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SUMMARY:Great Big Green Week - Greener Poetry Competition Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Henley Library on the evening o fTuesday 13 June 2023 at 5.30pm until 7.30pm during Great Big Green Week for a poetry reading.\nWe look forward to seeing you there.\n\nLibrary address – Ravenscroft Rd\, Henley-on-Thames RG9 2DH\n\n\nEVENT DETAILS \n\n\n\nEvent Name\nGreener Poetry Competition\n\n\nContact/lead\nSue Turner & David Williams\n\n\nOrganising group\n5.30pm to 7.30pm\n\n\nDate\nTuesday 13 June 2023\n\n\nLocation\nThe Henley Library\n\n\nClosing Date\n31 May 2023\n\n\nShort description\nPoetry Competition\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLong description\nDo you love the the joys of nature and the wonders of the universe? \nWrite a poem on what you would miss or mourn if it disappeared or became extinct because of climate change or environmental pollution. \nIt can be any format :  Ode\, Sonnet or Rhyme.  Maximum 14 lines \nCategories: \nChildren under 11 years \nTeens   12 -18 years \nAdults  over 18 years. \nSend to:  Sue Turner and David Williams at Candela 19 Reading Road\, Henley on Thames\, RG9 1AB or Email to :  ruskinsbooks@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:GH Wildlife Group Sessons - Holy Trinity Churchyard
DESCRIPTION:Holy Trinity Churchyard \nDate and time: Thursday 8 June 2023\, 9:30am to 12:30pm \nMeeting place:  Holy Trinity Churchyard \nThe Church of England would like parishes across England and Wales to participate in the Churches Count on Nature\, an annual scheme where people visit churchyards and record the plant and animal species they encounter\, between 3 and 11 June 2023. We will do our recording on Thursday 8 June\, 9:30 to 12:30.  Please join us if you can. You don’t need to know much about wildlife to come. I will provide assistance with plant identification. For other things we will all be learning together. \nI hope you will be able to join us at our events in June. If you haven’t already done so\, could I please ask everyone who intends coming to work parties to provide the contact details specified in the table below. Lex has been reviewing our procedures in relation to risk assessments and has found that these details are supposed to be lodged with the Town Council. The procedures state that ‘All information will be kept safe and confidential.’ \nPlease contact Lex or me if you have any queries. It would be helpful if you could let us know if you are attending a session to help ensure we have enough tools\, tea\, coffee and cake. Lex works for the Town Council on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. His work mobile is 07508 427026. \nIf you know anyone else who may be interested\, could you please forward this e-mail to them. If you no longer wish to be reminded about these sessions\, please let me know. \nBest wishes\,\nSally \nMobile: 07941 207687 \n  \n  \nGreener Henley Wildlife Group sessions \nOur sessions are generally pleasant and sociable occasions. Some of the work is quite strenuous\, but there are always lighter tasks for those who would prefer them\, for whatever reason. We have a break mid-morning when refreshments are provided: tea\, coffee and cake. Please bring your own gardening gloves. Any gardening gloves will be all right for tasks like pulling Himalayan Balsam but heavier ones will be needed for working with brambles. No previous experience is necessary\, and tools are usually provided. Tough clothes and stout footwear are recommended. Marsh Meadows is often wet underfoot so waterproof footwear is recommended when we are working there\, particularly if working in the pond area. Volunteers are welcome to join us for the full three hours or any part of them. \nIf you intend coming to work parties and haven’t already provided the information in the table below\, could I please ask you to do so. \n\n\n\nYour Contact Details\n\n\nName:\n\n\n\nAddress:\n\n\n\nHome phone:\n\n\n\nMobile:\n\n\n\nEmail:\n\n\n\nSignature: \n  \n \nDate:
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SUMMARY:Henley's Great Big Green Fair
DESCRIPTION:We’re staging a one-day GREAT BIG GREEN WEEK FAIR between 10.00am and 4.00pm on Saturday 10 June at Henley Town Hall! Packed full of stalls\, activities and displays\, it kicks off the start of Henley’s Great Big Green Week running from 10 – 18 June. Come along and find out how Henley is taking action to tackle climate change and protect nature!\nFollowing on from the tremendous success of last year\, Greener Henley are once again teaming up with Henley Town Council and a host of other local groups to bringing you a variety of green stalls and fun activities where you can come chat about biodiversity\, from bats and toads to trees and bees\, Thames bathing\, changing dirty water into drinking water\, the town’s efforts to reduce its carbon emissions and lots more! There will be a gallery showing artwork by local schoolchildren plus poems from our Greener Poetry Competition\, and kids of all ages can have a go at crochet\, weaving\, felt-making and crafting insects throughout the day. Jo from Honeys of Henley will be giving a talk on bees 11-12pm\, and we’re teaming up with Pavillion Foods for ‘Plant vs Beef Taste Test: Which Burger’s Best?’ – come along and tickle your taste buds!