Return of tractor run
THE Chiltern Vintage Tractor Run on Sunday will have a platinum jubilee theme. Particpants have been asked to dress up and decorate ...
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
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We’re looking after meadows
ON the first Wednesday of each month the Greener Henley Wildlife Group runs a working party at one of the town’s green sites. The ...
Spectacular wisteria
Sue James, of Gravel Hill, Henley, took these pictures of the spectacular wisteria display at Greys Court, the National Trust property ...
Orchids and bluebells
This early purple orchid and spread of bluebells was photographed at Clayfield Copse/Blackhouse Wood, near Emmer Green, by Rosemary ...
Clematis in flower
Terry Allsop, from Ewelme, says: “A pretty picture of a clematis in flower after rainfall.”
Fantastic flowering plants
Sharon Hewitt, from Wargrave, took these pictures, saying: “Some flowering plants that will match the abundant bluebells.”
Iris after shower
“A beautiful iris after a spring shower,” says Jean Watkins, who took this picture in her garden in Grove Road, Sonning Common
Muddy path transformed by emergence of gorgeous spring flowers
MY wife Rosemary has been feeling out of sorts for about three months due to back pain. However, after a visit to the doctor, she ...
Thamesfield Trust and Camp Mohawk
AFTER two postponements due to the coronovirus pandemic, a group of 10 young people with special needs, supported by playworkers from ...
Pianist dazzles with fingerwork
THE programme for the West Forest Sinfonia’s latest concert was a mixed one. There were four works with no discernible connection yet ...
Joyous Jane Austen in modern dress and then some
LET us assume that Jane Austen is dancing rather than turning in her grave because Persuasion is a pulsating modern take on her ...
Gospel concert to help new refugees
THE Reading Community Gospel Choir has partnered with the Reading Refugee Support Group for a concert tomorrow (Saturday) to raise ...
Half way to the end
COMEDIAN Mark Watson is to appear in Henley next month. His latest show, This Can’t Be It, is inspired by taking a life expectancy ...
Great Dickens story filled with expectation
A NEW stage adaptation of Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations has just four actors playing multiple roles and a cleverly designed set....
Anniversary gift
READING Rep Theatre has announced that to mark its 10th anniversary season, all tickets for its shows will cost under £20. There will ...
Energetic six-piece
FIDDLE player Peter Knight has been in many bands, including Steeleye Span in the Seventies and The Wombles. In 2008, he teamed up ...
‘Primitive’ painter and prolific folk musician
ARTIST Richard Conway-Jones looked back over his 30-year career and decided to find new homes for some of his work. He will be ...
Morning arias in coffee concert
OPERA Prelude’s latest concert features a recital by mezzo-soprano Anna Elizabeth Cooper. She graduated from the Royal College of ...
Women’s regatta wants to be on par with Royal
ORGANISERS of Henley Women’s Regatta want it to be seen on the same level as the more famous Henley Royal. The annual event takes ...
Come and make your owngin, says distillery ‘school’
A DISTILLERY in Binfield Heath is inviting people to make their own gin. Henley Distillery held an opening ceremony for its new ...
