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Club shuts due to lack of people
03/10/22
THE Rotary Club of Henley Bridge is closing after its membership dwindled. Without enough members to run its fundraising events, the group has decided to stop meeting formally. Peter Wilkinson, 76, of Lauds Close, Henley, who was one of the ...
Whitchurch Bridge to re-open in September
17/08/14
WHITCHURCH Bridge is set to re-open next month following an 11-month refurbishment. The crossing has been shut since October while being strengthened to cope with the weight of modern traffic. It was due to re-open in April but the £4.4 ...
Toll set to rise on newly opened bridge
03/10/14
THE cost of crossing Whitchurch toll bridge is set to increase from 40p to 60p. The Whitchurch Bridge Company confirmed today that it will apply to the Government for permission to raise the toll. The company has just finished ...
Vintage car reopens Whitchurch bridge
25/09/14
A 1902 de Dion Bouton crossed Whitchurch toll bridge to mark its reopening after a year-long refurbishment.
Whitchurch man films bridge rebuild
19/09/14
Filmmaker Nick Brazil, from Whitchurch, is to make a documentary on the refurbishment of the village bridge.
Traders hit by Henley floods
17/01/14
Businesses had to shut and Sonning bridge remained close as flood levels in the Henley area continued rising.
Station bridge work set to start
22/04/14
WORK to replace the footbridge at Goring station will begin in October, writes James Burton. A taller structure is needed so that overhead cables can be installed for the electrification of the Great Western main line to ...
Toll bridge shut until July
03/02/14
WHITCHURCH toll bridge will be closed for at least three months longer than expected. It shut for refurbishment in October and was due to re-open on April 14. However, the private company which owns the 112-year-old ...
Restrictions on bridge toll increases set to be lifted
07/04/14
THE owners of Whitchurch Bridge could be allowed to raise tolls without the Government’s permission. The Department for Transport wants to make it easier for private operators of toll bridges, ferries and tunnels ...
Council claims bridge lights are unjustified
23/04/20
PLANS to light up Henley Bridge have suffered another setback. Entrepreneur Clive Hemsley has been trying to find a permanent way of attaching lights to the Grade I listed structure. With the help of friend and ...
Artist ditches plans to light up Henley Bridge
27/05/20
A HENLEY artist who attached lights to the town's historic bridge without permission more than two years ago has started taking them down. Clive Hemsley, who lives in Hart Street, attached two strings of LEDs ...
Let there be lights!
05/03/18
AN artist has caused a stir by lighting Henley’s historic bridge. Clive Hemsley has illuminated both sides of the Grade I listed structure with two strings of 8,000 white LED bulbs following the outline of ...
MP: new third bridge has not been agreed
21/09/17
JOHN HOWELL has denied claims that a third bridge across the River Thames in Reading is closer to becoming a reality. The Henley MP attended a meeting between Berkshire and Oxfordshire councillors to ...
Rotary Club of Henley Bridge - Race night
11/12/17
THE club held a race night at Badgemore Park Golf Club on Friday, November 10. It was a really successful evening with 65 Rotarians, partners, friends and golfers from Badgemore Park helping to ...
‘Crossing good for you too’
21/09/20
READING Borough Council says residents of South Oxfordshire would benefit from a new crossing. Tony Page, lead member for transport, said: “Heavy traffic and poor air quality in both Caversham ...
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