Monday, 06 October 2025

Children show confidence in playing for each other

NINE soloists and two groups played for one another at Henley Youth Festival’s Music Makers day. A choir and recorder ensemble and ...

 

‘Growing’ festival to give opportunities to perform

MORE than 50 people attended the launch of this year’s Henley Youth Festival. The 31st annual event will take place at various venues ...

 

Art-loving girl wins festival logo design competition

A GIRL has won the competition to design the logo for next year’s Henley Youth Festival. Harriet McLean, 10, was one of 175 children ...

 

Youth festival receives £1,000 for workshops

A GRANT of £1,000 has been awarded to Henley Youth Festival. It had initially applied for £1,800 to help fund its school workshops and ...

 

Youth festival in plea for more volunteers

VOLUNTEERS are needed to help stage the next Henley Youth Festival. This includes someone to succeed Laura Law, who stepped down as ...

 

Young talent shines through with songs, dance, poetry and drama

ON the evening of March 7, Henley’s talented youth took to the stage at the Kenton Theatre. Sixteen excellent dances, five songs, a ...

 

Amazing performers mark 30th anniversary of Music Makers event

THERE was a different vibe when I walked through the doors of my school on the afternoon of Sunday, March 3. Many amazing young ...

 

Children run up hill on chilly, soggy Saturday morning... for fun!

ON Saturday, March 3, Henley Youth Festival launched its programme of events for 2024 with its annual fun run. A total of 160 runners ...

 

From solo singers to fabulous Fundamentals, Gig Night was big hit

FRIDAY Night was Gig Night at the Kenton Theatre, comprising some fabulous original music performed by talented young musicians from ...

 

Classical night out with superb musicians (and my backstage pass)

THE Henley Youth Festival has been going for 30 years and gives young people the opportunity to showcase their talents for both ...

 

Talented and fun performers provide perfect night’s entertainment

THIS year the Henley Youth Festival has celebrated its 30th anniversary and the Variety performances certainly continued to ...

 

Floods nearly halt judges

NEARLY 3,000 children participated in this year’s Henley Youth Festival as it celebrated its 30th anniversary. “My Favourite Things” ...

 

HUNDREDS of children took part in the Henley Youth Festival fun run on Saturday. Children from primary schools competed against one ...

 

Memorial award introduced for 30th youth festival

MY Favourite Things is the theme of this year’s Henley Youth Festival, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Hundreds of young ...

 

Your chance to be a young reporter

THE Henley Youth Festival and the Henley Standard have teamed up once again to invite all young writers and aspiring journalists to ...

 

Travel-loving teenager wins festival logo design contest

A TEENAGE girl has won the competition to design the logo for the 30th Henley Youth Festival next year. Penny White, 13, was one of 73 ...

 

An unforgettable afternoon of music

THE Henley Youth Festival Music Makers 2023 took place at Rupert House School where young musicians exhibited their pure talent and ...

 

Night of nerves when practice paid off

YOUNG performers took to the stage at the Kenton Theatre on Thursday, March 9 as part of the Henley Youth Festival. There was singing, ...

 

Henley’s Got Talent (and lots of it)

THE Kenton Theatre might be the fourth oldest working theatre in the UK but on the evening of Saturday, March 11 it held the young ...

 

Children’s art on green theme

THE Henley Youth Festival art competition winners have been announced. The theme of this year’s 29th annual festival was “Going Green” ...