Mayor unveils ‘Horris’ the Morris Minor van

Mayor Unveils ‘Horris’ the Morris Minor Van

HENLEY Mayor Tom Buckley unveiled “Horris” as the winning name for Hofmann’s new Morris Minor van. The independent garage on Newtown Road bought the van to advertise the business and launched a competition in September to name it.

Local Schools Information

Furze Platt Infant School
Oaken Grove, Maidenhead SL6 6HQ
3 classes: DRAGONFLY CLASS (Miss Midaoui, Mrs Lampton)
Alwyn Infant & Nursery School
Mulberry Walk, Maidenhead SL6 56EU
2 classes: ASH CLASS (Mrs McKeown, Mrs Clarke)
Braywick Court School
Hibbert Road, Maidenhead SL6 1UU
1 class: MAPLE CLASS (Mrs McNeaney, Mrs Reading)
St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School
Altwood Road, Maidenhead SL6 4PX
2 classes: OTTERS CLASS (Ms Knapper, Mrs Tang, Miss Grant, Mrs Fretwell)

Centrica Relocation and Local Development

Centrica is moving from its Maidenhead Road site. The area between Green View, Holyport Street, and Glenside, Holyport Road is under consideration for a self-build home. This site has seen three unsuccessful housing bids so far.

Community Remembrance and Fundraising

Remembrance knitting has been placed on the postbox on Bray High Street, accompanied by a poppy display in the park on Bray Road.

Pinder Hall in Cookham has begun a £50,000 fundraiser for essential repairs, including roof maintenance.

Address of the hall: Pinder Hall, 2 Lower Rd, Cookham.

Local History Publication

Photos from The Maidenhead Advertiser's 150th Anniversary book, Days Gone By, are now available for purchase.

Summary: The community celebrates local heritage and development with a new van naming, school updates, site plans, remembrance events, and a fundraising campaign for historic Pinder Hall.

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Henley Standard — 2025-11-06