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10,000 attend Henley boat rally
24/07/15
A record crowd attended this year's Thames Traditional Boat Festival in Henley.
Gloriana unlikely to return
19/08/19
GLORIANA is unlikely to be at next year’s Thames Traditional Boat Festival in Henley due to the increasing cost. The Queen’s royal barge has been one of the main attractions at the event for the past five years. But Lady Judy McAlpine, who co-chairs ...
TV 'shed' coming to boat festival
28/05/17
ONE of Britain’s top “sheds” will be among the attractions at this year’s Thames Traditional Boat Festival in Henley. Teresa Verney Brookes, who goes under the show name of Professor Queen Bee, will be performing from her purpose-built Punch and ...
Thames Traditional Boat Festival might not take place
29/03/21
WILL the “Trad” be held this summer? While the little group of volunteers who run the Thames Traditional Boat Festival are all more than eager to set this year’s ball rolling, we have had to await not just the Government’s covid rule relaxation ...
Boat festival helped to stay afloat with £2,500 from council
02/07/18
HENLEY Town Council is set to give £2,500 towards the cost of this year’s Thames Traditional Boat Festival. Organiser Lady McAlpine, of Fawley Hill, applied for the grant earlier this year and councillors were initially divided on whether to ...
‘Trad’ boat festival returns for 41st year
15/03/19
THIS year’s Thames Traditional Boat Festival was officially launched at the River & Rowing Museum. The 41st event will take place at Fawley Meadows in Henley from Friday to Sunday, July 19 to 21. It will feature the largest display of ...
Boat festival rebranded for 2018
05/02/18
THE Thames Traditional Boat Festival has been rebranded. The event, which is held at Fawley Meadows in Henley every summer, has a new logo which the organisers says it is more elegant and traditional than the previous branding. They ...
Royal barge returning to traditional boat festival for third year
MORE than 200 craft including the royal row barge Gloriana will participate in this year’s Thames Traditional Boat Festival in Henley. Organisers are hoping for a record crowd at the 38th annual event, which will take place at ...
Win family ticket to Thames Traditional Boat Festival worth £100+
10/07/17
HERE’S your chance to spend a weekend at this year’s annual Thames Traditional Boat Festival in Henley with your family — absolutely free. The Henley Standard has teamed up with organisers of the 38th annual festival to offer ...
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