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JANE TUTILL is the proprietor of the Willow Basket, a whole food shop supporting zero waste, in Friday Street, Henley. She was born in York but brought up in Marlow after her family moved there when she was four. She went to Gordon County School in...

We’ll never forget sights and sounds of these native endangered birds

WE’RE going on an adventure today, something I’ve wanted to do for a long while, a desire expressed to Rosemary. We are going out for an evening and later, a night walk. High-powered torches packed, one in what Rosemary refers to as my “handbag”. So...

Athlete or not, put your best foot forward and prevent fungal infection

AS the Olympics draw near, it seems apt to talk about a condition that many of our athletes may have experienced at one time or another. No, I’m not talking about a dodgy knee or a keen competitive edge. The clue, as they say, is in the title....

Privileged to witness the miracle of subtle but significant revolution

WE travel to the Sun public house at Hill Bottom near Whitchurch Hill to meet our friend, farmer Jon Hatt and his wife Kate. We are treating them to lunch. Jon runs Coombe End Farm. There is something very homely about the interior. A bare wooden...

Chasing elusive butterflies amid gorgeous wildflowers

I’VE just returned from two hours on top of Watlington Hill, photographing butterflies on your behalf. In the blazing sunshine amid the gorgeous wildflowers, I might add, just in case you were feeling sorry for me. It was blissful but frustrating. I...

Peaceful and beautiful hillside meadows being reclaimed by nature

AFTER a short drive from Caversham, we arrive in Goring Heath and park opposite the former (and much missed) King Charles Head pub, ...

Let's Get Down to Business: Jayne Worrall, the Bull Hotel

JAYNE WORRALL is the licensee of the Bull Hotel, a 15th century former coaching Inn in Wargrave high street. Although born in Chiswick,...

I’m red-faced after failing to take my own advice while on holiday

I HAVE a confession to make. Wherever possible, I always try my best to practise what I preach but in this case I’m afraid I may have ...

After damp May, beautiful flowers are emerging to sweet birdsong

ON a clear and favourable morning, we collect my mother Maggie from her home in Caversham and take her to the riverside at Henley. We ...

Why do motorcyclists and fly-tippers have to spoil our countryside?

OUR garden could be considered experimental in that we have filled it with native trees, shrubs and flowering plants in addition to ...

Let's Get Down to Business: David Reynolds

DAVID REYNOLDS writes the Let’s Get Down to Business column, which appears in the Henley Standard fortnightly. To mark his 100th ...

How to tell the difference between bacteria and virus like covid-19

DURING March last year, the graph depicting UK Google searches of the phrase “what is a virus” showed a spectacular spike. This, of ...

Hurrah! Orchid season has begun but flowers are later than normal

IT is now the time when the majority of our wild orchids come into bloom. Knowing this, Rosemary and I propel ourselves on a concerted ...

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Let's Get Down to Business: Jack Free, art dealer and proprietor Jack's Gallery

JACK FREE has been an art dealer for more than 30 years and is the proprietor of Jack’s Gallery in Hart Street, Henley, which opened ...

Hunting for fly orchids and what other amazing discoveries we make

FROM Middle Assendon, it is an interesting two-mile journey to Bix Bottom. We are heading to Warburg nature reserve that we have not ...

Thanksgiving: Be careful for nothing

SAINT Paul’s words of advice to the Philippians, “Be careful for nothing”, might appear trite in today’s world. Quite apart from the ...

Don’t become bunged up... the importance of a diet full of fibre

I MUST apologise in advance for somewhat lowering the tone this week. My subject is bowel habit or, more specifically, constipation. ...

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