Schoolchildren sing Sixties hits for music competition
Pupils at Rupert House School in Henley sang and danced to hits from across four decades as part of a music competition. Youngsters ...
Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Footballing girls feel more onside with A-level studies
ASPIRING female footballers have praised the Piggott School’s academy for helping them to achieve their ambitions. The girls’ academy, ...
Children deliver Easter cards to care home residents
CHILDREN presented Easter cards, flowers and chocolate to residents of a care home. Four pupils at St Mary’s School in Henley visited ...
School turns sports hall into mass testing centre
MORE than 4,000 lateral flow tests have been carried out at the Piggott School in Wargrave since pupils returned in early March. A ...
Twin success
TWIN brothers from the Piggott School in Wargrave have reached the final of a national computing competition. Year 9 pupils Finlay and ...
Fifty-eight women working at RAF Benson honoured
WOMEN working at RAF Benson have been presented with a series of awards celebrating their contributions to operations, leadership and ...
Meet arts trail’s youngest recruit
A BOY of 11 will be the youngest artist ever to be featured in the Henley Arts Trail after rediscovering his passion for drawing ...
Sixth-form girls help provide meals for people in need
PUPILS at Queen Anne’s School in Caversham have helped to feed people in need. Girls in the upper and lower sixth forms worked with ...
Virtual Chinese New Year
PUPILS at the Piggott School in Wargrave held a virtual assembly to celebrate Chinese New Year. The assembly was produced by year 7 ...
Parents happy to be sending children back to school
PUPILS from schools in Henley and surrounding villages have returned today after three months of home learning. Children in all year ...
Crazy hair day keeps children calm
PUPILS and staff at Rupert House School in Henley took part in a crazy-hair themed event online, writes Gee Harland. This was designed ...
Uniforms wanted
THE Chiltern Edge School Association is accepting donations of second-hand uniforms as pupils return to the secondary school in ...
School honoured
A SCHOOL in Caversham has won two awards. Queen Anne’s School won gold in the “website outsourced” category and silver in the still ...
Students receive new books and treats
HUNDREDS of students at Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge School have received a new book after the school launched an appeal. The secondary ...
Teenager cycles 100 miles in two weeks for charity
A TEENAGER from Wargrave cycled 100 miles in two weeks for charity. Jonah Holloway, 13, raised more than £400 for FareShare UK, a ...
College restaurant fails food hygiene inspection
A RESTAURANT at The Henley College has been ordered to make major improvements after inspectors found failing hygiene standards. ...
Girl reads book a day for charity in memory of her gran
A GIRL raised £360 by reading 21 books in 21 days in memory of her grandmother, who died after contracting coronavirus. Jessica Dingle,...
Parents, pupils and staff get used to lockdown life
STUDENTS at the Piggott School in Wargrave who would be taking exams this summer if it wasn’t for the coronavirus pandemic are being ...
Pupils given laptops to help them learn in lockdown
PUPILS at a Henley school have each been given their own laptop to ensure their learning is not disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. ...
Online advice
AN online parents’ evening for year 8 pupils at Piggott School in Wargrave will be held on Wednesday. Appointment times are available ...
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