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Starts: 11 October 2008
Finishes: 11 October 2008
Location
Henley Town Hall
Marketplace
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 2AQ
Description
Welcome Home
The town of Henley-on-Thames has planned a major celebration to welcome back their Olympic rowing medallists from Beijing. Thirteen athletes from the town's Leander Club won medals as members of the British rowing team which topped the medal table at the Olympics. The town has eagerly embraced the idea of a celebration, in which there will be key involvement from Leander as well as Henley Town Council and the River and Rowing Museum.
Gold Medal Four Reunite
The GB Olympic champion men's four of Steve Williams (Leander), Pete Reed(Leander), Andy Triggs-Hodge (Molesey) and Tom James (Molesey), will be back together on the water on Saturday for the first time since their nail-biting gold medal win in Beijing.
The men's four is one of five boats taking part in the Henley row-past in which the silver medal men's eight and the bronze medal men's and women's double sculls will also feature.
1015 Row-past down Regatta course, finishing at Leander Club.
1130 Open-top bus tour of the town, finishing at Henley Market Place.
1200 Autograph-signing in Market Place.
1345 Bus departs the Town Hall.