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Long service award for ‘master’ woodsman
21/07/14
A WOODSMAN at the Hardwick Estate in Whitchurch has been honoured for his commitment. Tim Sheldon was presented with a long service award by the Royal Forestry Society. The 54-year-old, from Goring Heath, started work on the estate off Hardwick Road ...
Designer garden pleases the judges at show
27/05/14
A GARDEN designer from Shiplake has been awarded for one of her latest creations. Ana Mari Bull, of Mill Road, and design partner Lorenzo Soprani entered the Royal Horticultural Society Malvern Spring Show on May 10, where their design was named ...
Local youth speak up at competition
30/01/14
TWENTY-FOUR students took part in the local heat of this years Youth Speaks competition organised by Henley Rotary Club. Teams of three from Gillotts School, The Henley College, Chiltern Edge School in Sonning Common and Reading Blue Coat ...
700 mile journey for schoolboy's balloon
22/03/14
A BALLOON released by a Caversham schoolboy for charity was found more than 700 miles away in Germany. Oscar George, 10, a pupil at Micklands Primary School, had written his name on the label of the red British Heart Foundation balloon ...
Oasis garden wins Henley in Bloom title
29/09/14
A COUPLE won the overall title in this years Henley in Bloom awards at the first time of asking. David and Karen Thatcher, of Gainsborough Crescent, were praised by judges for their oasis garden, which features a pond, bridge and ...
Residents say goodbye as manager moves
31/05/14
THE manager of a Henley retirement village has resigned after eight years. Rhona Smith, 54, who was village manager at Thamesfield in Wargrave Road, is to take up a new job in Hampshire. Residents held a leaving party for Mrs Smith,...
Student running marathon for Launchpad
30/05/14
A STUDENT from Caversham will run the Stockholm Marathon tomorrow (Saturday) to raise money for Reading homeless charity Launchpad. Anna Wilkinson, 19, a former Highdown School student who is now studying law at Greenwich ...
A STUDENT from Caversham will run the Stockholm Marathon tomorrow (Saturday) to raise money for Reading homeless charity Launchpad. Anna Wilkinson, 19, a former Highdown School student who is now studying law at ...
Poet wins £5,000
02/06/14
A WOMAN from Henley has won a poetry competition. Jane Draycott, of Harpsden Road, was awarded first prize in the fifth Open International Hippocrates Prize for poetry. She was presented with her £5,000 prize ...
Rose for Lady Ryder
A NEW rose named after Lady Ryder of Warsaw will be celebrated at St Katharine’s, Parmoor, near Frieth, on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, June 14 and 15. A fundraising dinner in aid of the Lady Ryder ...
Lecturer wins international poetry competition
01/06/14
A WOMAN from Henley has won a poetry competition. Jane Draycott, of Harpsden Road, was awarded first prize in the fifth Open International Hippocrates Prize for poetry. She was presented with her £5,000 ...
Businessman pays £43,000 for Lancaster dream trip
AN AVIATION buff from Harpsden Bottom has paid £43,000 to fulfil his once-in-a-lifetime dream of flying a Lancaster bomber. Matthew Munson, 34, will fly from Canada to England over four days in August ...
Mother fulfils her dream with voyage of discovery
16/06/14
A MOTHER-of-four from Peppard has fulfilled a life-long dream to tackle the “Mount Everest of sailing”. Virginia Davis, 48, set sail for the first time in 20 years to take on the rough and dangerous ...
Pilot who flew into African war zones
A PROFESSOR from Kidmore End has published a book about an African adventurer. Dan Remenyi, of Tokers Green Lane, is the author of Captain Jack Malloch — The Life and Times of a Rhodesian ...
Award for farm manager after 44 years of service
A FARM manager from Kidmore End has received an award for long service from the Royal Agricultural Society of England. Roddy Young, 58, has worked at Vines Farm, which was formerly the ...
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