Kench Co News Today

MAKE Henley Shine has raised half the £200,000 needed to fund the project. This has come from a number of private funders, including Leander Club, Phyllis...

THOUSANDS of people packed Henley town centre on Friday evening for the town’s Christmas Festival. The streets were closed and filled with food and drink ...

The first day of the Henley Living Advent Calendar finally took place last night after a two-year absence. The much anticipated 24-days of festivities...

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 ...

Accountants taken over as founder retires ); AN accountancy firm in Henley has been sold.  Chartered accountants Kench & Co, in Station Road, has been acquired by Ridgefield Consulting, an independent firm based in Oxford. The acquisition happens as Eric Kench, managing director of the business, retires after almost 40 years. Mr Kench, who lives in Caversham with his wife Kathy, said: “It’s a good move for the future of the firm. “It will enable Kench & Co to continue to provide the...

Santa’s socially distanced grotto in Henley’s ‘secret gem’ garden ); 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. M...