BS: Henley Regatta Balls up

Subject: BS: Henley Regatta Balls up
From: The Shambles
Date: 12 Jul 06 - 02:32 PM

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(Filed: 01/07/2006)

Regatta ball blow

There was grave disappointment for anyone hoping to attend last night's sumptuous Henley Regatta Ball. The bash - for which VIP tickets were being sold at £800 - was unceremoniously cancelled 48 hours before the event, amid legal wrangling why the right licence had not been obtained from the local council.

Bryan Ferry had been booked as the headline entertainment, while Elizabeth Hurley had agreed to host a fashion show and Olympic rower James Cracknell was all set to compere the charity auction.

The guests were promised "an evening of unashamed extravagance" and a "celebration of the delights of the English social season" - but the failure to secure a live entertainment licence in time prompted Wokinghan council to pull the plug.

Greg Mason, the ball's organiser and promoter, explains: "The council couldn't let the event take place because the person we relied on to obtain a licence had not done so.

He adds: "We have refunded all tickets, and our VIPs have all been very supportive.

"We're planning another event some time this year and hope to auction off some of the fantastic lots we got in aid of our charities. We also plan to be back next year."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2006/07/01/dp0101.xml

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Subject: RE: BS: Henley Regatta Balls up
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 12 Jul 06 - 06:38 PM

Quite apart from the licensing fatuousness, does anyone else get that petrol emotion?

Subject: RE: BS: Henley Regatta Balls up
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 12 Jul 06 - 06:42 PM

Only one thing you can possibly say to all that....



Hur hur hur!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Henley Regatta Balls up
From: Mr Red
Date: 13 Jul 06 - 07:51 AM

So there was a row about the rows of rowers - eh?

My colleague is organising a Shakespearean experience in the Rococo Gardens (very nice dontya know) and they only found-out two months before. They just had enough time.

PEL will catch a lot more out yet.