Tel: 01491 576982
Fax: 01491 571660
email: enquiries@henleytowncouncil.gov.uk
Salary SCP 18-21 £17,161 - £19,126 (full time including some weekends)
We are seeking an experienced, skilled and qualified person to assist with the practical management of its parks, gardens, woodlands, open spaces and amenity areas. Click here for more information pack and application form. Closing date 3 February 2012.
Residents who are wanting to organise a Street Party to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee should click here for information and assistance.
The Mayor is inviting monthly bids from local motorists to rent the Mayor's car parking space at the rear of the Town Hall during her Mayoral year. Monies raised will go to the Mayor's three chosen charities: Henley Youth Centre, the NOMAD young people’s project and Henley Citizens Advice Bureau. Sealed bids are to be received two days before the end of each month and sent to: The Mayor, Henley Town Council, Market Place, Henley. Please mark the envelope Mayor’s Car Parking Space. Enquiries: Jacqui Brazil
Click here for a guide to surviving the snow and cold weather.
Come to the Market Place and help raise monies for the Mayor’s chosen charities. Teams to consist of four runners and races will be relays consisting of four 50m laps. Pancakes will be supplied. All children must be supervised by an adult. Entry cost is £5/person. Click here for further information on the charities, the event and entry form. Enquiries to Jacqui Brazil or call 01491 576982.
Henley Town, District and County Councillors will be holding monthly Saturday 'drop in' sessions providing an opportunity for members of the public to address any issues relating to the Councils or town. Forthcoming dates are: 4 February, 3 March, 14 April and 5 May from 10.00 - 12.00 in the Market Place (weather permitting) or in the Committee Room, Town Hall.
The Mayor re-opened Henley's municipal artificial pitch after a Rhino-Turf pitch was laid and renamed it Jubilee Park. The official ceremony took place at the pitch in Reading Road.
The Town Hall is now licensed to hold civil ceremonies. Click here for more information.
The Town Hall, Fire Station Galley and The Barn are ideal venues to hold functions, weddings, exhibitions or meetings. For more information and to download a leaflet on the rooms and facilities available including hire costs click here. For further enquiries contact Henley Information Centre: 01491 576982 or email: enquiries
To view a list of some of the events in and around Henley click here. For further information contact Trish Denhard-Rae on 01491 578034.
Gardening Buddies has been formed to assist with our Park Services staff in keeping flower beds weed free. Why not come and join us (see below for forthcoming dates) - an hour here and there makes an enormous difference. Contact: Judith Smith on 01491 630077 for more information.
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Henley wins a Silver Gilt in the Thames and Chiltern Regional in Bloom Awards and overall category winner.
Every year we look to an event that we can celebrate in flowers and to make use of the circular flower beds at Mill Meadows. There seemed to be nothing special for 2011 until the announcement of the wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton. An ideal opportunity now presented itself! The beds were completely stripped of the roses (they have been heeled in on some spare land to use for later on) and reduced the size of the retaining raised beds to make two circles. The "wedding cake" was to take shape! There has been lots of interest and it has been great fun to listen to peoples comments.
Gardening Buddies are now very much part of the volunteer scene in Henley. There is always plenty to do around the town and once again 4,000 crocus were planted which together with the previous 16,000 create a wonderful visual display to the pleasure of residents. We did encounter a bit of problem this year when a builder left rubble on top of one of the crocus areas. There was a great outcry and volunteers removed it and took it to the roadway outside a local church and filled in the potholes. Recycling at its best!
Apart from the on-going projects this year we have also taken on the Henley Youth Centre in an attemtpt to make the outside areas more appealing. This has gone very well and Phase I is complete and ideas for Phase II are being formed. The Centre is under threat with its funding having been cut completely and the town is determined that it should be kept open and Gardening Buddies felt this was a good project in order that we could make our contribution.
We have been tackling the litter problem once again and this year, after two years in the planning, the Oxfordshire Waste Partnership (Partners are Henley Town Council and South Oxfordshire district Council) have provided five recycling bins and they have been placed in strategic areas around the town. These bins have made quite a difference in certain areas and the idea of recycling seems to be working. We are hoping therefore to encourage the Partnership to purchase some more.
Our Plant Swap/Sale was once again an enormous success with a record amount being raised. Henley in Transition have also been very busy and by 2012 the Henley Orchard will have been planted alongside the Woodland Memorial Forest.
The culmination of our year is always the Award Ceremony in October when we celebrate the front and back gardens and restaurants and pubs of Henley.
Our main sponsorships are: Toad Hall Garden Centre, Higgs Group, Henley Standard, Hoetel du Vin, Southern Plant and Tool Hire, ManningUK, KVB Design, Chiltern House Business Centre and Davis Tate. All these organisations have been involved in helping us create an environment in Henley to be proud of.
For more information about becoming a sponsor in 2011 contact Councillor Mrs E Hodgkin or Judith Smith on 01491 576982 or by emailing: enquiries@henleytowncouncil.gov.uk
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