THE first three-day Henley Christmas Festival will begin next Friday. At least 25 shops will be open for late-night shopping that evening and the town centre wi.
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HENLEY’S Christmas tree was installed in the town centre on Monday. The 30ft Nordmann fir arrived on a tractor and trailer and was lowered into a hole in .
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SANTA’S Grotto will be open at the Spice Merchant restaurant in Henley on Monday.
It has previously been at Regal Picturehouse and the Kenton Theatre but both venues are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Organisers Paula Price-Davies and Tom Ryan, of Tipi Events, decided to move it to the restaurant in Thames Side, where it will be open from 10am to 6pm. Entry is free and every child will receive a goody bag.
Mr Ryan said the venue was good for social distancing and there would be a separate entrance and exit.