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Bounce raises £5000 for school roof repairs
26/06/23
ABOUT 500 people attended the Big Bounce hosted by Peppard Primary School on Saturday. Seventeen bouncy castles were set up in the school playing fields, including an obstacle course, giant slide and Spider-Man and Paw Patrol-themed inflatables. ...
Time capsule
25/04/22
A TIME capsule has been buried in the grounds of a Sonning Common care home. Staff and residents at Abbeycrest collected “treasured memories” to put in the capsule, which will remain underground for 10 years.
Nets ‘too big’
14/06/21
ENFORCEMENT officers are investigating an alleged breach of planning conditions at the recreation ground in Gallowstree Common. The alleged breach includes a 5m extension of cricket nets and the removal of planting at the ground off The Hamlet. ...
Produce show
04/04/22
THE Chiltern Edge Horticultural Society’s spring show will take place at Sonning Common Village hall next Saturday (April 9) from 2pm to 4pm. The cups and prizes will be presented at about 3.30pm.
Demand for jab slows
07/03/22
THE demand for coronavirus vaccinations at Sonning Common health centre has declined. The centre in Wood Lane held two vaccination clinics in January and February where the numbers were down on previous months. As of January 21, a total of 21,...
Volunteer needed
20/12/21
Meanwhile, the lunch club in Sonning Common needs a volunteer. The role involves setting up and dismantling tables on the second Wednesday of each month. A free lunch will be provided. For more information, contact Freda Buckner on 0118 972 ...
Cordon bleu
Cordon bleu: a celebrity chef helped a care home in Sonning Common choose the winner of its Christmas card competition. Antony Worrall Thompson, who runs the Greyhound pub restaurant in Gallowstree Common, visited Abbeycrest in Kennylands ...
Royal coffee
23/05/22
SONNING Common WI is to hold a special coffee morning to mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee. It will take place at the village hall on Wednesday, June 1 from 10.30am to noon. Coffee, cake, jewellery and books will be on sale and the ...
Christmas fair
28/11/22
A CHRISTMAS fair will be held at Sonning Common Primary School in Grove Road tomorrow (Saturday) from noon to 3pm. Attractions will include Santa’s grotto, face-painting, performances by the school choir and performance club, a ...
Extension bid
05/12/22
A HOUSE in Gallowstree Common may be extended. Tom Crossland, of Reades Lane, has applied to South Oxfordshire District Counci for permission for a single storey rear extension with a pitched roof. A decision is due to be made ...
Lower limit
27/06/22
A SPEED limit of 20mph is to be introduced in parts of Sonning Common. An application by the parish council to change some roads from 30mph has been approved by Oxfordshire County Council, the highways authority. Parish ...
Signs with new limit
23/01/23
NEW speed limit signs are being installed in Sonning Common. The parish council’s application for a blanket 20mph speed limit in the village was approved by Oxfordshire County Council, the highways authority, in ...
Council goes to court over retirement village decision
13/08/21
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council has applied to the High Court for a judicial review of the decision to approve a “retirement village” in Sonning Common. It believes it has sufficient grounds to successfully ...
Restaurant in the clear
28/06/21
NO action will be taken against a restaurant in Sonning Common which was the subject of an enforcement investigation. Tandoori Connoisseur in Wood Lane was investigated by South Oxfordshire District Council, ...
Fred Curzon — March 5, 1938-May 9, 2021
24/05/21
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Sonning Common community stalwart who has died. Fred Curzon passed away at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading on May 9, aged 83. He moved to the village with his wife ...
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