What people have said about The Bears...

The London Boat Show; Excel Centre, London Jan 2006
Thank you so much for performing at The London Boatshow in association with the Daily Mail’s late night party at Surfers Paradise in January 06. The Bears do exactly what they say on the tin! I have had nothing but great reviews from all of the customers and head guys of Boatshows who were all in agreement that your performance was fantastic and exceeded your demo CD.I am in no doubt that I will be booking The Bears again, very soon. Thank you once again for making my event a great success I look forward to working with you again in the future All the best to all of ‘The Bears’ Regards
Tamara Harris, FOX LONDON & FOX EVENTS

Wedding of Vicky Butler Henderson and Phil Churchward, Brocket Hall 19th April 2008
Hi, I just wanted to thank you for Saturday. You were absolutely fantastic.You did a brilliant job, all four of you. You had everyone dancing the whole time, even those who NEVER dance. Unfortunately, one of the guests had a knee injury on the dancefloor...Also, another one of the guests would like to book you for a forthcoming party! Thank you.
Vicky Butler Henderson (Fifth Gear) and Phil Churchward (Top Gear)

Wedding of Charlotte and David: Princes Risborough, Bucks 25th May 2007
Dear Bears, We just wanted to say a huge thank you for playing at our wedding - the whole day was a huge success and the music was fantastic!!Kind Regards,
Charlotte Oates - Senior Celebrity Producer - Strictly Come Dancing/Just The Two Of Us

T-Mobile Party: Stevenage, Herts April 2005
The events team would like to take this opportunity to thank you for making the launch party a success. The Bears really made the evening a hit. We’ve had excellent feedback about you and we will definitely have you back next year if we can find an excuse for another party.
Angela Liddon

MCPS Annual conference: Islington, London N1 Decemeber 2005
Hi Guys, I just wanted to drop you a quick line to thank you and the rest of The Bears for an excellent evening’s entertainment at our annual conference last week. Sorry I didn’t get to speak to you after, it was too hectic. You proved to be very, very popular! Thanks for all your help. I'll be sure to recommend you to anyone who asks,
Gerry Pearce

Wedding of Christine and Michael Park: Epsom May 2005
Just two words: flipping excellent! Cheers guys!
Christine

St. Barts Doctors 20th year Reunion Party: Thistle Hotel, Old Street, London July 2005
Thanks for recommending The Bears, they were very professional and a delight to deal with. We all had a fab night and will book them again in 20 years time if they (or we) are still going.
Dr Helen Creighton

Wedding of Maris and Brian Corning: Kidderminster April 2005
On behalf of my new husband and myself, I’d like to say thank you for a superb evening of music. You guys certainly must have put a lot of hard work and practice in. I hope you enjoyed it too – You looked like you were having a great time. I’m so pleased everybody was boogying along, even Brian’s mother – bless her.
Maris Corning

Wedding of Julie and John Sylvester: Basingstoke August 2005
Hi Bears, Sorry I haven’t written to thank you sooner - We’ve just got back from our honeymoon and are catching up with everyone. Thanks for a brilliant, brilliant night and an especial thank you for letting my sisters and I up to sing backing vocals. We’ve just watched the video! Hilarious!
Julie Sylvester

21st Birthday Party of Suzanne Hitchin: Oxford January 2005
You guys rock my world!
Suzanne Hitchin

Wedding of Sandra and George Covington: Bury St. Edmunds December 2004
Thanks for everything. The night went better than we could have wished for. It was very moving to see three generations of our respective families all dancing together. A night we’ll never forget. Good luck, and all the best for next year.
Sandra Covington

Wedding of Danni and John Macauley: Haywards Heath July 2005
Thanks Bears, you definitely made the party! Thanks for all your help. I'll be sure to come to some of your club dates. You are so talented you make me sick! Just kidding, take care.
Danni Macauley

Aston Martin Sales Party: Brentwood July 2005
Thank you all very much for a fantastic night. It was made all the more special because of the band, and everyone was really enjoying themselves. Peter (our boss) was especially happy because you played everything he requested!! He asked me to thank you personally from him. All the staff on commented on the band, all good words I hasten to add!
Peter Dias.

