BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Greener Henley - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Greener Henley X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Greener Henley REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260417T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260531T170000 DTSTAMP:20260602T230924 CREATED:20260424T181516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T104409Z UID:21399-1776412800-1780246800@greenerhenley.org.uk SUMMARY:GBGW 2026 - 'Stop. Look. Listen. The Earth is Speaking' poetry competition DESCRIPTION:Stop. Look. Listen. The Earth is Speaking – poetry competition\nSubmit entries by 31 May 2026\nYou are invited to write a poem based on the theme Stop. Look. Listen. The Earth is Speaking. \nWe are encouraging people to tap into their feelings and emotions about the earth and what it gives us. We would like you to use your own creativity and resources to express your thoughts. \nYour poem can be any format : maximum 19 lines. It must be your own original work. \nThere are 3 age categories \n\nChildren under 12 years\nTeens 13 -20 years\nAdults 21 years or over.\n\nThe winners in each category will receive a £20 book token and their poems will be displayed in Henley Library. A prize giving and poetry reading will take place at the Library on Wednesday 10th June at 6pm. \nCLOSING DATE – Sunday 31st May 2025 \nHow to submit your poem\nEmail: as a Microsoft word document to: ruskinsbooks@gmail.com.\nPost: Sue Turner at Candela\, 19 Reading Road\, Henley on Thames\, RG9 1AB\n\nPlease include your name\, age and contact details when submitting your poem. \nA Poetry Reading session at Henley Library will showcase the winning entries on Wednesday 10th June at 6.00pm. Competition entries will be displayed at Henley Library. \nChildren’s entries received by 30th April will be displayed at the Greener Henley Environmental Science Challenge ‘Stop! Look! Listen!! Noticing Nature’ Exhibition at the Old Fire Station Gallery\, 13th – 19th May 2026. \nThis event is kindly sponsored by Candela Hypnosis. \nFind out about all the events happening at Henley’s Great Big Green Week 2026 here. URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/event/gbgw-2026-stop-look-listen-the-earth-is-speaking-poetry-competition/ CATEGORIES:Great Big Green Week,Poetry ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Stop.-Look.-Listen.-The-Earth-is-Speaking2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260520 DTSTAMP:20260602T230924 CREATED:20260409T095849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T095849Z UID:21387-1778630400-1779235199@greenerhenley.org.uk SUMMARY:Schools Environmental Science Challenge exhibition DESCRIPTION:May 13th -19th we have the Old Fire Station Gallery to exhibit all the fantastic entries for this year’s Schools Environmental Science Challenge: “Stop! Look! Listen! Noticing Nature.” There will be more details to come but suffice to say it’s a bit different this year – a Photography Competition is included\, as well as children’s poems entered in the Great Big Green Week Poetry Competition AND we are opening to the public! \nWe are looking for a few more volunteers as Exhibition sitters (2 hours with a friend being inspired by our young people’s talent in an historic building – what could be nicer?) Also we want some very special helpers on the 13th for setting up – and the 19th for dismantling the display. If you think this is something you would like to do to support Greener Henley\, please email greenerhenley@gmail.com and include your phone number. URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/event/schools-environmental-science-challenge-exhibition/ LOCATION:Old Fire Station Gallery\, 52 Market Place\, Henley-on-Thames\, RG9 2AG CATEGORIES:Schools ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/environmental-science-challenge.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260606T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260606T160000 DTSTAMP:20260602T230924 CREATED:20260503T094525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260505T134919Z UID:21495-1780740000-1780761600@greenerhenley.org.uk SUMMARY:GBGW 2026 - Greener Henley's Big Green Festival DESCRIPTION:Greener Henley’s Big Green Festival\nMarket Place\, Henley – 10am-4pm\nSaturday 6th June 2026\nOur Big Green Festival will be buzzing with lots of different stalls and activities for all on Saturday 6th June from 10am\, and it’s completely free – don’t miss it! We’ll be celebrating all the local action happening on climate and nature. \nYou can visit our Nature Squared hub for free plants to get your own patch of plants for pollinators started\, take part in a drumming and circus workshop\,  or chat with local nature groups – including Henley’s beloved Toad Patrollers – about how we can best support wildlife. Pop to the Bee Friendly Henley stall to find out how to make a bee hotel and paint bees on stones. \nWe’ll have Live bats (shh! Try to be quiet for them) coming along with Berks and South Bucks Bat Group\, plus advice on saving money and energy with Save Energy Co-op \, as well as plenty of Greener Henley stalls to keep you entertained. Our popular Pledge Cafe returns – make a Pledge for the Planet and get a free cuppa and one of our delicious cookies! Find out about some of the local organisations and people who have taken a pledge with us this year – why they did it and what it means to them. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nJoin Mill Meadows mural artist Vickie Amiralis for creative games related to the River Thames habitat\, test your science knowledge at Will’s Wonderful World\, or visit Brigida the Brilliant face painter\, who will be painting little creatures on little cheeks. This year we have a very special new visitor – the Floodmobile – affectionately known as ‘Flo’. Come and find out about the multitude of simple safety measures you can take at home or work if waters rise. \nThere will be plenty of family-friendly fun and interesting things to find out and do – we’ve got a recycled glass painting workshop this year\, plus we’ll have our giant snakes and ladders game\, and lots\, lots more! \nExplore how you can get involved with protecting and restoring nature locally with Greener Henley – helping to make Henley and our local villages safer\, cleaner and greener! Come and find out what your local climate and nature action charity is all about. