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100 years ago

31/07/23

HELD somewhat earlier this year, the Wargrave and Shiplake Regatta on Saturday experienced frequent showers and a heavy downpour which delayed racing for 30 minutes. When the storm cleared peoople flocked to the scene in their hundreds and the late ...

100 Years Ago

06/03/23

A MEETING of the town council was held on Tuesday evening for the purpose of receiving a report from the lighting, drainage and bridge committee relative to an electric light supply for Henley. Councillor Monk presented the report, which was to ...

100 Years Ago

13/03/23

THE annual meeting of parochial electors in connection with Henley Parish Church took place at the town hall on Monday evening. Although the roll of those eligible to attend contains upwards of 1,000 names, the attendance was most ...

100 Years Ago

20/03/23

ON Sunday afternoon an unfortunate accident befell an eight-year-old boy named New. He was out for a walk with two companions and visited the promenade when the lads essayed to jump the trunk of an old tree near the railway. Two ...

100 years ago

21/08/23

WHEN the great European upheaval caused by the war happened, one of the events to suffer was the the Henley and District Horticultural Society’s annual show, which used to be a great attraction. Its revival had been talked of ...

100 years ago

01/07/24

100 YEARS AGO Henley Standard July 4, 1924 IT was with heavy hearts that the Henley Royal Regatta enthusiasts listened to the rain that fell before breakfast on Wednesday. However, it takes more than a little rain to prevent ...

100 years ago

15/07/24

ON Sunday morning a serious injury befell Ben Lock, of Station House, Henley. It appears that he, along with others, engaged in removing the engine from a motor car when one of the party slipped and in order to save himself ...

100 years ago

05/02/24

READERS will remember that in connection with Messrs Lusted and Jenner’s whist drives, they generously set aside the proceeds of four drives to provide a treat for the children of the unemployed. This came off on Friday ...

100 years ago

18/12/23

MR F L Pitman (chairman) presided at the annual meeting of the stewards of Henley Royal Regatta, held at the Great Western Hotel, Paddington, on Tuesday. There was a fair attendance of well-known rowing men. The report ...

100 years ago

09/10/23

THE harvest thanksgiving services were held on Sunday at the congregational church in Henley, when the decoration of the edifice was most tastefully carried out, a feature being the making of a number of baskets from ...

28/09/23

WHEN the announcement was made that Capt Reginald Terrell, member for the Henley division of Oxfordshire, was taking a wife, it was thought to be a fitting opportunity to show the constituency’s appreciation of his ...

100 years ago

25/09/23

THERE were grave doubts as to what the weather would be on Wednesday on the occasion of the annual show in connection with the Henley and District Agricultural Association. Fortunately, the day proved fine and the ...

100 years ago

13/08/24

BY the kind permission of Mr and Mrs Bright, a garden fete in aid of the restoration fund of the Chantry House will be held in the charming grounds of Paradise House on Wednesday, September 3. About £550 is still ...

100 years ago

04/03/24

A PUBLIC meeting of tradesmen and others was held in the council chamber on Wednesday to consider the advisability of holding a shopping week and carnival in Henley. The Mayor expressed his pleasure at seeing ...

100 years ago

11/03/24

A PUBLIC meeting took place at the town hall on Thursday last week. It was in celebration of the centenary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and to inaugurate a branch of the institution in Henley. ...

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