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.

A total of 66 local ladies took part in a round robin competition. The day was a great success with the eventual winners of the Main competition being Sandra Greenslade and Annabel Wilson with the runners up being Caroline Edwards and Clare Pelling. A separate tournament was also played with a group of ‘less experienced’ players and this was won by Annabel Christie and Catherine Hale with the runners up being Susie Tritton and Sarah Ingram. Sarah Flindall and Jane Moss would sincerely like to thank all the ladies for taking part in what was a fun day of tennis and helping us to raise so much money for local Henley people.

The Charity was also very fortunate to be supported by Attack Tennis and Peppard Tennis Club who donated £250. Attack Tennis provides tennis coaching and playing opportunities to everyone in the Henley area. This includes a schools programme, which provides free coaching to every child in every primary school in Henley and the surrounding villages. Ash Taylor of Attack Tennis said “We are really pleased to be able to be involved with an event and Charity who provides so much to so many in the area”.

The Charity would also like to say a huge thank you to Karen Trouss Youle, Janey Maple and Sarah Hollister for all their help on the day. Also to the Peppard Tennis Club for allowing us to hold the day at their courts, to Charlotte Stuart who kindly catered for us and to Marlene Pearce of Gold Key Designs who produces all the marketing material for the Charity.

We are also very grateful to a number of local businesses that kindly donated raffle prizes. We are only too aware of the difficult times that businesses are currently experiencing so a big thank you to A H Interiors, Lucy and Tim Henman, Relax Today, The Lamb at Satwell, The Sports Shop in Henley, Nik Page Personal Training, Joanna Carter Flowers, Sno & Sun Gear, Jane Collings ‘Jamie at Home’ and Waitrose Henley.

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.

The participating teams were: Mercers, Kench & Co, Indigo Rye, Best of Henley and newcomers, Elegant Homes (Reading) Ltd

It was a great evening with a range of questions from “Shakespearean Quotes” to “Assassins” to “Missing” to “Pot Luck”. The picture questions during supper were “Movie Kisses” and “Mr Men”.

Mercers were the winners of the Quiz and won the cup and the wooden spoon team was Elegant Homes (Reading) Ltd.

Our thanks go to Toby Greenwood, our excellent Quiz Master, all the participating teams for their continued support, Hugh & John Legh for providing the audio support, Badgemore Park Golf Club for the venue and delicious meal and Mike Moss and Jeremy Flindall for marking each quiz round.

We raised £530.23 for the Charity.

• Thursday 20th May 2010 - Annual Companies Challenge Quiz Night at Badgemore Park Golf Club
• Wednesday 26th May 2010 - Ladies Tennis Tournament at Peppard Tennis Club
• Shiplake College Rowers Cycling for Charity
  
• Thursday 11th November 2010 - Christmas Fayre at Henley Rugby Football Club

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.

Click here to download the Invitation from this Event.

This year we only had 5 teams competing due to the credit crunch. Four of the old faithfuls - Mercers Solicitors, Kench & Co, Indigo Rye and Peers Hilton. Then our newcomers this year were Best of Henley.

The teams had to answer a range of questions covering Bonfire Night, Advertising Slogans, Cryptic TV Shows and Creatures of the Night.

The evening was won by the newcomers Best of Henley and for the first time ever the wooden spoons went to Kench & Co.

£450 was raised and the evening was a great success with everyone saying they are already looking forward to next year. Hopefully next year we will have more companies supporting us.

The Charity would sincerely like to thank Mercer Solicitors, Kench & Co, Indigo Rye, Peers Hilton and Best of Henley for coming along and supporting The Face of Henley in these difficult times. Also a huge thanks to Badgemore Park Golf Club and Hugh and John Legh for their support, our fabulous Quiz Master Mr Toby Greenwood and our judges Mr Jeremy Flindall and Mr Mike Moss (our husbands)!!

Organiser Sarah Flindall said: “The attendance was very good and everyone who came spent money, which was great. We had a fantastic range of stalls this year, which helped.”

“The money will go towards helping people in our community, to poor families and single mothers. We are here to try to stop people slipping through the net. We make a lot of small donations to people but quite often these make a big difference to the lives of many.”

She added: “We hope next year’s event will be bigger and better.”

The 2009 Face of Henley Christmas Fayre will be held at the Henley Rugby Club on Thursday 5th November 2009.

The sun beamed down and a wonderful sum of £1,400 was raised for the Charity. Over 50 ladies took part, with Surita De Mulder and Hayley Underwood emerging as the winners and Jenny Markham and Janet Lambert claiming second place. The winners of the ‘beginners’ group were Martine Keenan and Bee Searle. All the ladies who took part thoroughly enjoyed themselves and many walked away with a wonderful raffle prize.

Organisers Jane Moss and Sarah Flindall were very appreciative of all the support and help given from The Peppard Tennis Club, Higgs Printing, the Henley Standard, Marlene Pearce of Gold Key Designs, Wood Wines, Jacinta and Justin Bowater, Charlotte Stuart and Waitrose.

Dozens of stallholders displayed their wares at the Henley Rugby Club in November 2007. On offer were a wide variety of gifts from suede coats to smoked fish and welly-warmers to beautiful jewellery.

Jane Moss, one of the organisers of the fayre said: “Without the continuing support of local people and businesses we would not be able to continue helping our local Henley Community. All the monies raised benefit worthy individuals and causes within Henley and its surrounding villages.

The Charity would like to thank Cooper Son and Caldecott for sponsoring the hire of the Rugby Club, Mary Worsdell of the Henley Rugby Club for all her assistance, Higgs Printing for the printing of the invitations, Hugh Legh of HDL Audio for his continuing support, Marlene Pearce of Gold Key Designs for the design work, Billy Pinchers for the supply of the tressle tables, the Henley Standard for their ongoing support and Cannelle Beaute for sponsoring the raffle prize of a ‘Top to Toe’ to the value of £120 which was won by Niamh Kendall from Kidmore End. Last but not least to all cake makers and our wonderful friends - Karen T-Y, Amanda, Karen B, Janey, Susan, Fiona, Anne, Kate, Sarah and Marlene who supported us throughout the day.