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A Women’s Institute has worked tirelessly to unveil a waterfall of poppies on the village green for the 80th anniversary commemorations of VE Day.

A new communications board has been installed to support non-verbal children in Thatcham.

The 46th Newbury Spring Festival will open in joyful, community-driven fashion on Saturday with the inaugural parade.

VE Day 80 celebrations are coming to town.

Two university students, including one from Thatcham, have started a new online magazine showcasing the hidden talent of creatives behind the scenes.

Aged 80 and invited to tea at the V&A, she harangued the director for 20 minutes because one of her rugs on display had been cleaned incorrectly.

Society members recently marked 50 years since its inaugural lecture with one on a remarkable woman designer of the interwar years… and cake.

A BBC star is leading an antiques evening in North Hampshire next month.

A new film about a woman’s friendship with the convicted IRA terrorist who killed her father had its first UK screening in Newbury this week.

Expect toe-tappers The Siegfried Line, A Long Way to Tipperary, Run Rabbit Run and the We'll Meet Again finale.

‘An exhilarating, truthful, performance’. This Kind of Black reviewed.

Thatcham Town Council opened its long-awaited new baby memorial garden at London Road Cemetery on Wednesday (April 30).

Slung deliver blistering riffs, sinister drums and sugary sweet vocals, all wrapped up in a tasty tortellini of 90s slacker rock nostalgia.

Ballet Central tour showcases the extraordinary talent of Central School of Ballet’s graduating class of 2025.

Laura Cortese and Bert Ruymbeek to perform together in must-see concert at The Forge.

Community events coming up this week.

A good time to join a guided walk on National Trust land in Bucks, Berks and Oxfordshire and discover local nature and history.

Festival’s specially curated selection of events are designed to engage and inspire younger listeners.

Is jazz your bag? Or are you a Strictly fan? Maybe stay on the sofa and listen to a radio play? Or get out and about walking. We’ve some suggestions.

IF there were an award for a show where the audience has most fun joining in, Richard O’Brien’s 1973 Rocky Horror Show probably wins the gong.