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JAMES Farnham’s novel, Bayeux, will take readers back to the Henley area in the Sixties.
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How our special forces escaped from the Nazis
WAR reporter turned author Damien Lewis was inspired to write about the stories of the SAS (Special Air Service), the British Army’s special forces unit, when he met veteran members while covering conflicts almost 25 years ago. The 58-year-old father...
Resistance fighter who smuggled out secrets
AUTHOR and historian Clare Mulley is on a mission to uncover the hidden tales of women fighters during the Second World War. Clare will be talking about her latest book Agent Zo: The Untold Story of Fearless WW2 Resistance Fighter Elzbieta Zawacka, at...
Thames walks inspire first-time authors to write novel together
A LOVE of the river was the catalyst that led two local women to pen their debut novel, Riverside Lane. Julia Thum, who handles public ...
Author provides tools to empower young women
LAURA BATES is a feminist. It’s probably best to establish this fact now, so that the initial battle of perception that she so often ...
Brown on new book
DERREN BROWN will take to the stage at the Reading concert hall tomorrow (Saturday) to talk about happiness, the subject of his new ...
Real truth behind Boris’s mistress
AUTHOR Anna Pasternak is on a mission. To ensure that posterity knows the truth about the woman who inspired the Nobel Prize-winning ...
Julian Clary entertains at Literary Festival
COMEDIAN Julian Clary spoke to more than 100 schoolchildren at the Christ Church Centre on Wednesday, writes Jamie Presland. The ...
Review tickets for next week’s literary festival are up for grabs
WOULD you like to review an event at next week’s Henley Literary Festival and see it published in the Henley Standard? Each year, with ...
Football legend to kick off ‘Reading in Reading’ event
BOOK lovers with an appetite for literature won’t have far to go in the coming months, with Reading set to host two new literary ...
Ten things to do at tenth Henley Literary Festival
MONDAY (September 26) sees the start of the 10th Henley Literary Festival. Since its inception in 2007 the festival has grown from a ...
Fancy reviewing an event at the literary festival?
HOW would you like to review one of the great events at this year’s Henley Literary Festival — and see it published in the Henley ...
Fancy writing a review for us?
ARE you going to this year’s Henley Literary Festival? And if so, would you like to write a review of one of the events and see it ...
Fancy writing a review for us?
ARE you going to this year’s Henley Literary Festival? And if so, would you like to write a review of one of the events and see it ...
Novelist’s fourth book
A NOVELIST from Watlington is to release her fourth book. The Lost Girl by Liz Harris will be published on Sunday. The story is set in ...
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Wb Watlington FOWL AGM 2708
Friends of Watlington Library will hold its annual meeting in the library on Thursday, September 25 at 8pm. Doors open at 7.30pm. All are welcome to attend.
Wb Watlington nursing home 2708
A SUMMER fete will be held at Watlington and District Residential and Nursing Home in Hill Road from 2pm to 4pm on Saturday, September 13. The event will feature a tombola and ... [more]
Wb Art Spine lead 2708
TWO artists have been commissioned to create outdoor sculptures for the proposed Watlington “ArtSpine” public art trail. Nick Foot, 56, from Pyrton, and James Ort, 43, from ... [more]
Back singing
REHEARSALS for the South Chiltern Choral Society will resume at Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge in Sonning Common on Monday at 7.30pm. During the term, rehearsals will take place at ... [more]
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