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Shop couple celebrate 50 years of marriage
15/09/14
A COUPLE from Henley who met at a shop have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Mike and Kirsten Trendall marked the occasion by spending a romantic weekend in Paris. The couple met in 1962 when Mr Trendall worked at an ironmongers in Bell ...
Royals attends RAF Benson ceremony
01/10/14
THE Duke of York and Prince Michael of Kent attended a special ceremony at RAF Benson to mark the handover of 25 Merlin helicopters to the Royal Navy. A parade was held at the base yesterday by members of 78 Squadron Royal Air Force, which was ...
YMCA footballers reunited 50 years later
13/10/14
Members of the Henley YMCA football team held a reunion last Thursday (11), 50 years after they first formed. More than 20 players from the team, many of whom still live in Henley, attended the reunion at the Catherine Wheel in Hart Street. ...
D-Day celebrated in Forties style
10/06/14
CUSTOMERS dressed in wartime costumes as a pub marked the 70th anniversary of D-Day with a party. The Maltsters Arms in Rotherfield Greys had a replica air raid shelter at the entrance and served up a meal of Spam fritters and corned beef ...
D-Day celebrated with indoor street party
RESIDENTS of a care home enjoyed an indoor street party to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day. The 95 pensioners at the Sunrise care home in Sonning sat at long tables, eating traditional picnic food while Forties music was played. The ...
Steel band helps celebrate Empire Day
28/05/14
A PUB celebrated multicultural Britain with its own twist on a long-forgotten tradition. The Plowden Arms in Reading Road, Shiplake, held its second annual Empire Day on Saturday with live music, entertainment and food and drink. Click ...
Villagers come together to celebrate the 150th anniversary
27/05/14
HUNDREDS of people gathered to mark the 150th anniversary of the Maharajah’s Well in Stoke Row on Sunday. Villagers made the most of the hot and sunny weather at the event, which was held in the cherry orchard off Main Street. ...
Queen's official birthday celebrated with tea
05/06/14
ABOUT 100 elderly people were treated to an afternoon tea party in Henley. Sundays event had a patriotic theme to mark the Queens official birthday, which is next Saturday. The Henley Business Partnership organised the ...
Party for 350-year-old hall
16/06/14
EVERYBODY in Watlington is invited to a free party to mark the 350th anniversary of the town hall. There will be a reception for invited guests at the venue on Friday, July 11 followed by the community celebration in ...
King wrote to my dad after he escaped... twice
02/06/14
A MILKMAN from Henley received a handwritten letter from George V after twice escaping from prison camps during the First World War. Wallace Morton served in the conflict, along with his elder brothers Bertie and ...
D-Day fun at pub
09/06/14
A CELEBRATION of D-Day will be held at the Maltsters Arms in Rotherfield Greys tonight (Friday). Staff and customers will be dressed in Forties military uniforms and a pianist will play wartime songs. There will ...
Happy birthday, Ma’am
ABOUT 100 elderly people were treated to an afternoon tea party in Henley. Sunday’s event had a patriotic theme to mark the Queen’s official birthday, which is next Saturday. The Henley Business Partnership ...
Pub and care home mark 70th anniversary of D-Day with parties
A CARE home and a pub both threw parties to mark the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Pensioners at the Sunrise care home in Sonning had an indoor “street party” as they sat at long tables, eating traditional ...
Fun and games at Forties-themed party
30/06/14
RESIDENTS of a care home were treated to music, games and food at a tea party on Friday. Watlington and District Nursing Home in Hill Road held the Forties-themed event to celebrate National Care Home ...
Jeremy Irons helps nursery celebrate
07/07/14
FILM star Jeremy Irons helped a Watlington children’s nursery celebrate its 30th birthday by cutting a cake. More than £6,000 was raised for the Rainbow Corner Day Nursery at the fete, which was held ...
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