Saturday, 06 September 2025
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A group of eight artists who use different creative methods and materials are coming together for an art exhibition at the Old Fire Station Gallery this weekend. Curated by artist Adriana Rabinovich, from Harwell, “Enchantment” showcases her work alongside that of Arbie Edward, Emma Clifton-Brown, Gabriele Kern, Gary Goodman, Melissa Kime, Neal Morley and Sheila Pehrson.
Dee Palmer, left, and Jasmine Huxtable-Wright
A FORMER Henley Symphony Orchestra oboeist who set up her own orchestra to perform a classical arrangement of music by Queen has done the same with the Beatles’ 1967 album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
AN opera festival that last year had to be cut back to a single weekend due to the coronavirus pandemic is returning with seven open-air productions staged over 10 days this summer. Running from August 12 to 21, the Waterperry Opera Festival will...
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The £290,000 Henley skate park, which was by designed Maverick Industries of Dorset, has been completed and professional skateboarders ...
FORTY thousand people descended on Henley for the ninth Rewind south festival. Many festival-goers dressed up for the occasion wearing ...
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FORMER Spice Girl Mel C will appear at this year’s Henley Festival. The singer, who was known as “Sporty Spice” while in the Nineties ...
A BOY from Emmer Green was crowned the winner of Junior Bake Off. Austin Edwards was awarded Britain’s best young baker on the Channel ...
MORE than 60 members of South Oxfordshire Mencap Society attended its Christmas party on Sunday. The event was held at Harpsden ...
THE Hardwick Estate in Whitchurch is to host its first squash and pumpkin festival on October 27. The event will take place in the ...
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A HYDROLOGICAL survey of a village pond which started losing water at the beginning of the year will take place after deliveries of water failed to stabilise water levels. Sonning ... [more]
APPLICATIONS for Eco Soco’s annual tree give-away will open in September. Each year, the environmental group teams up with Community Action Groups Oxfordshire to give away free ... [more]
A MEETING of the Peppard WI on Wednesday, September 10, at the hall in Gallowstree Road at 2pm, will hear a talk by Hannah Bignall, on flower arranging. Details at: Stephanie.... [more]
PLANS to build nine new homes in Sonning Common have been approved. Reading-based developer Elegant Homes will build the mix of detached and semi-detached homes on 0.88ha of ... [more]
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