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28.10.11
100 Faces of Henley
Press release for 100 Faces of Henley.
Kick-start 2012 with the help of some familiar faces to promote the project
Local charity, The Face of Henley, is delighted to be celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2012. To raise awareness of the Charity and additional funds for worthy causes, The Face of Henley has teamed up with local photographers, Janet Hanton and Claire Smith, for a special portrait project entitled 100 Faces of Henley which is designed to celebrate (in photographs) the spirit and diversity of the community in Henley and the surrounding area.
In order to help promote the event, some familiar local faces recently took part in an early shoot for the project’s publicity material.
Harry Stott, a talented young actor and singer, was one of 3 boys selected in 2008 by Andrew Lloyd Webber’s TV show, ‘I’d do Anything’, to share the title role in the West End revival of Oliver!
Josette Ophiera will be familiar to the majority of shoppers in Henley as she has given dedicated service to WH Smiths in the town centre for 33 years!
Lady McAlpine is a very active and familiar figure in the local community and was delighted to support The Face of Henley by having her photograph taken. The McAlpine family has been based near Henley for many, many years.
Norman Topsom MBE is a Henley man through and through and a very familiar face to anyone who uses Henley and Twyford train stations as he has worked on the Henley branch line for almost 50 years!
Paul Daniels is a local man but is known to millions as one of the world’s most successful magicians and entertainers. He and his wife, Debbie McGee, a presenter on BBC Radio Berkshire, have both been very supportive of the 100 Faces of Henley project.
Sian Gordon, a reporter for The Henley Standard, is a very accomplished sportswoman who was part of the England Women’s U25 Lawn Bowls team to take a Gold Medal at the 2011 Atlantic Rim Championships.
Sarah Flindall, Trustee of the Charity, said; “This is a really exciting project and anyone can take part. Our aim is to create a visual representation of what makes the Henley community so diverse and so special. The idea is that people pop along to the Old Fire Station Gallery in Henley’s town centre any time between 10am and 5pm from Thursday 19th April - Tuesday 24th April 2012 to have their picture taken. Photo sessions will be free, quick and fun and there’s no need to make an appointment. The emphasis will be on capturing an interesting, character image that reflects a personality, job or hobby, so any relevant props people would like to bring along will be very welcome!”
Later in the year, from Thursday 27th September - Tuesday 2nd October, the Old Fire Station Gallery will host an exhibition of the 100 Faces of Henley chosen to best represent all aspects of the Henley community. Individual portraits will be available for sale together with a book featuring all 100 chosen portraits. There will also be the opportunity for visitors to the exhibition to vote for their favourite Face of Henley; the winner will become The 2012 Face of Henley and will be presented with a framed print of their picture worth over £200.
Background
The Face of Henley supports worthy causes in their time of need when, perhaps, their particular need wouldn’t be supported by other charities. Over the past 10 years, The Face of Henley Charity has raised in excess of £70,000 and helped more than 40 local people and organisations. Visit www.thefaceofhenley.org.uk for more information about the Charity.
For more information about the 100 Faces of Henley project visit www.thefaceofhenley.org.uk, follow us on Facebook, email 100facesofhenley@gmail.com, or contact the photographers, Janet Hanton on07974 254906 or Claire Smith on 07710 252 160.
The Face of Henley Christmas Fayre - Thursday 17th November 2011 at Henley Rugby Football Club. For details, please email info@faceofhenley.org.uk
Following our Christmas Fayre in November 2010 we were pleased to be able to make a donation to The Lions Club in Henley-on-Thames.
A recently held Pre-Regatta Pamper Evening raised £755 for The Face of Henley.
Shiplake College Boys recently gave up their holiday and cycled from the River and Rowing Museum in Henley to the Eiffel Tower in Paris to raise money for The Face of Henley & Help for Heroes.
About 100 Henley households received early Christmas presents. Henley Lions Club bought and delivered two bags of goodies, including mince pies, biscuits and tea bags, to people in need. The annual giveaway was supported this year by The Face of Henley Charity which donated £1,620. The Henley Lions Club deliver Christmas parcels and a card to people and families who have been put forward by various charities and groups.
The Face of Henley Charity held its seventh annual Christmas Fayre on Thursday 5th November 2009 raising more than £3,500.
More than 200 people attended this year’s sale at Henley Rugby Club which had over 30 different stallholders selling a wide range of items including home-made chocolates, clothes and gifts for children, beautiful orchids, cashmere sweaters, antiques, festive gifts, ladies clothes plus much, much more. The Charity also sold a selection of individually designed Christmas cards.
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Christmas Fayre 2011
Left to right: Antony Worrall Thompson, Nadine Pudwell, Karen Tross Youle, Jay Worrall Thompson, Sarah Flindall, Sarah Hollister, Sharon Chamberlain, Jane Moss, Sue Butt, Janey Maple, Bridie Kelly, Helen Morton and Emma Lerche Thomsen.
