Drumhead Service marks WWI centenary
HUNDREDS of people attended a service in Henley on Sunday to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. The 30-minute drumhead service in Market Place was led by Rev Ducan Carter, vicar...
View ArticleHenley shops mark centenary of World War I
SHOPS in Henley marked the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War with special window displays. The Bell Bookshop in Bell Street filled its windows with British flags, bunting and chalkboards...
View ArticleShops and children mark war centenary
SHOPS in Henley marked the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War with special window displays. The Bell Bookshop in Bell Street filled its windows with British flags, bunting and chalkboards...
View ArticleWe can never forget the fallen
HUNDREDS of people attended an outdoor service in Henley on Sunday to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. The 30-minute service in Market Place was one of several ceremonies and...
View ArticleRemembering them
A VILLAGE church will mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War over the August bank holiday weekend (23 and 24). Ewelme Church will host a flower festival and have...
View ArticleWWI memorial lunch raises £1,000 for appeal
A LUNCH to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War was held at Shiplake Memorial Hall on Saturday. More than 80 people attended the event, which was organised by the Shiplake branch...
View ArticleRare pictures tell story of Henley through ages
HENLEY’S past has been brought back to life in a resident’s new book. Elizabeth Hazeldine, who was born in the town, unearthed dozens of previously unseen photographs during her research. Her work,...
View ArticleNEWS: THE WAR - HOW HENLEY MAY HELP
In the absence of the Mayor (Councillor W. A. Hobbs), who is serving his country with the Territorials of the county, Alderman Clements (Deputy Mayor) convened a meeting, which was held at the Henley...
View ArticleNEWS: AN APPEAL
We, the undersigned, appeal to the young men of Henley and District between the ages of 19 and 30 where possible to forthwith join the Regular Army in accordance with the terms of Lord Kitchener's...
View ArticleNEWS: THINGS THOUGHTFUL
'It is destiny' - phrase of the weak human heart! 'It is destiny' - a dark apology for every error! The strong and the virtuous admit no destiny. On Earth guides Conscience - in Heaven watches God. And...
View ArticleHunt for war art
SCULPTURES made by soldiers during the First World War are being sought for an exhibition in Goring. The village’s local history society is hosting the display at the village hall on November 1 and 2...
View ArticleMuseum honours bravery of fallen
AN exhibition about Henley during the First World War will open at the River and Rowing Museum next month. One family whose story will be told is the Greens. Tom G W Green was a boatbuilder and...
View ArticleArtist to discuss WWI-themed paintings
AN artist will discuss her First World War-themed paintings at a Goring gallery on Thursday. Anna Dillon’s Battlelines Redrawn project depicts the battlefields of Europe a century after the conflict...
View ArticleGreat War soldiers honoured with beer
A GORING woman’s father who served in the First World War has been honoured with a commemorative beer. Stanley “Blanco” White is one of four former servicemen who appears on the label of the West...
View ArticleLocal WWI information & photos sought
AN amateur historian, who is researching the lives of soldiers who served during the First World War, will be hosting free drop-in sessions at Henley Library. Mike Willoughby is calling for people to...
View ArticleRemembering WW1 in Benson
A FIRST World War centenary event will be held at Benson parish hall tomorrow (Saturday) from 10am to 4pm. It will feature war records and artefacts, poetry readings, a memorial service and a...
View ArticleVillage to celebrate link to war poet
AN exhibition promoting First World War poet Wilfred Owen’s connection to Dunsden will be held next month. He lived in Dunsden from September 1911 until February 1913 and was a lay assistant to the...
View ArticleEwelme’s war
A TALK called “Ewelme in 1914: Peace and War” will be given by Dr Kate Tiller at Ewelme Church today (Friday) at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £15 and are available from Derry’s Den and Ewelme Village Store.
View ArticleA spy in our camp?
October 23, 1914 COUNCILLOR J T Campion had a very unpleasant experience this week while on holiday at Bognor with his wife. He was on the sea coast on Wednesday and had taken his field glasses with...
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The Secret Spitfires - the story of the hidden planes
THE Spitfire is an iconic symbol of World War Two and there are several local family connections to the plane, the great nephew of the engine designer having been a former chairman of the Henley Show....
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