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Five decades of the best party tunes had us dancing until our feet hurt

Five decades of the best party tunes had us dancing until our feet hurt

17/07/23

BEFORE seeing Nile Rodgers & CHIC take to the “floating” stage on Friday night, I’ll admit I wasn’t aware of the huge extent of the musician’s influence on many of the biggest tunes of the last 50 years. Everybody knows his disco classics Le Freak ...

Craig David to sing on Thursday

Craig David to sing on Thursday

17/02/22

CRAIG DAVID will be among the headliners at the 40th Henley Festival this summer. Sir Tom Jones will also return to the “floating” stage as part of the five-night event in July. The Script will headline on the opening night in a double-header ...

Killing time on the set of Peep Show

14/10/21

Robert Webb Baillie Gifford Marquee A JOVIAL Robert Webb took to the stage of the Baillie Gifford marquee to discuss his first novel, Come Again. He began by reading an extract from the book, which follows Kate, a widow who wakes up one ...

Heavy and ungainly is the crown

14/10/21

Simon Thurley Christ Church AT the end of the English Civil War in 1649 the crown jewels were taken to the Tower of London. Precious stones were gouged out of the regalia and sold while the gold in the crown, orb and sceptre was melted ...

Finding our inner child leads to joy

Finding our inner child leads to joy

14/10/21

Laura Brand: Mum’s Night Out, town hall THE town hall was busy with a completely female audience and a lively atmosphere in the build-up to the Mum’s Night Out. Laura Brand’s book, The Joy Journal for Magical Play: Easy Activities & ...

Well worth catching the late train

14/10/21

Alan Johnson Baillie Gifford Marquee ALAN Johnson offered the audience a curious statistic when he was talking about his life and writing: 18 per cent of the Labour cabinet in which he served had already appeared at Henley to talk ...

Council says it can’t give £4,000 grant to festival

Council says it can’t give £4,000 grant to festival

06/12/21

THE Goring GAP festival next year will not receive a grant from the parish council. The council has turned down a request for £4,000, saying that it has suspended its grants policy so can’t award any. Instead, it will consider ...

Successful exercise

Successful exercise

28/02/22

THERE is still one of the 40 free tickets to this year’s Henley Festival to be found. Organisers hid packages comprising a chocolate heart and a tag to be exchanged for a general admission ticket for the opening night around ...

Festival offers opportunity to young talent

Festival offers opportunity to young talent

06/06/22

THE Henley Festival has launched a new charitable initiative to support emerging talent. RISE will give individuals or groups the opportunity to take their first steps into the world of performance and creativity, either in ...

Festival Diary

09/10/23

THE wonderful novelist Sebastian Faulks charmed his audience talking about his latest book, The Seventh Son. During questions. a woman said: “I can’t believe you’re 70, what moisturiser do you use?” Faulks impishly ...

Illustrator draws on family pet

Illustrator draws on family pet

07/10/21

David Melling River & Rowing Museum RAIN didn’t keep parents or children away from one of the first events of the literary festival, with David Melling introducing the very sweet character of Ruffles to an eager ...

Langtree pupils stage music festival

Langtree pupils stage music festival

25/09/14

A music festival at Langtree School in Woodcote raised £2,000 for a new artificial outdoor sports pitch.

Henley residents recall the Eighties

Henley residents recall the Eighties

29/08/14

Following 2014's successful Rewind festival, Henley residents have shared their memories of the Eighties.

Thousands attend Hideaway Festival

Thousands attend Hideaway Festival

28/08/14

About 2,000 people attended the Hideaway music festival at the Fawley Hill estate near Henley

The Overtones strike a chord with Henley crowds

The Overtones strike a chord with Henley crowds

15/07/14

Harmony pop quintet The Overtones opened the final concert of this year's 32nd Henley Festival.

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