Wedding of Matt and Melanie Fleming: Chingford August 2005
Cheers fellas....Great show. You really got the night off to a BANG!!!! The missus (I'm allowed to call her that now) hasn’t stopped going on about it!!! She has very SORE feet!! Hahahaa. All our friends thought you were fab too. My brother wants to book you. He gets married next year. So hopefully we'll see you again!!!
Matt Fleming

Wedding of Stephen and Gill Conley. Wedding: Upminster April 2005
Hi there, I'd like to thank the band for playing a wonderful nights music at my daughters reception. We all thoroughly enjoyed it and Gill couldn’t be happier. It was a great night made all the better for the live element rather than a disco. Thanks also for letting my nephew Stephen play the guitar. He was so excited! Good luck and thank you again!!!!
Anne Conley.

Birthday party of Ben Manns: Wembley August 2005
Well done boys....Brill.fab.excellent!! You boys rocked! Thanks a bunch for the great gig. You topped the night off brilliantly. Fab tunes!! All my mates thought you were great and some of them are a bit square....if you know what i mean!!!!. It made being 30 a bit more bearable. I will recommend you to everyone. Top stuff,
Ben Manns

Birthday Party of Robert Jones: Thurrock June 2004
Dear Bears, I just wanted to let you know that I was inundated with comments about the
band after the recent party - You certainly were a great hit ! Thanks very much for being so easy-going and entertaining ! The song list was perfect and I know I speak for many when I say that I had a great time.
Thanks again.
Robert Jones

School Reunion, Basildon June 2005
Hi there, Just wanted to say how much we enjoyed THE BEARS at our recent Reunion
party. Thanks so much for helping to make the festivities that bit more
special. Everybody had a great time. The dance floor was full all-night
long, and we thank you for playing a few of our 'special' tunes.
We'll keep you in mind for our next gathering in 20 years ??
Pat Whitfield.
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Party of Bill Fletcher Shrimpers - Southend. December 2004
Dear Bears, I¹ve been meaning to write to you sooner but have been very busy.
What can I say ? : You guys were Fantastic ! - Even better than the O¹Neils
Bar gig that we saw - and we thought that was a good gig!
Please pass on my thanks to the rest of the band. Everybody at the party had a great time, and there were many complimentary comments about you guys! In fact, you made the party! I think we¹re gonna have you back again!
Bill Fletcher

GSR party : Clacton May 2005
Dear Bears I¹ll keep it short and sweet - YOU GUYS ROCK!!! We were delighted with the performance you gave at the GSR PARTY. You are our new secret weapon. Thank You so much!! Where can we see you again? A couple of the guests have asked me, and I have to be honest I couldn¹t tell them . . . Are you playing in Essex again any time soon ?
Best Wishes
Claire Saville

Wedding of Stuart and Raechel Lancing: Chatham. April 2004
Hello there Bears. I hope you are all well. We¹ve just returned from our honeymoon, which was truly magical. I wanted to drop you a line, just to say how much we enjoyed your performance on the wedding evening. We had a truly great time, and couldn¹t have hoped for a better day. We felt that you guys had a very big part to play in the evening¹s success. So… a very big thank you from us both! There was no doubt that the evening entertainment was a triumph. Many smiling faces and dancing feet . . . just what we¹d hoped for. Thanks again ! We hope you guys are all well and busy!! I¹m sure you are!
Very Best Wishes !
Raechel Lancing

Nicola Kenny wedding Uckfield - East Sussex - 17 March 2006
"An excellent band, we had a fantastic evening. The guys were very friendly
and professional and had everyone dancing all night. They also took time to
learn our first song. There were lots of future wedding couples there and
we would certainly recommend both the Bears and Function Junction. Thank
you"

Wedding of Dave and Katherine De Costa - St. Albans 30th March 2006
Hey guys Just wanted to say thanks for a brilliant night at my brother's wedding in March. The music was absolutely top and think you managed to get everyone dancing at one point or another. Also, big thanks for letting us up on stage with you - what an experience, really made the night! Pleased to see that the arctic monkeys have made it off the uber list onto the play list, even if it is a little late for us! All the best, Caroline

D. Hales Ltd Ball - 20 May 2006 Bristol
I just wanted to contact you and say how well The Bears performed at the
D. Hales Ltd Ball on 20 May 2006. Many guests have since approached me to
comment on how good the band were and how much they added to the evening and
'really got the party going'. We look forward to using The Bears for future events.
Rebecca Hales

