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Pangbourne Rotary Club
08/01/24
PANGBOURNE Rotary Club thanks the public who donated money during its Santa tour in December. More than £8,500 was raised. The tour began on December 1 at Fords Farm and finished on December 22 at Tilehurst Triangle. Stops included Whitchurch Bridge,...
Berkshire Family History Society
29/01/24
THE Reading branch of the Berkshire Family History Society met via Zoom on yesterday with a presentation about the notorious Henry Smith by Sue Paul. Smith (1668-1710) worked for the East India Company and was sacked on a number of occasions for ...
Reading RSPB Group
05/02/24
WE launched our 2024 programme on January 9 with a talk by wildlife photographer and author David Boag entitled “The wild coast”. With the help of his superb photographs, David took us on a tour of the varied habitats which make up the 11,000 ...
British Modern Military History Society
08/05/23
JOHN Peaty will give a talk called “Lawrence of Arabia: man, movie and myth” at a meeting of the British Modern Military History Society at Woodcote village hall on Wednesday, May 10 at 7.30pm. Lawrence was probably the most remarkable ...
Whitchurch and Goring Heath History Society
OUR last lecture this spring is a different take on the history of the two world wars of the 20th century. Sue Smith will be telling us about the humanitarian relief work across Europe of the Friends’ Ambulance Unit, a little-known ...
History of Reading Society
15/05/23
THE April meeting of the History of Reading Society did not go according to plan as the speaker failed to turn up. The audience had been expecting to hear a talk on the history of the printing industry in Reading. However, our ...
Berkshire MS Therapy Centre
01/05/23
THE Berkshire MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Therapy Centre is using MS Awareness Week this week to highlight the treatments and therapies it provides for people with MS. The theme this year is the emotional impact of MS and there ...
Henley Dragons
HENLEY Dragons, who are part of the Eyot Centre, are excitedly awaiting delivery of our new racing dragon boat. Upon delivery, we are looking forward to organising and hosting a boat naming ceremony, which is traditionally ...
Greener Henley
GREENER Henley is organising a public consultation on how we can boost nature and halve Henley’s carbon footprint by 2030 and what help we need from our local councils to do this. The event will take place in Henley town ...
Salisbury Club, Henley
THE Salisbury Club in Queen Street, Henley, held its annual meeting recently with a good attendance by members. John Grout was unanimously re-elected as president with Les Hall as his deputy. The committee was elected ...
Cafe Scientifique Henley
THE next meeting of Cafe Scientifique Henley will be held at Henley Hockey Club in Reading Road on Wednesday, May 17, starting at 7.30pm. The speaker will be Dr Chris Furley, director of the Henley Mobile Veterinary ...
Arts Society Henley
THE next meeting of the Arts Society Henley will focus on one of the great English composers. Peter Medhurst will give a talk on “William Byrd and his contemporaries” at Henley Rugby Club on Thursday, May 18. Four ...
Henley u3a
13/11/23
ADOLF Hitler’s mistress, Eva Braun, was the subject of October’s talk at Henley u3a given by Melanie Gibson-Barton. Fifty five people attended the illustrated talk and many stayed on for tea and a chat. Eva Braun ...
Whitchurch & Goring Heath History Society
“TRAVELS with Auntie” is the title of our last meeting this year, an account of former foreign correspondent Alastair Lack’s career at the BBC. After studying history at University College Oxford, he taught in ...
THE next meeting of the British Modern Military History Society will take place at Woodcote village hall on Wednesday, November 15 at 7.30pm. Dr Emily Mayhew will speak about the Guinea Pig Club, a unique ...
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