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13/11/17
A coffee morning held at Sonning Common village hall raised £1,460 for Macmillan Cancer Support. June Fisher, of Wood Lane, organised the ninth annual event, which featured a tombola, bric-a-brac, a cake table, books, puzzles and a raffle. It was ...
#WorldsBiggestCoffeeMorning takes over school hall
09/10/17
PUPILS at Hemdean House School in Caversham raised £268 by holding a coffee morning. Dozens of staff, parents and fellow students attended the event, which took place in the school’s main hall. Headmaster Nigel Balchin said: “The pupils were all ...
Henley opticians join in #WorldsBiggestCoffeeMorning
FROST Borneo Opticians in Henley raised £200 at a coffee morning. The “best baker” award went to Neil Frost, a partner in the Hart Street practice, for his delicious lemon drizzle cake. Mr Frost celebrates 34 years at the practice this year.
Tea instead of coffee for #WorldsBiggestCoffeeMorning
CAVERSHAM Preparatory School raised £177.50 with a “Big Tea” afternoon. Pupils and parents brought in cakes and, after a welcome assembly, they enjoyed a chat about their summer holidays over a cup of tea and cake. Headteacher Christopher Neal ...
Deputy Mayor hosts event for #WorldsBiggestCoffeeMorning
THE Deputy Mayor of Henley hosted a fund-raiser at her Hot Gossip coffee house. Councillor Lorraine Hillier said £87.20 was raised at the event and further donations brought the final total to £175. The event was organised by the Henley ...
School coffee morning in aid of Macmillan
04/10/17
ABOUT 30 people enjoyed tea, coffee and pastries at St Mary’s School in Henley and raised more than £140. Parents of children at the independent school in St Andrew’s Road met on Friday morning and many were seeing each other for the ...
Garden centre joins in #WorldsBiggestCoffeeMorning
CUSTOMERS of Hare Hatch Sheeplands raised more than £300 with a coffee morning. Coffee and cakes were served at the garden centre in Wargrave on Friday. The cakes included one made by coffee shop employee Linda Brearley, whose ...
Coffee and craft for #WorldsBiggestCoffeeMorning in Watlington
A COFFEE morning and craft fair in Watlington raised £675/ Members of the Macmillan Chilterns group held the fund-raiser in the Watlington Club on Saturday morning. They sold cakes that they had made together with members of ...
Colour co-ordinated
25/09/17
Henley MP John Howell is lending his support to Breast Cancer Now’s flagship fund-raiser, Wear It Pink, for which people across the country will add a splash of pink to their outfits on Friday, October 20 and make a ...
Will help
Law firm Blandy & Blandy, which has an office in Henley, has received a special silver award from Cancer Research UK to mark the £599,550 that the company has raised for the charity since 2001 as part of its free ...
Brave Charlie fighting back
20/02/17
THE family of a boy who fought a brain tumour say they are delighted with his progress as he marks a year in remission. Charlie Ilsley, nine, has almost doubled in weight in 12 months and his hair has started to ...
Councillor beats cancer
10/04/17
A HENLEY town councillor who had surgery and radiotherapy for breast cancer has been given the all-clear. Sam Evans, 50, of Reading Road, said she felt “huge relief” after being told the good news. “I felt real ...
Brakspear launches £75,000 charity drive
08/03/17
HENLEY pub company Brakspear has launched a campaign to raise £75,000 for the Marie Curie cancer care charity. Hostelries across the firm’s 130-strong estate will be selling daffodil badges and some will be ...
Swiss Farm Kitchen welcomes residents at #WorldsBiggestCoffeeMorning
A COFFEE morning at the Swiss Farm Kitchen in Henley raised £180. There was good attendance by homeowners at the residential park off Marlow Road, who donated money in return for coffee and cake. Leszek ...
Mayor supports #WorldsBiggestCoffeeMorning in her other job
THE Mayor of Henley attended a coffee morning at her place of work. Councillor Kellie Hinton, who is head of the sales team at IBS Office Solutions at Friar Park Stables, helped raise £85 with team ...
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