 

Jon Fentonn's Birthday Party June 2006 - Barnet
Just to say a final thank you for a great evening-we all really enjoyed the evening and the Bears helped to create a perfect atmosphere-best regards Carole and Jonathan

 

Subject: St John's Picnic Ball - 15th July 2006
Dear all,
Thanks very much for a fantastic show last night. The compliments have been
flooding in (- even from one of the neighbours who heard you from her
garden!) When we do it again, we'll have to order a bigger dancefloor! It
was spot on. Best ever.
Hope you all got home safely.We'll see you in St Albans!
Best wishes. Fiona

Wedding of Becky and Jos Rush: 19th August 2006, Horton cum Studley, Oxon
Dear Bears
Thanks to you all for such a great night's music at our wedding reception on
19th August. It was fantastic to see our loved ones up and dancing all night
long. Young and old and the majority of us who are in the middle had a ball.
My aunt wrote to say that she had not had so many male dance partners since
the swinging sixties. We knew you would be good, but you were even better
than we could have hoped! So many of our guests have asked about you and
said that you were brilliant and I said it on the night, and I'm saying it
again - you rocked!
All the best
Becky and Jos Rush

Wedding of Sarah and Jimmy: 14th October 2006, The Royal Chase Hotel, Enfield
To The Bears, Thank you so much for a great party. The music was fantastic. everybody asked me where I found you. They all said how brilliant you were. Sorry I didn't get round to talking to you. I was too busy enjoying the music.

Snowball, Guild Hall, Winchester 15th December 2006
Guys, You didn't live up to the hype...you exceeded it!
Thanks just isn't big enough to convey what I need to say. You were hugely entertaining, excellent musicians, superb singers, gorgeous looking (speaking on behalf of a colleague!), you were also funny, loud and in no-way "truculent" or "nettlesome"!
For me, hearing "Girls on Film" made the whole event perfect...oh, you didn't do that one did you (! Grrr ;-p) - only kidding.
Thanks again for being the icing on the cake.
Merry Christmas. Helen Ackerman

Wedding of Alan Hayes: Coltsford Mill Surrey 21st July 2007
Sorry for taking such a long time to say this but getting back to work after the honeymoon has been tough!
Awesome!
Thank you all so much for really making our wedding a party to remember! You would not believe the amount of guests who have come up to me and raved about you guys. I think the amount of disappointed people still on the dancefloor at the end of the night shows how good it was - you now have at least 150 new fans! I hope you enjoyed the gig as much as we did and didn't have any trouble getting back afterwards.
No doubt I will come and see you play again soon.
Thanks once again.
Alan

Wedding of Mr and Mrs Niland: Tithe Barn, Petersfield, Hants 13th July 2007
Dear Bears, We would like to thank you tremendously for playing our wedding at The Tythe Barn on Friday 13th July.
We (and all our guests) enjoyed your performance thoroughly & couldn't have asked for a better band (or group of individuals) to play our wedding!
You were brilliant!
Thank you so much for making our wedding day rock!
Warm regards, Mr and Mrs Niland.

Wedding of Jonathan Bristow Berkshire 2nd August 2007
My musician son and his musician friends were very impressed. We danced the whole time they played even me getting over a broken foot and I don't regret it; as a result could hardly walk next day!!! Our guests told us they were the best wedding band they had heard. Would not be surprised if some people book them in the future
Jonathan Bristow

Margaret Thompson - daughter’s wedding reception - Buckinghamshire - August 2007
We are so pleased we chose The Bears for our wedding and they would always be our choice for another function. Our daughter and new husband wanted a party to remember and that’s exactly what we got. The Bears are very professional and "rocked!" The dance floor was packed with young and not so young all having a ball.
Margaret Thompson

Matthew Duncan - wedding reception - Surrey - August 2007
The band were absolutely amazing! They really made the reception go with a bang! They chatted with guests during the intervals and really joined in. They read the guests well and performed tracks they knew would get everybody up. Absolutely amazing, can't praise them enough!
Matthew Duncan

Tammy Wheeler - wedding reception - Hertfordshire - August 2007
Great band, excellent music, had a great evening. They produced a great atmosphere, highly recommended.
Tammy Wheeler

