My Lilibet, a short story about girl who became the Queen
ON January 31, 1952, Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor, George VI, King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British ...
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
Delivering the news from Henley on Thames and South Oxfordshire for over 100 years
HENLEY Literary Festival will return this autumn in-person and online, with the dates and venues now confirmed. The 16th annual event ...
New chapter for literary event with three authors
THREE distinguished authors will give talks at the Wargrave Literary Evening, which will be part of this year’s village festival. ...
Festival tickets in big demand
ORGANISERS of this year’s Wargrave Festival say they have been “blown away” by the demand for tickets. A number of high-profile events ...
Customers queue outside bakery for book signing
THE owners of a bakery in Watlington celebrated the release of their new cookbook by signing copies. Alex Tait and his teenage ...
My university project has become children’s book
A WOMAN has turned her university project into a book for schoolchildren. Maisie Webb, of St Andrew’s Road, Henley, had the children’s ...
AUTHOR Justin Newland will be at W H Smith in Bell Street, Henley, on Saturday, April 2. He will be signing copies of his new ...
My five forgotten stories rediscovered in lockdown
A MOTHER has written five sci-fi adventure novels with the help of her two children. Rachael Winterbottom, 47, from South Stoke, ...
Bookshop finds rare photos of Scott’s polar expedition
A BOOK shop in Henley has discovered three original photographs taken during the famous British Antarctic Expedition more than a ...
Teacher passing on love of poetry to pupils with book
STEVEN JACKSON is a man on a mission, writes Natalie Aldred. He is passionate about poems — so much so that he wants to help others ...
Artist penned murder mystery in lockdown
DURING the covid lockdowns, some people baked sourdough, others took to knitting. Henley artist Si Sapsford gave herself some even ...
Kipper author gave theatre adaptation free rein
THE author and illustrator behind this year’s Christmas show at Norden Farm in Maidenhead says the stage adaptation has stayed true to ...
Stonor publishes children’s sequel
THE second in a series of children’s books telling the mythical story behind Stonor Park’s Tumblestone Hollow adventure playground has ...
Children’s books are second nature to creative sisters
TWO sisters from Henley have released the second in a series of books designed to teach children about wildlife. Janine Lewis, 54, ...
Post office girls author delivers festive sequel
THE author of a book about three young women who become best friends while working at the Army Post Office’s sprawling home depot ...
JOANNA LUMLEY spoke about her admiration for the “gorgeous, fantastic” Queen during a talk in Henley. The actress was speaking at an ...
Debut’s so accidentally resonant
Michael Joseph Proof Party, Henley town hall IT was a real treat to attend the proof party of Claire Alexander’s debut novel, Meredith,...
Killing time on the set of Peep Show
Robert Webb Baillie Gifford Marquee A JOVIAL Robert Webb took to the stage of the Baillie Gifford marquee to discuss his first novel, ...
Music, men, motherhood and more
Sophie Ellis-Bextor Baillie Gifford Marquee FRESH from headlining the Friday night of Henley Festival, Sophie Ellis-Bextor returned to ...
Heavy and ungainly is the crown
Simon Thurley Christ Church AT the end of the English Civil War in 1649 the crown jewels were taken to the Tower of London. Precious ...
