Saturday, 06 September 2025

Boat charter firm founder sells up after 32 years

A BOAT brokerage and charter business in Henley is under new ownership. Gillian Nahum, who founded Henley Sales and Charter, decided ...

 

Feeling flush?

LADY McAlpine is appealing for people to help with her loos... She is the driving force behind the Thames Traditional Boat Festival, ...

 

Hitch ride in historic steamer at 'Trad'

THE oldest working passenger steamer on the River Thames will be among the star attractions at this year’s Thames Traditional Boat ...

 

‘Trad’ jazz and Exmen cometh to boat festival

PAUL Clerehugh will once again be serving up some specials in the Crooked Billet’s pop-up tent at the Thames Traditional Boat Festival ...

 

Not far for jazz sax star to go

A HENLEY musician will be opening on the main stage in the Crooked Billet pop-up tent at next month’s Thames Traditional Boat Festival....

 

Flotilla to celebrate coronation

A BOAT parade is to take place on the River Thames in Henley for the King’s coronation. The organisers of the Thames Traditional Boat ...

 

Fans like ‘a load of codgers singing and playing’

EVERGREEN pop group Clearwater Creedence Revival have a growing number of younger fans, says founding member Peter Barton. He puts ...

 

Teenagers abused me says Lady McAlpine

LADY McALPINE says she was abused by a large group of teenagers while she was setting up for this weekend’s Thames Traditional Boat ...

 

‘Trad’ festival back for 43rd year

A PARTY was held at the River & Rowing Museum to launch this year’s Thames Traditional Boat Festival. This will be the 43rd year of ...

 

Triumphant return to Thames for ‘Trad’ festival

THE Thames in Henley was turned into a colourful celebration of boating over the bank holiday weekend. Thousands of people attended ...

 

‘Trad’ boat festival returns for 42nd year

THOUSANDS of boating and vintage car enthusiasts descended for the Thames Traditional Boat Festival on Fawley Meadow, off Marlow Road, ...

 

Artist’s watercolour of Trad broken up into little pieces

THIS colourful painting is the perfect gift for a boating enthusiast. It depicts the Thames Traditional Boat Festival, which was held ...

 

Trad’s great. Boat festival’s back

IT has been hailed as a mini Glastonbury-on-Thames — a riotous festival of Englishness whose attractions include a Tetbury-sized ...

 

I spent pandemic building traditional wooden boat

A MAN who has spent the last 18 months building a traditional boat says it gave him a sense of achievement, Steve Pestell, 60, from ...

 

Trad needs volunteers

THE organisers of the Thames Traditional Boat Festival are appealing for volunteers. The 42nd annual event will be held on Fawley ...

 

Fingers crossed for Trad festival

ORGANISERS of the Thames Traditional Boat Festival in Henley hope that this year’s event can go ahead as planned. The annual display ...

 

Thames Traditional Boat Festival might not take place

WILL the “Trad” be held this summer? While the little group of volunteers who run the Thames Traditional Boat Festival are all more ...

 

Boat festival cancelled due to pandemic

THE organisers of the Thames Traditional Boat Festival have finally decided to cancel this year’s event because of the coronavirus ...

 

‘Trad’ boat festival will go ahead (fingers crossed)

THE organisers of the Thames Traditional Boat Festival hope it can go ahead as planned despite the coronavirus pandemic. The annual ...

 

Boat festival tribute for 80th anniversary of Dunkirk

THE 80th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation will take centre stage at this year’s Thames Traditional Boat Festival in Henley. The ...