ...

Come and sing

A “COME and sing” event will be held at St Thomas’s Church in Goring on Sunday from 4pm. The music will include Brewer’s Magnificat ...

Shoebox appeal

GORING Free Church is urging residents to donate shoeboxes filled with Christmas gifts for children in crisis-hit countries. Leaflets ...

Choir practice

REHEARSALS are to be held for the annual Christmas carol service at St Mary’s Church in Wargrave on Sunday, December 18. The dates are ...

Children’s fun

CHILDREN can enjoy music, games and crafts at the Mustard Seeds event at St Leonard’s Church in Watlington on Monday at any time from ...

Church music

THE Thames Valley Chorus will sing in barbershop style at a concert in Ewelme Church on Friday, October 14 at 7.45pm. Tickets cost £10,...

New associate priest for the Hambleden Valley

A WOMAN has been promoted to associate priest for the Hambleden Valley group of churches. Rev Sue Morton was licenced by Bishop of ...

Barn dance

A HARVEST barn dance and supper will be held at St Leonard’s Church in Watlington next Friday (September 16) from 7pm. There will be a ...

Church annexe appeal hits £165,000 mark

AN appeal for a new annexe at St Mary’s Church in Wargrave has broken the £165,000 mark. The extension at the Station Road church will ...

Ride and stride

A TEAM from All Saints’ Church in Peppard will take part in this year’s Ride and Stride on September 10. Each year worshippers all ...

More News:

Water firm forced to postpone works

THAMES Water has been forced to postpone works scheduled to take place in Christmas Common over fears it could have a “huge impact” on businesses. Work to replace about 2.3km of ... [more]

 

Smooth road

PART of Blounts Court Road in Sonning Common will be closed for resurfacing works from Wednesday to Friday. A traffic diversion will be in place via Blounts Court Road, Peppard ... [more]

 

Gypsy pitch plan turned down for third time

A BID to build a gypsy pitch on a disused site on the outskirts of Sonning Common has been knocked back for the third time to preserve the “countryside gap”. Building contractors ... [more]

 

POLL: Have your say