The Face of Henley held its annual Christmas Fayre on Thursday 17th November 2011 at Henley Rugby Club. The venue was transformed by a wonderful range of 34 different stalls offering ladies clothes, children’s clothes, jewellery, handbags, home accessories and gifts, interesting and innovative Christmas stocking fillers, delicious handmade fudge and chocolates - lots of Christmas ideas for all the family! The Christmas Fayre raised £3,350 and the money is to be donated to The Chiltern Centre for Disabled Children and The Lions Club of Henley-on-Thames to help with the Christmas parcels for the Elderly. The main organiser, Sarah Flindall, would like to thank Coopers Solicitors and Peers & Hilton for assisting with financial sponsorship, Antony & Jay Worrall Thompson for making the delicious soups which were sold on the day and her many helpers in the photograph who helped on the day and donated cakes to be sold with tea and coffee.
Sarah said that although the number of attendees was only slightly higher than last year, she was delighted with the money that had been raised and the wonderful selection of stalls.
The 2011 Stallholders were:
- LITTLE RED HEART - Home accessories & gifts.
- APPLE & SAGE JEWELLERY - Handmade jewellery.
- ROBIN & ROSE - Gifts & home interior accessories.
- SCARLET TIGER - Classic clothing for contemporary children.
- BAGLADIES - Luxury Italian leather handbags & small leather goods.
- ROCKINGPONY.CO.UK - Fun & funky gifts & home accessories.
- BOY GIFT GIRL GIFT - Interesting, unusual & well priced gifts & stocking fillers for children of all ages.
- POPPY TALLULAH JEWELLERY - Pretty handmade gemstone, silver & pearl jewellery, original designs & unusual pearls & stones.
- LA GINA - Ladies clothes.
- CHARLOTTE SNOWDEN PHOTOGRAPHY - Selling photo shoots.
- MELANIE PHILLIPS ORIGINALS - Handmade designer handbags & childrens duffle bags.
- NADIEH - Costume jewellery, pearls and semi-precious stones, crystals, glass, necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings.
- PJ-S - Funky, colourful pyjamas for children, teenagers and adults.
- MARSDEN’S CONFECTIONERY - Award winning handmade fudge and chocolates.
- CLAREMONT CLOTHING LTD - Ladies clothes & accessories.
- CHAPEL CARDS - Handmade cards, decorative gifts, ceramics (including jugs, mugs), small antique / vintage painted furniture.
- FEATHERBOW HOME - Homewares.
- DUPEY DESIGN - Silver jewellery.
- JOJO JEWELLERY - Handmade silver & bead jewellery.
- TONDER & TONDER - Fine cotton bedlinen and table linen made in England. Accessories including spongebags, towel & soap sets.
- ALEXINA LAW - Handcrafted, fairtraded gifts e.g. soft toys, puzzles & games, soapstone, leather covered animals, Raku pottery, paperclips, scarves/bags/hats, recycled glass, journals/albums etc.
- LISA MARIE DESIGNER GOLDSMITH - Affordable, good quality silver jewellery and design service for re-modelling existing pieces.
- TIGERBEADS - Handmade murano glass, silvercore beads for Pandora/Troll bracelets & silver charms & bracelets to compliment.
- DELIGHTS OF TUSCANY - Delicacies from Tuscany - liqueurs, truffle products, vinsanto biscotti, hampers.
- FRENCH QUARTER - Original & stylish French vintage accessories for the home and garden.
- BEN WATSON - Fashion bags, leather bags, cardigans, hand-knitted scarves, scarves & costume jewellery.
- ONLY JUST JIGSAWS - Hand-cut children’s wooden jigsaws and educational wooden toys.
- JUST A JOY - Picnic blankets, tote bags, tables cloths - all made in UK.
- DEDICATED DESIGNS - Textiles.
- PERUVIAN ORPHAN CHILDREN’S FUND - Alpaca woollens & natural cotton goods for children.
- HELEN GORDON - Children’s clothes, nightwear, stationery and accessories.
- STIRRING STUFF - THE HENLEY COOKERY SCHOOL - Gift vouchers and a range of gadgets, utensils, knives and aprons.
- HOME SWEET HOME - HOUSEHOLD ACCESSORIES - Swedish tea light holders.
- JAMIE AT HOME - range of cookware, home wares, quirky dining, essentials, linens, gift ideas and home fragrances.
- STELLA AND DOT- an ecclectic mix of jewellery and leather clutches.
If you’d like to attend this years Christmas Fayre you can download the invitation here.
