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15/02/08 Michael Palin confirms for Co-operative Bank Henley Literary FestivalWe can now confirm that television star and writer Michael Palin will be one of the leading names at our 2008 event, scheduled to take place September 19–21. Mr Palin will appear on the first day of the festival, now in its second year.
This year's festival will feature more than 50 events being held at a range of venues across Henley including the Town Hall, the Kenton Theatre and the River and Rowing Museum. 01/02/08 Co-operative Bank Henley Literary Festival exclusive Friend of the Festival opportunityFor those of you who were disappointed not to be able to get tickets for some of last year’s events you may wish to become a Friend of Henley Literary Festival, which is a non profit making organisation. In return for £100 you get priority booking two weeks before the tickets go on sale to the public, plus we are planning a café area during the festival to which you will be entitled to free drinks. To join please email info@henleylitfestival.co.uk 23/01/08 Co-operative Bank Henley Literary Festival confirmed for second yearFollowing the success of the inaugural 2007 event, the Co-operative Bank Henley Literary Festival has confirmed that it will be holding its second festival in the town on September 19–21, 2008. The final programme of events will be firmed up in the coming months, but the organisers anticipate a line-up to rival the dazzling array of authors on offer in 2007.Last year’s event attracted such names as varied as General Sir Mike Jackson, Irvine Welsh, Jeremy Paxman, John Mortimer and Mike Atherton. Festival Director Sue Ryan said: "We had a terrific postbag afterwards asking us to do it again. The comments received prove that we created exactly the buzz we had hoped for. We have a lot to live up to but even at this early stage everyone I have spoken to is full of enthusiasm both within the town and the publishing industry. Henley is right there on the Literary Festival map. The three-day festival will take a similar format to last year’s event, with around 60 events, consisting of talks, debates and performances, held across a range of venues in the town centre. New developments in the pipeline for 2008 include: an extended children’s programme; a tribute dinner to a well-known author; events celebrating the centenary of the publication of Wind in the Willows; an online booking service; and something to mark the 60th anniversary of Henley staging the rowing events of the 1948 London Olympics. As in 2007, local authors will feature strongly. The programme will once again cover rich variety of topics, aiming to provide ‘something for everyone’. Aileen Walters, Sponsorship Manager for The Co-operative Bank, commented: ‘We are delighted to offer our continued support to the festival. Last year’s inaugural event was a huge success. We aim to help Sue and her team build on that success to create an even better festival in 2008.’ |
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