Speedwatch in action The village Speedwatch team, set up by the Traffic and Parking Working Group (TAPWG), has been busy monitoring vehicle speeds in the High Street...
Public hearing for Greyhound street food During the recent consultation period for the application by The Greyhound and its food traders, it is understood that some objections were...
Whitchurch Scout heading to Malawi Jay Sidhu, 13, lives in Swanston Field. He is the only Whitchurch member in a group of seven Scouts from the 1st Purley &...
The Ferryboat will re-open, but not just yet Heineken Star Pubs were asked earlier this week for a statement on their plans for re-opening The Ferryboat, which closed in June last year...- more news...
What else is new
- Sad news: Betty Hartley, Eric's wife, died yesterday (4th December) in The Grange Care Home, peacefully. She was 91 and they were married 66 years ago. Update: The funeral will be a simple and loving farewell at 3pm on 20th December at Thatcham Crematorium.
- The community consultation in the village hall on Hardwick’s future has been postponed from 24th January to 29th February.
- Oxfordshire Trading Standards has issued a list of 12 Scams of Christmas to help us spot them and avoid being caught out.
- A First Aid Training Course will be held in Whitchurch on 13-14 January. New poster here. Organiser: Lily Hardy.
- Country Diary in The Guardian recently discovered the Hartley Steps on the Thames Path, built "thanks to a sustained campaign by Eric Hartley, a local access champion. Now in his 90s, Eric is a local hero."
- The full list of prize winners of all ages in the recent Art & Craft Exhibition can now be seen via the link on this page.
- Photographer Dave Olinski’s 2024 calendar featuring colourful local views is now available. Order it here.
Christmas wreath making
Progress behind Eastfield House
Art & Craft Exhibition - some award winners
Art & Craft Exhibition - some younger entries
Art & Craft Exhibition - some exhibits
Remembrance Sunday at the War Memorial
Light Festival and Lantern Parade
Friends' Musical Evening
A misty sunrise on the river
- Sat 9 Dec ART CAFE - The Old Stables - 10.30 am to 12.30 pm - in aid of Motor Neurone Disease Association.
- Sat 9 Dec CONCERT OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC AND READINGS - 3.00 pm at St Mary's, Whitchurch - further details attached.
- Sun 10 Dec NATIVITY SERVICE - 9.30 am at St Mary's - poster attached.
- Sun 10 Dec CANOE & KAYAC MARATHON - starts from Pangbourne Meadow - 9.30 am.
- Tue 12 Dec COMMUNITY COFFEE MORNING - 10.30 am-12.00 noon - The Old Stables - poster attached.
- Wed 13 Dec PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY MEETING - 8.00 pm - Whitchurch Village Hall.
- more events...
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