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n**LATEST FESTIVAL UPDATES** \n\nGet advice on wildlife-friendly gardening from Assistant Head Gardener Vicki Bruss\, and quiz invertebrate expert Phil Bruss with all your tricky bug and insect questions on the Greener Henley stall (time tbc)\nStop by and have a chat with Greener Henley’s own flora guardian Sally Rankin about all things wildflowers and plant related\, and find out how you can get involved with restoring our local green spaces\n\nCheck back here soon for all the latest Festival news! \nFind out about all the events happening at Henley’s Great Big Green Week 2026 here. URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/event/big-green-festival-gbgw-2026/ LOCATION:Market Place CATEGORIES:Festival,Great Big Green Week,Greener Henley Festival,workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GreenerHenleyBigGreenFestival4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260610T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260610T213000 DTSTAMP:20260602T230924 CREATED:20260505T170908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T104049Z UID:21575-1781118000-1781127000@greenerhenley.org.uk SUMMARY:GBGW 2026 - Green Screen - David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet DESCRIPTION:Green Screen – David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet\nThe Regal Picturehouse\, Henley-on-Thames – 7pm start\nWednesday 10th June 2026\nBOOK TICKETS \n\nDirector: Alastair Fothergill\, Jonathan Hughes\, Keith Scholey\nStars: Sir David Attenborough\, Max Hughes\nRunning time: 115 min\nCertificate: PG \n\n2026 sees the 100th year in the incredible life of national treasure Sir David Attenborough. Honest\, revealing and urgent\, A Life On Our Planet is Sir David’s witness statement and his vision for the future. Despite devastating changes wrought by humanity on the natural world\, his film carries a message of hope for future generations. \nAfter the film\, audiences will have the unique chance to watch a very special\, exclusive conversation between Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin. This will only be available in cinemas. \nA life On Our Planet has much to say about how our actions have been detrimental\, but its lessons are also about the myriad of solutions we should now pursue. In the words of Sir David\, “we need to learn how to work with nature rather than against it”. It is these solutions – and the choices we can collectively take now to secure a better future – that we will focus on during the panel discussion with audience Q&A after the film. \nWatch the trailer: \n \nPanel members: \n\nChair Sara Kandiah – Greener Henley Green Screen Coordinator Panelists:\nLiz Shearer – Community Engagement Director for BBOWT\nNicola Schafer -conservation film maker and co-founder of Watlington Climate Action\nand Stephanie Wilson– Senior Reserve Manager\, Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve with Natural England.\n\nMore about the panelists… \n\nStephanie Wilson: “As a Senior Reserve Manager\, I dedicate my career to habitat conservation and community engagement. My daily work balances hands-on land management—including the oversight of conservation grazing sheep flocks—with strategic collaboration alongside key partners and stakeholders. I’m passionate about connecting people to nature and enjoy delivering community engagement events. Together with a dedicated network of volunteers\, I work to protect our vital green spaces for future generations.” \n\nLiz Shearer \n\nLiz Shearer has worked with BBOWT since June 2015 and has had several different roles. She became Director of Community Engagement in January 2021. Liz is really interested in the impact of nature on people and how it improves so many facets of our wellbeing. She has worked in the public sector and charities for over twenty years\, working with a variety of audiences\, including those living in rural counties and London’s East End. \nLiz grew up in a farming family\, so was always outdoors from being very young\, which probably sparked her interest in nature. Her favourite wildlife spectacle is a starling murmuration. Liz loves to spend as much time outdoors as possible\, either walking or just reading in the garden. \n\n\nNicola Schafer\nNicola studied film as part of her degree at the University of Southampton and then spent time in marketing and product management roles before retraining as a photographer and then as a film-maker. Her film work includes independent documentaries such as “The Chalgrove Brook” about her local chalk stream\, and short films for organisations including Wild Oxfordshire\, Natural England\, Chilterns National Landscape and CPRE Oxfordshire. Nicola is co-chair of Watlington Climate Action Group and is on the Board of CAG Oxfordshire.\n\nSara Kandiah volunteers with Greener Henley and helped set up the Green Screen initiative with the Regal Picturehouse. Sara is also a member of Henley Town Council’s Climate Emergency Working Group and loves to explore the local green and blue spaces.\n\nBOOK TICKETS \nFind out about all the events happening at Henley’s Great Big Green Week 2026 here. URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/event/green-screen-a-life-on-our-planet/ LOCATION:Henley Regal Picturehouse Cinema CATEGORIES:Film,Great Big Green Week,Green Screen ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/sir-david-alifeonourplanet2026.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR