“A revelation as to the richness and variety of Watlington’s inhabitants” – Jeremy Irons & Sinéad Cusack Check out the book of the series! 56 portraits and interviews of the people who live in Watlington. The stories are fascinating in themselves and, as a collection, they represent a social document and historical record of a… Continue reading Watlington Folk – The Book!
Tag: Chilterns
Fiona Danks
“It’s the best of both worlds” I was born in 1960 in Kent, where my father was stationed for his National Service, and soon after we moved to Warwickshire where he took a job as a GP. We lived in a village surrounded by countryside, and I grew up with my two younger sisters. We… Continue reading Fiona Danks
Kimberley Bennet
It’s a unique place “We came to Watlington 10 years ago. We were living the other side of Henley and wanted to buy our first home. We visited and it was love at first sight – the character of the houses and the backdrop of the Chilterns. But more than anything, it was the fact… Continue reading Kimberley Bennet
Terry Jackson
People really care about the community “I was born in the foothills of the Rockies and raised in Edmonton, an oil town in Canada. When I was 13 my parents divorced, and I went to live with my mother at my grandparent’s house in Woodley, near Reading. Eventually I ended up in Shinfield, where I… Continue reading Terry Jackson
