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Children remember with poems and wreaths
11/11/21
PUPILS at Rupert House School in Henley attended an outdoor service to mark Armistice Day. About 50 parents and staff also attended the act of remembrance which was held on the school’s all-weather pitch. Headteacher Nick Armitage welcomed the crowd ...
Henley pupils visit Great War exhibition
14/11/13
Historian Mike Willoughby showed children from Henley's Valley Road school around his First World War exhibition.
Poppy Appeal
16/11/12
We meet the members of the Royal British Legion fundraising for the Poppy Appeal in Henley town centre.
Picture This: Poppy Appeal Jive
23/10/17
A MIX of Forties, Fifties and Sixties songs and jazz instrumentals were played by the Soundforce Big Band and singers Mick Emblow and Lea Lyle at a dinner dance on Friday of last week. The event — which included a raffle and action — held in Henley ...
Tractors on parade for Remembrance Sunday
06/11/17
A TRACTOR run will be held on Remembrance Sunday (November 12), in aid of the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal. The South Oxfordshire Tractor Society is hosting the run, which will start at the New Inn in Kidmore End at 9am. It will stop at ...
Pupils pay tribute with poetry and poppy crosses
16/11/17
DOZENS of poppy crosses were planted by Henley schoolchildren as part of the town’s remembrance events. Year five pupils from Sacred Heart, Valley Road, Badgemore primaries and Rupert House and St Mary’s schools took part in the event at ...
Residents gather at town hall to observe Armistice Day
13/11/19
STAFF from Henley Town Council gathered outside the town hall to mark Armistice Day on Monday. The short ceremony was overseen by retired paratrooper Carlo Sisi, of the Royal British Legion, and observed by dozens of people. The Last ...
Quakers to give out white peace poppies
08/10/18
WHITE poppies promoting peace are to be given out by the Henley Quakers in the run-up to remembrance. Members of the group will have a stall in Falaise Square next Sunday (October 14) from 12.30pm to 3pm. The poppies are worn in ...
Poppy Appeal launched as we 'rethink' remembrance
01/11/17
UKULELE players and marching soldiers marked the start of this year’s Henley Poppy Appeal. The appeal was officially launched in Market Place on Saturday when Mayor Kellie Hinton bought the first poppy from officials of the ...
Remembrance space
30/10/17
Aa baby loss remembrance space was opened in Henley to help bereaved parents. The event was held at the d:two centre in Market Place to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week, a national campaign which ran from October 9 to 15. It ...
St John’s the Baptist holds a special service
31/10/24
St John’s the Baptist in Kidmore End will hold a special service for All Soul’s Day on Sunday (November 3) at 4.30pm. The service will include a reading of names of those who have departed. Those who wish to include a ...
Moving remembrance
27/11/17
Second World War military vehicles were displayed in Henley town centre to raise money for the Royal British Legion. Members of the Berkshire and Oxfordshire branches of the Military Vehicles Trust brought their ...
VIDEO: Henley children honour war dead
24/11/17
DOZENS of poppy crosses were planted by Henley schoolchildren as part of the town’s remembrance events. Year five pupils from Sacred Heart, Valley Road, Badgemore primaries and Rupert House and St Mary’s ...
Ukulele band launches Poppy Appeal
01/11/14
Singer Sam Brown and her ukulele players launched this year's Poppy Appeal in Henley.
Communities across South Oxfordshire honour the fallen
19/11/18
LARGE crowds attended the Remembrance Sunday parades and services in communities across South Oxfordshire. Thousands of people turned out to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice and ...
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