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what the people say ....

When we come to Henley we tend to know next to nothing about the acts on the programme, but we know that doesn’t matter. We treat it like a journey of discovery. We know we can rely on the Henley organisers to select top-class acts so we know we’ll see something we like. Henley is a unique event, the likes of which we’re not aware of anywhere else in the World. First-class hospitality for all visitors seems to go without saying and the setting is magnificent. We hope we never have to stop coming back
Andy & Vikki, Jukebox

“Thank you for such a fabulous evening. It was a completely new experience for me and I absolutely loved it… It is such a wonderful sight to see the Brits in their gowns and dinner jackets balancing in little wooden rowing boats with candelabra, flowers and champagne buckets on the table between them - so wonderfully, eccentrically and quintessentially British.”
Francesca Fearon, Hello Magazine

"Thank you so much for all you did to enable my guests to have such a wonderful time at the Festival this year. None of them had ever been before, but all loved it and have said they will not only attend next year… but will spread the word about how fantastic it is… In addition, Henry Kelly has been raving about it on his show this morning - several times!

"I've so enjoyed being there every evening - I just become more and more impressed every night. I wish I could do it all again. ..

"I love the Henley Festival - it's uniqueness, the fact everyone dresses up, the range of acts, the quality and the precision. It's a perfect example of balance, timing, and creativity. … Overall I thought it was a stunning success - the best festival I've ever been to. I especially loved Mitch, Ennio, Kit & the Widow, Toyah, Dionne Warwick, and the BCSO, the rope dancers and the fantastic energetic conductor who was the real highlight of Saturday night!"
Lizz Loxam, BBC Berks

"Just a note to thank you so much for last night. I really enjoyed it. I’ve been waxing lyrical about the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - I could have listened to them all night".
Alison Rusted, CEO AlfiMedia

"I thought it was fabulous.."
Sue McLeod, Project Director, British American Project.

"An amazing array of acts. I had no idea it was on anything like this scale. I'll be back next year for more"
Charles Runcie, Head of Sport, BBC English Regions

"Thank you once again for such a fantastic evening on Saturday - perfect setting, perfect music, perfect guests... I will remember the evening for a long time. Here's to next year!"
Frances Edmonds, writer, broadcaster & international conference host.

"A superbly organised event which manages to be big and small at the same time. Big in terms of scale & ambition. Small in that it's friendly and accessible".
Eugene Gilkes, Commonwealth Games decathlete.

"Please can we go again next year? I adore Sport so culture is not usually my thing but this was unbelievably good… I refused to leave til the end… it was impossible to go with Kit & The Widow on stage and such good stuff on offer wherever you looked!"
John Purcell, CEO, Purcell & Company.

"Wow! An excellent evening. Ennio was amazing and Mitch was fantastic. More please!"
Jon Briggs, CEO The Excellent Voice Company; Broadcaster & Conference Host.

“Thank you for a most enjoyable festival evening last Friday. We had a wonderful time and were especially impressed with Willard White's programme..”
Peter McGregor-Eadie, NI Magazine

…a fantastic festival! Thank you so much for your help in making our coverage such a success
Justine Morris, ITV Thames Valley