Saturday, 06 September 2025

Around the women’s institutes

BENSON IT was the occasion of our summer garden party, which was held in the lovely garden of one of our committee members. This was a ...

Playscheme more popular than ever

Playscheme more popular than ever

THREE hundred children attended the 49th Henley Outdoor Play Scheme this week. The event was held at Trinity Primary School in ...

British Modern Military History Society

British Modern Military History Society

IN the Winter of 1940, when the Second World War was less than a year old, Adolf Hitler missed out on an opportunity that possibly ...

Reading Offshore Sailing Club

READING Offshore Sailing Club is holding a summer barbecue on September 1 on the waterside behind the Mill at Sonning theatre. This is ...

Rotary Club of Pangbourne

CEREMONIAL cheques for £1,800 have been presented to the two principal beneficiary charities for our successful dragon boat event in ...

Turtle club

A CLUB to learn about endangered sea turtles is held at Henley library every other Friday. For children aged from four to seven, the ...

Vintage repairs

TWO vintage vacuum cleaners, a candelabra and a Teasmade were among the items fixed by volunteers at Henley’s repair café last weekend....

Venue switch

SHIPLAKE Bridge Club has moved to Audley Meadows retirement village in Reading Road. The club, which meets every Friday morning from ...

Churches Together in Henley

THIS year sees the 30th anniversary of the start of Churches Together in Henley. CTH was inaugurated in December 1995, replacing the ...

South Oxfordshire Mencap & Younger People with Dementia

THE joint project between the Henley Society and Henley Town Council to clean road signs is now complete. More than 200 signs were ...

Henley Probus Club

CHAIRMAN Tony Cobb opened the meeting with an update on the upcoming summer lunch, which will be held this year at Sonning Golf Club ...

Henley Society

ON one of the hottest days of the year, the Freewheelers set out on a 50km pedalathon to raise money for South Oxfordshire Mencap ...

Oxfordshire Dignity in Dying Group

PARLIAMENT goes on its summer recess in August but the Oxfordshire Dignity in Dying Group is to continue its campaign to see the ...

Speeding drivers zapped

Speeding drivers zapped

TWENTY-SIX cars were caught speeding in an hour through Christmas Common. A group of volunteers gathered outside the Fox & Hounds pub ...

Wargrave Local History Society

Wargrave Local History Society

IN July, members of Wargrave Local History Society made a visit to the Rural Life Museum at Tilford (just south of Farnham) in Surrey. ...

Around the Women’s Institutes

Around the Women’s Institutes

BENSON MEMBERS were again away from their usual venue for their June meeting. This time we visited Notcutts Garden Centre at Nuneham ...

RSPB

RSPB

OUR indoor season concluded on June 10 with a talk by Jonathan Forgham on the birds of Gambia. Jonathan visited in April last year, ...

Henley Society

Henley Society

WE have been contacted by Network Rail regarding upcoming track renewal work on the Henley branch line, which will run from Monday, ...

Royal British Legion (Henley branch)

FOLLOWING the success of our VE Day anniversary tea we have arranged a VJ Day 80th anniversary tea to be held at the Greenlands Hotel, ...

Open Spaces Society

THE Open Spaces Society in Henley was delighted by the government’s announcement that it will legislate to remove Path-Extinguishment ...