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Chilterns Conservation Board
06/03/23
A NEW book has been published about the successful reintroduction of red kites to the UK in the Nineties. It details how the Chilterns was selected as the initial location for the establishment of young chicks brought in from Sweden and Spain. The ...
Full results from the 60th Chiltern Edge Horticultural Society autumn show
20/09/21
FLOWER CLASSES Vase of cactus dahlias: 1 M Hedges; 2 J Windass; 3 K Hedges Vase of decorative dahlias: 1 M Hedges; 2 D Smith; 3 K Hedges Single bloom giant dahlia: 1 K Hedges; 2 D Smith; 3 K Hedges Vase of pompom dahlias: 1 K Hedges; 2 D Smith; 3 ...
21/11/22
VOLUNTEERS from the Chilterns-based wildlife surveying project, Tracking the Impact, have won the Marsh Award for local ornithology. The Marsh Awards are organised by the British Trust for Ornithology and celebrate the outstanding contributions ...
26/09/22
THIS year’s Chilterns Walking Festival will take place from October 15 to 30 and booking is now open. It’s a chance to enjoy the autumn splendour, the golden beech trees and hedgerows bursting with colour. The programme includes more than 50 ...
Jonty Hearnden hosts charity curry night
07/11/16
MORE than 100 people enjoyed a fund-raising curry night in aid of Henley’s Chiltern Centre for disabled children. The evening, held at the Spice Merchant in Riverside, was hosted by Jonty Hearnden, star of the BBC’s Cash in the Attic and ...
Hundreds of Scouts march in Henley
30/04/14
Scouts, Cubs and Beavers from across South Oxfordshire marched through Henley to celebrate St George's Day.
Spring birds
14/04/14
DAVID GLOVER, of the Chilterns Conservation Board, gave a talk on red kites at the spring meeting of the Sonning Common Society on Thursday last week. The next meeting will take place in October and will honour local servicemen and ...
15/02/21
LEADING conservation organisations in the Chilterns have come together with farmers and landowners in urging people to stick to footpaths and keep their dogs under control when walking in the countryside. The latest lockdown has ...
12/04/21
WITH the lambing season underway, we would remind dog owners to keep dogs under control at all times and to always keep them on a lead around livestock. And as birds begin to nest and rear young, walkers and countryside users ...
24/08/20
A PREVIOUSLY unrecorded prehistoric hillfort has been discovered by the Beacons of the Past team based at the Chilterns Conservation Board. A recent LiDAR survey of the entire Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty has ...
20/07/20
THE Chilterns Conservation Board and Chiltern Society have developed a series of 23 walks across the Chilterns which are social-distance friendly, avoiding crowded locations and narrow paths where possible. Between two and ...
The Chilterns Conservation Board
12/10/20
THE Chilterns Conservation Board is excited to announce that Chris Packham, naturalist, television presenter and author, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the new Chilterns Champions Conference to take place ...
Women raise £2,000 for disabled children's charity
02/10/17
TWO women raised more than £2,000 for the Chiltern Centre for disabled children in Henley with a 10km open water swim. Mel Hall and Penny Marshall, of Waltham St Lawrence, took on The Dart 10km on the River Dart in ...
Henley in Bloom wins sixth consecutive gold award
28/09/17
HENLEY in Bloom has won a sixth consecutive gold award at the Thames and Chilterns in Bloom awards. Henley Mayor Kellie Hinton, chairwoman of the group, picked up the award at a ceremony in Amersham today ...
Walk to the pub for good cause
11/10/17
ABOUT 30 people took part in a charity fund-raising walk on Saturday. Trustees, staff and users of Henley youth and community project Nomad completed the eight-mile trek in the Chilterns. They began at ...
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