Neula Askew - wedding reception - Hampshire - August 2007
We couldn't speak more highly of The Bears. They were, professional, good fun and very accommodating. Their music was outstanding and all our guests agreed! Thank you!
Neula Askew

Zander Bar - 45 Buckingham Gate - Westminster, London Jan 2007
Hey The Bears !
I'm a French bartender who use to work in Zander Bar when you came for a private function in January. And this day, I have broken my foot because of you ! : the music was so good I had to dance and jump behind the bar !! And the singer (don't remember your name, sorry!) took care of me more than my managers ! Thank you very much for that!
Your gig was really good, I've spent a fantastic night working, even if I finished it at the Emergency!!
You are amazingly good and talented !!
Thank you again for everything !
Morgan (ex-bartender in Zander)

Julie and Crispin Binder - Wedding - RAC Country Club, Epsom - May 2007
A huge thank you for the amazing performance you all gave us. Everyone was on the dance floor and so many guests "sang your praises" You were very professional and made the evening memorable.
We really hope to see you all again.
We had an amazing day which we will never forget. It seems so long ago now but lots of fantastic memeories!
Take care and Rock on!
Julie and Crispin

Wedding of Rob & Joanna Hermon, Sopwell House, St Albans - Sept 2007
Dear Bears,
I just got back from my honeymoon and the first thank you note I want to write is to you lads. I knew you would be good but you were just fantastic on the night, and I lost count of the number of people who came up to me on the night (and since) to tell me how great the band was. Very tight musically, great playlist, and a superb quality of sound and vocals on all tracks. (loved your Town Called Malice & Teenage Kicks. And Suspicious Minds as well) All my friends now know why I was desperate to book you guys for the wedding. What's more, your enthusiasm and image really comes off well. I didn't want to miss a moment of your set (wish the video man had been there all night so I could remember it all)
You were all really professional and helpful on the night as well, and that was much appreciated. Please will you pass on our thanks to Martin, Johnny, and your talented lead singer (sorry I can't remember his name now) for making the wedding evening a very special memory for all of us.
I look forward to seeing you again at one of your gigs in the future. All the best to you for your music careers- you are a quality act.
Best Wishes
Rob & Joanna Hermon
PS Please say to Johnny it must have been a shock for him to see so many people from his old school! Hope it didn't put him off. Tell him an old mutual friend Neil Crocker was sorry to have missed the night

Wedding of Charlotte and Paul Sylvester-Evans, Wotton House, Dorking 7th July 2007
Sorry it's so late but things have not been quiet since coming back from honeymoon. we would both like to say a huge thank you for singing and playing at our wedding at Wotton House, Dorking. We had an amazing day and the evening just made it perfect, everyone could have gone on for a few more hours.
We have had so many people ask about yu guys and I have given your number out aswell.
The one thing that was important to us was a fantastic band and we found it! Hope you enjoyed yourself and hope to see you play again.

Award Ceremony, Molnlycke, Centreparcs Jan 10 th 2008
I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you guys for a great evening’s entertainment – everyone present on Thursday night had a fab time and you take credit for much of that.
Many thanks again
Anand Chandarana

Birthday Bash, Chris and Debbie Haines, The Essex Golf and Country Club, Earls Colne, Feb 16th 2008
Hi Martin Thanks again for a fantastic night's entertainment. We've had so much great feedback about The Bears. I shall be speaking to the events organiser at The Essex this week so will make sure she will recommend you. Can I give her your email address for her to keep on file? Hope you managed to get a bite to eat and a drink on us. I thought Chris had organised your drinks and he thought I'd organised it so I apologise if you didn't get a drink. It was because we were having such a good time! Thank Sean again for putting the IPod material together. Good luck with all your future events and I hope our paths will cross again.
Regards Debbie

Wedding of Zoe & Steve, Tewinbury, Welwyn Garden March 2008
I just watned to write and say a big thank you to the band for playing at our wedding on 22nd march. The music was fantastic and you really made the party for us. I can only apologise for the lairy girls who fell into your stuff, I hope nothing was damaged.
However, Loads of people commented on how you were the best band they had heard at a wedding and someone wanted your details for thier wedding!
So thanks again for making it a great night
best wishes
Zoe & Steve.