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SUMMARY:GBGW 2025 - Greening Your Business
DESCRIPTION:Greening Your Business – interactive workshop with speakers\nThe Café at the River & Rowing Museum – 5.30-7.30pm\nThursday 12th June 2025\nLocal business owners can get involved in the interactive Greening Your Business workshop at the River & Rowing Museum. During the session you can learn how to reduce your carbon footprint and accelerate the rapid economic transition needed to secure a liveable planet. Learn from others’ progress and work together to plan how you can make a difference and bring more customers with you. \nSpeaking about their own journeys to “green their business” will be: \n\nPeter Hopkins – Managing Partner at Mercers Solicitors\nLottie Pheasant – Theatre Manager at The Kenton Theatre & Rachael O’Sullivan Environmental Manager at The Royal Opera House and sustainability adviser to the Kenton\nKatrina Judge – Biodiversity officer at Henley Town Council and Founder of Young Climate Warriors\n\nThis will be the fourth annual event which brings together local businesses during Great Big Green Week to explore what businesses are doing to reduce carbon footprint and their impact on the planet. The response each year has been very positive with over 40 participants each time\, and some powerful initiatives happening as a direct result. This year\, we will build on the best of the past events\, with speakers setting the scene for us and then move into a workshop format. The aim is to enable participants to deepen their understanding of the options available to them and to strengthen the network of like minded businesses. \nBook your tickets here \nThis event is kindly sponsored by O’Brien Real Estate. \nFind out about all the events happening at Henley’s Great Big Green Week 2025 here.
URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/event/greening-your-business-gbgw-2025/
LOCATION:River & Rowing Museum\, Mill Meadows\, Henley-on-Thames\, Oxfordshire\, RG9 1BF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Great Big Green Week,workshop
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SUMMARY:Postponed - GBGW 2025 - Flood Question Time: Rising Waters and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event has been postponed due to low ticket sales.  \nWe plan to hold the event later in the year when this issue is more at the forefront of people’s minds\, and will be providing more information on this soon.  \nThe river also features strongly in the “In Our Hands: Our Climate\, Our River\, Our Future” talk by Professor Christopher Merchant on Wed 11th June\, hosted by Olympic rowing champion Greg Searle.  To sign up\, please visit the event page \nDo sign up to our newsletter for updates about the new date for the Flood Question Time or follow us on Instagram or Facebook  \n\n—— \n  \nFlood Question Time: Rising Waters and Resilience – talk with Q&A\nHelping to Keep Henley Safer\, Together\nHenley Rugby Club – 7-9pm\nThursday 12th June 2025\nDoors open: 7pm | Main panel: 7:30 – 8:30pm | Drinks until 9pm\nWith extreme weather events on the rise\, what does Henley’s flood future look like—and how can we respond in ways that keep our homes\, businesses\, and communities safe? \n\nIn 25 years’ time\, 1 in 4 properties in England will be in areas at risk of flooding[1]\nFlooding poses a risk to water quality – heavy rainfall overwhelms drainage systems\, flushing pollutants and even untreated sewage into our rivers\nThe iconic Henley Swim was cancelled after 20+ years due to growing pollution concerns and falling participation\nRecent test results are continuing to show evidence of poor water quality in Henley.  A recent reading taken in May 2025 by HoT Water was 5 times the satisfactory level of E. coli[2]\n\nJoin us for an engaging evening panel discussion featuring leading experts in flooding\, emergency planning\, and insurance – a critical part of our overall strategy for managing flood impacts and protecting what matters most\, and an area that is likely to be ever more important. \nOur panelists will examine how residents\, businesses and organisations across our town can all work together to become safer in the face of flooding\, with plenty of opportunity for audience questions.  The discussion will also cover how flooding will affect the sport of rowing and the Henley Royal Regatta\, which brings hundreds of thousands of visitors to the town every year. \nAs flooding becomes more frequent and intense\, so too does the risk to water quality – heavy rainfall overwhelms drainage systems\, flushing pollutants and even untreated sewage into our rivers. \nBook your tickets here \nOur panelists include:\n\nDr Jess Neumann – Associate Professor in Hydrology\, expert in flood risk management and community preparedness\nToby Garbett – Olympic rower and owner of local Henley business TG Gym and Wellness\nDavid Rochester – Head of Reserving\, Flood Re; expert in climate risk & flood insurance\nDr Pete Sudbury – Oxfordshire Flooding Taskforce\, Oxfordshire County Council\n\nThe evening will be facilitated by broadcaster and journalist\, Ginny Buckley. \nWho is this event for?\nEveryone who lives and works in and around Henley.  Flood risk is no longer confined to homes by rivers or low-lying areas.  As Dr Jess Neumann explains:\n“Flash flooding from sudden and intense rainfall can strike anywhere with little-to-no warning. Flash floods are often highly localised and tricky to accurately forecast – your house or road can be flooded whilst your neighbours remain safe and dry. Living on a hill\, or away from a river doesn’t mean you can’t be flooded by surface water… and it can happen within minutes.” \nWhat to Expect\n\nExpert insights: Cutting edge science to real-world experience\nAudience Q&A: Your chance to ask the panel your questions\nCommunity discussion: Drinks and networking before and after the panel\n\nWhy you should attend\nThis event isn’t just about highlighting problems—it’s about finding solutions. We’ll explore: \n\nWhat individuals and businesses can do to prepare for flooding\nHow communities can monitor and protect water quality\nHow local and national policies need to change\n\nFlooding affects more than just your doorstep – it impacts health\, safety\, local businesses\, and our environment.  This is your chance to get the facts\, ask tough questions\, and be part of the solution for a safer\, more resilient Henley. \nBook your tickets here \nThis event is kindly sponsored by Henley Rugby Club \nFind out about all the events happening at Henley’s Great Big Green Week 2025 here.\n\nReferences \n\nhttps://www.theccc.org.uk/2025/04/30/the-country-is-not-prepared-for-climate-impacts-say-advisors/\nHoT Water\, 13th May 2025
URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/event/flood-question-time-rising-waters-and-resilience-gbgw-2025/
LOCATION:Henley Rugby Club\, Dry Leas\, Marlow Rd\, Henley-on-Thames\, Oxfordshire\, RG9 2JA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Great Big Green Week,Talk
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