I ran eight marathons in eight days

A MAN from Henley ran the equivalent of eight marathons across country in as many days for charity. Matthew Jackson, 39, completed 362km by running from the Lake District to Snowdonia. He was running for Over the Wall, a charity which provides...

Year 1 Boys 1 — Frey Lewsey, Rupert House2 — Doug Hammond, Kidmore End3 — Bertie Holland, Kidmore EndTotal runners 6Year 2 Boys 1 — Isaac Cottle, Sonning Common2 — Harrison Barr, Rupert House3 — James Purdue, Kidmore EndTotal runners 4Year 3 Boys 1 —...

Primary school cross-country races began again for their 25th year on Saturday, September 13 on a course at Greys Court, near Henley. While numbers were down there were still some very competitive races and organisers hope to see more competitors at...

Children’s memorable experience at mini marathon

MORE than £950 was raised by children at Shiplake Primary School by running the London Mini Marathon. Fifty pupils from reception to year six travelled to London to take part in the one-mile fun run to raise money for new PE and IT equipment at the...

I ran ‘toughest foot race on earth’

A WOMAN from Henley has completed “the toughest foot race on earth”.Jenna Franklin, of Deanfield Avenue, ran the Marathon des Sables in the Sahara Desert in southern Morocco. This is a seven-day ultramarathon, which is about 250km, the distance of six...

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Residents protest against use of chemical weedkiller

Residents protest against use of chemical weedkiller

RESIDENTS in Goring are protesting against the use of a chemical weedkiller. The Goring Villagers Against Glyphosate group have been posting flyers through letterboxes against the use of glyphosate. It reads: “Hey! Not this Way!” and outlines...
We need scheme to get rid of unwanted junk

We need scheme to get rid of unwanted junk

I HOPE you’ve had a lovely summer and some restful holidays. We enjoyed a cottage break with our daughter where we had the novel experience (for us) of using a coffee machine with coffee pods. Having never used one before, and not being very practical...

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