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Summary Press release – 24th October 2017

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Henley residents willing to provide an extra £6 per annum for grants

In September and October Henley residents were surveyed for their view on priorities for grant funding by Henley Town Council. Over 120 residents responded.

Sponsors of the survey, Henley Residents Group Councillors Ian Reissmann and Jane Smewing introduced the survey, saying “funding decisions made by Oxfordshire County Council (and other bodies) have meant some services for Henley Residents paid for by the County face being cut back”. They asked for views on how the Town Council how they should pay for the costs of these extra grants, if the Town Council decided to cover any deficiencies.

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Listening & Doing! Newsletter – Autumn 2017

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Listening & Doing!  Newsletter – Autumn 2017

In May HRG gained control of Henley Town Council with far reaching plans to help improve Henley – reflecting what we had heard from residents. This newsletter describes the actions with which HRG has been involved since the turn of the year, and those still “work in progress”.

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“I’ll work my socks off” – Stefan Gawrysiak

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Henley Residents Group (HRG) has announced that Stefan Gawrysiak, District and Town Councillor for Henley-on-Thames will be the HRG candidate for the county election on May 4th.

Stefan, a former Mayor of Henley and Assistant Head Teacher of Gillotts School, said that this election was “the most important election for the last 10 years.” Residents of Henley have felt for a long time that Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is remote, unresponsive, and inept at dealing with Henley’s problems. Over the past 8 years we have had nothing from OCC.

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HRG survey – what matters to you?

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Henley Residents Group want to hear your views on Henley’s most important issues.

Management of Henley is split between Oxford County Council (OCC), South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC), and Henley Town Council.

On 4th May 2017 there are elections taking place for Oxford County Council (OCC). ... 

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HRG Election Results

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Last weeks Town Council and District elections turned out to be much more closely fought than those at national level, and HRG fought a very strong campaign with a fresh new team. Now that the dust has settled we’re very pleased to report that not only did we increase the number of HRG Councillors ... 

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HRG statement on Townlands

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The new hospital at Townlands is being built and will certainly open in the next 12 months with an excellent set of services which are so important to the community. This is a magnificent result and thanks to the community and the TSG which has been so effective in fighting this battle for over 10 ... 

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HRG Announces Candidates for Henley Town Council Election

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HRG Announces Candidates for Henley Town Council Election

HRG have now announced are pleased to announce that we will be fielding 11 candidates in the May 2015 Henley Town election. They include existing councillors Stefan Gawrysiak, Ian Reissman and Kellie Hinton. You can see the full list of May 2015 candidates here... 

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Reasons to Vote HRG

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Reasons to Vote HRG

Click on the images below to see what Henley Residents Group have helped Henley to achieve over the last 25 years, and our commitments for the future.

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Townlands Steering Group Developments

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Townlands Steering Group Developments

The Townlands Steering Group’s vision of a new hospital for Henley is about to be achieved. Construction is on target to deliver a wonderful health campus this year – thanks to the perseverance of HRG Councillors, and the solid support of the entire community. However, the construction has ... 

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New HRG Team elected to run Election Campaign

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The Henley Residents Group have elected new officers and Executive Committee members putting in place a team to run the election campaign in the run up to the council election in May 2015. The Hrg General Meeting took place in the Margaret Day room in the Barn on December 8th. (Picture).

HRG founder ... 

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