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Henley Youth Festival 2014 highlights
21/03/14
A round-up of performances from this year's Henley Youth Festival.
Fun runners and musicians kick off youth festival
13/03/17
HORDES of children chased a stuntman around a cross-country course at the launch of this year’s Henley Youth Festival. Gary Connery acted as the “March hare” for the runners, who were all from local schools, at the Go Kids Run event at Swiss Farm on ...
Review: HYF Sing
27/03/17
HYF Sing Kenton Theatre Friday, March 17 THIS event put the spotlight on the singing talent of local children. A capacity audience was treated to a programme full of delights, covering a range of music sung by very small children to young teenagers....
VIDEO: Young dancers hit the stage in Henley
23/03/17
YOUNG dancers performed at the Kenton Theatre in Henley as part of the 24th annual Henley Youth Festival. For a full report and photos from across the entire festival, see this week's Henley Standard.
Youth festival launch year of celebration
25/01/18
ABOUT 40 people attended the launch of the 25th Henley Youth Festival. The launch night at the d:two centre last night (Wednesday) was for school representatives and parents to hear what’s going on. Co-chairwomen Kate Swinburne-Johnson and Jo ...
Dr Squabbles is back with his red van as youth festival begins
A FREE art event will be held in the town centre during this year’s Henley Youth Festival, which starts tomorrow (Saturday). Children’s artist Dr Brian Squabbles will use his red van full of unusual objects to encourage children to create ...
Apply to be our young reporter
17/02/20
THE Henley Standard and the Henley Youth Festival have teamed up again to invite young writers and aspiring journalists to enter the Young Reporter competition. Four successful entrants, aged 11 to 16, will have the opportunity to report ...
Aspiring rock stars get youth festival off to good start
11/03/20
YOUNG musicians entertained their families and friends at the first event of this year’s Henley Youth Festival. More than 20 children performed at Gig Night, which was held at Magoos bar in Hart Street on Saturday night. The solo ...
06/03/24
HUNDREDS of children took part in the Henley Youth Festival fun run on Saturday. Children from primary schools competed against one another in their respective age groups in a field next to Swiss Farm, off Marlow Road. Reception ...
Henley students stage youth centre gig
13/03/13
About 100 teenagers enjoyed a live music night at Henley Youth Centre as part of the Henley Youth Festival.
Grace is chip off...
28/03/22
“WE really don’t know who she gets it from,” said TV presenter Chris Hollins after watching his daughter Grace win the year 1 boys’ and girls’ race at the Henley Youth Festival’s fun run. He added that six-year-old Grace, who ...
Young writers scoop prizes in record-breaking competition
30/03/20
THERE were a record number entries in this year’s Henley Youth Festival writing competition. More than 100 children in years one through to 13 took part and had to base their entries around “Oceans”, the theme of this year’s ...
Youth festival turns 30
04/03/24
A CELEBRATION to mark the 30th anniversary of Henley Youth Festival will take place next Friday. About 200 children from 10 primary schools will perform at Holy Trinity Church. Each school has written a verse for a group ...
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