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7th Companies Challenge Quiz Night
The 7th Annual Companies Challenge Quiz Night took part last Thursday 12th May at Badgemore Park Golf Club. We were supported by Mercers, Kench & Co, Best of Henley, Indigo Rye (who had to pull out at the last moment) and newcomers, The Ardmore Group.
A fun evening was had by all with Mercers retaining the cup for another year after an exciting tie-break for the winning place between Mercers and Best of Henley. The quiz included rounds on Sport in 2010, Entertainment in 2010, Famous Cars, Royal Knowledge and London to name just a few. During a delicious salmon fishcake supper, the teams had to identify Famous Doctors and work out Football League Team anagrams. The wooden spoons went to The Ardmore Group.
Thanks go to Toby Greenwood as Quiz Master, Jeremy Flindall as Marker/Judge, Hugh Legh of HDL Audio for providing the PA equipment, Badgemore Park Golf Club for providing the venue and supper and the teams for taking part.
A total of £564.49 was raised during the evening which will help local worthy causes identified by our Health Visitors and Social Workers.
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Christmas Fayre 2010
Our Annual Christmas Fayre was held on Thursday 11th November 2010 at Henley Rugby Football Club. Despite the wet weather, the Fayre was well attended and just under £3,000 was raised through admission fees, stallholder fees plus 10% of their day’s taking and the sale of tea/coffee and delicious cakes. In addition, homemade soup was sold at lunchtime. The Organisers, Jane Moss and Sarah Flindall would like to thank all involved for making it such a successful Christmas Fayre.
The 2010 Stallholders were:
- ACT ONE INTERIORS - Soft furnishings.
- APPLE & SAGE JEWELLERY - Beautiful handmade jewellery using materials from around the world at affordable prices Ladies clothes.
- AUBERGINE - Decorative accessories and male spa products from Turkey.
- BAGLADIES - Luxury italian leather handbags and small leather goods.
- CASA DE SCALA LTD - Quality sterling silver and semi-precious stone, crystal and pearl jewellery.
- CHARLOTTE SNOWDEN PHOTOGRAPHY - Selling photo shoots.
- CHOCOLATE WORLD LTD - Luxury chocolates, advent calendars and Christmas gifts.
- COTTON KANDY - Handmade vintage inspired jewellery for glamorous girls of all ages!
- CUSTARD - Childrens wear age 0-8 years plus gifts, accessories and homeware.
- ECOTEACO - Packets of lemon verveine tea sold at £3.50 each.
- EXQUISITE ROCKS - Cashmere and lambswool wraps, velvet coats and scarves, stunning semi-precious stone jewellery.
- FEATHERBOW HOME - Contemporary designer homewares and decorative accessories.
- HELEN GORDON - Childrens wear - clothing, accessories, cushions & stationery.
- LA GINA - Ladies clothes.
- LITTLE BOX BIG BOX - Timeless wooden toys handcrafted in Germany. Toys that encourage children to explore, tell stories & expand their imagination.
- LITTLE MADAM - Clothing, accessories and gift items for girls of all ages.
- LITTLE RED HEART - Home accessories and gifts.
- LOVE DESIGNER SALES - Ladies and menswear designer fashion and accessories.
- MARY KAY COSMETICS - Skin care, cosmetics, body & fragrance.
- MILI JEWELLERY - Beautiful jewellery made from semi-precious stones and pearls at affordable prices.
- NAPPYCAKE - Children’s pyjamas, hairbows, smocked dresses & stocking fillers.
- ONE PIP AND SOME POUFFES - Colourful leather moroccan and sheepskin pouffes.
- PEARLISSIMA - Freshwater pearl and semi-precious stone hand-made jewellery and gifts.
- R2 SQUARED - Contemporary glassware & gorgeous gifts.
- REVIVE - Vintage hand painted furniture & home accessories.
- ROBIN AND ROSE - A small collection of gifts and home accessories.
- SOIREE STYLE - Luxury and unique interior accessories and gifts plus Christmas decorations.
- STITCH - Monogrammed linen napkins and hand towels - themed or to order.
- VIVA MODA LTD - Beautiful handbags and co-ordinated accessories including scarves, gloves, belts, wraps, purses and branded accessory ranges.
If you’d like to attend this years Christmas Fayre you can download the invitation here.
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Shiplake College Rowers Cycling for Charity
The Charity’s next event is a Pre Regatta Pamper Evening on Tuesday 22nd June, 7.30pm - 10pm at Harringtons Hairdressing and Riverside Skin Clinic. Harringtons have kindly agreed that all proceeds of the evening will be donated to ‘The Face of Henley’ Charity. The cost of the tickets are £15 each which includes a glass of champagne, canapés, a mini treatment and one to one consultation with anyone of their health and beauty specialists. Simply phone Harringtons Henley or Riverside Skin Clinic on 01491 576600 to book your ticket. - All Events
