Learning to go wild
TWO women from Watlington are encouraging children to spend more time outdoors. Jo Schofield and Fiona Danks have designed six ...
Friday, 12 August 2022
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Spring tidy
THE Watlington spring clean will take place on Tuesday, June 1 from 1pm. The annual litter-picking event will involve collecting ...
Countryside walks
THE Henley and Goring Ramblers operate socially distanced group walks. There are no restrictions on the number of walkers but ...
Show called off due to coronavirus
BINFIELD Heath Flower Show has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The annual show was due to be held in the field ...
Final call for baskets
A TOTAL of 162 summer hanging baskets have now been ordered by businesses and residents in Henley. They will start to be installed ...
Garden centres re-open with precautions in place
GARDEN centres in the Henley area are taking precautions to protect staff and customers from the coronavirus as they re-open for ...
Allotments bonfire warning
ALLOTMENT holders in Henley have been reminded of the bonfire safety guidelines. It comes after a complaint about “acrid” smoke coming ...
Gardens to open
AN open gardens event will be held in South Stoke on bank holiday Monday (August 26), from 1pm to 5pm. Other attractions include tea ...
Put on a bright front
RESIDENTS of Henley are being encouraged to cultivate environmentally-friendly front gardens for the town’s Britain in Bloom entry. ...
Get ready for return of floral flotilla
UPCYCLING, poetry and a floral flotilla along the River Thames are among the attractions at this week’s Chelsea Fringe Henley. The ...
Floral festival
A FLOWER festival will be held to raise money for St Mary’s Church in Wargrave. The annual event will see the church, off Station Road,...
Move allowed
TWO new residents of Wargrave have asked to be able to move the greenhouses in their gardens to the Woodclyffe allotments off Victoria ...
Snowdrop fun day
AN afternoon of free entertainment follows the traditional snowdrop service at All Saints Church in Dunsden on February 17. There will ...
More planters on way to trap air pollution
SEVENTEEN planters could be installed in Henley town centre in bid to reduce air pollution. The town council is considering the idea ...
Fruit trees planted at recreation ground
A SECOND community orchard has been planted in Henley. Residents helped the town council’s parks team to plant 12 fruit trees at ...
Growth slows
THE Woodclyffe Allotments Society in Wargrave needs new committee members after three members left the village. The society’s annual ...
Allotments produce sells quickly
MORE than 40 people attended a produce sale at the Woodclyffe allotments in Wargrave. Allotment holders offered fruit, vegetables and ...
Visitors keen to see cacti experts
DOZENS of people visited a cacti display by two specialists at Hare Hatch Sheeplands garden centre. Daniel and Joanne Jackson, of ...
Plant nursery opens to public
BABYLON Plants, the wholesale nursery based near Watlington, will be having one of their rare days when they are open to the public ...
‘Don’t use allotments as shortcut, children’
THE gates at the Woodclyffe allotments in Wargrave could be locked for an hour in the afternoon to prevent schoolchildren using it as ...
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