\n \nThe stalls so far confirmed for Henley’s Great Big Green Fair on 10 June from 10am – 4pm include:\n\nToad patrol\, who help migrating toads\, frogs and Smooth Newts across the busy A4155 Henley Marlow road\, safely to their spawning ground on the other side every year.\nGreener Henley\, your local environmental group\, will be chatting about how we can support local biodiversity\, as well as hosting a family crafting activity for children.\nGreener Henley’s Gallery displaying artwork by local schoolchildren from our annual Environmental Science Challenge and poems from the Greener Poetry Competition.\nBerks & Bucks Bat Group\, who promote the conservation of bats and their habitats\, raising awareness around this. Watch this space – they may be bringing a couple of educational bats along with them on the day!\nThames21\, who reconnect people to nature by helping them enjoy\, protect and enhance their local rivers.  Come and chat about the state of our rivers!\nBerkshire\, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust will have advice on wildlife gardening\, volunteering and membership with the Trust\, plus information on their Children’s Wildlife Watch Club.\nClimate Action Oxfordshire will be joining us to give carbon reduction tips\, answer questions on Carbon emissions and let people know about the Climate Action Oxfordshire website\nCarol Crowdy’s Felt & Wool\, who use natural\, local fibres and will have a felt making activity for people to try. Stop by to watch the spinners and have a go at felt-making\, crochet\, knitting and weaving.\nYoung climate Warriors\, who teach children age 7-14 more about climate change by setting weekly ‘do-able’ challenges.\nHenley Quakers\, who are committed to working for peace and equality\, will be focusing on what we can do about climate justice.\nGillotts Eco Committee will be showcasing what our local secondary school students have been up to this year in the pursuit of being greener and protecting biodiversity.\nHenley Car Club is a social initiative bringing low emission\, pay-as-you-go motoring to Henley and will be there to provide information on how you can cut your carbon footprint whilst also saving money by joining Henley’s local car sharing scheme.\nJean Oliver’s Fermented Foods\, “All disease begins in the gut” – Jean gives advice on how to raise your microbiome for pennies to combat a myriad of ailments and will have fermented foods for sampling.\nGreener Henley Wildlife Group will be on hand with information about the local green spaces they look after\, as well as providing activities for children.\nRotary Club of Henley-on-Thames\, who seek to make a difference in our community\, supporting local and international charities and causes – including protecting the environment – will be showing what they’re currently focusing on in this area.\nHenley-on-Thames Reusable Nappy Library who promote and hire out reusable nappy kits and will be there to chat about how this can be better for the environment\, your baby and save you money.\nOne Week is an initiative begun by local GP Will Hearsey to effect real change through the power of unified action – come and find out all about the next ‘one week’ in September 2023.\nHenley Town Council  will have a stall showing the town’s efforts to reduce its carbon emissions.\nHenley Allotments Association\, an active association for allotment gardeners in Henley with over 200 members on two sites\, will have ‘guess the veg’ and some great things for youngsters to do.\nHoneys of Henley Jo of Honeys will be giving a talk 11-12pm on bees – don’t miss it! The rest of the day Honeys will be outside at the Farmers’ Market.\nE-Bike Barn will be there to answer all your questions on e-bikes and will be booking test rides\nHenley Community Hub\,  along with local architect Simon Mack\, will be revealing e-plans to renovate Trinity Hall on Harpsden Road. Come and take a virtual tour of how this underused community space can be transformed with sustainability at it’s heart!\n\nAll stalls this year will have an interactive element\, so there is plenty to see and do. We have no traders at the Fair this year as Henley’s wonderful Farmers’ Market is taking place outside at the same time in the Market Place. The ‘Plant vs Beef Taste Test: Which Burger’s Best?’ will be outside Pavilion Foods between 12-2pm. \nIf you would like to be part of the Fair\, or any of the events during Henley’s Great Big Green week\, please get in touch. \nThroughout the week Henley Library will display artworks by local primary school children from Greener Henley’s Environmental Science Challenge 2023 and poems from our Greener Poetry Competition\, and schools will be participating in a variety of activities with a ‘green’ focus. Shop windows will have green displays\, and will take part in a family scavenger hunt\, ‘spot the bees in ‘23’ – find 15 bees in shop windows and collect tokens to win Wildflower seeds\, then enter our prize draw for some super family prizes courtesy of our local retailers – it might be ice-cream from local refill shop The Willow Basket\, or something from Asquith’s Teddy Bear Shop\, Gail’s Bakery\, or Costa Coffee!\n \nGreener Henley are very thankful to Henley Town Council for their support of Henley’s Great Big Green Week in 2023. \nHenley’s Great Big Green Fair is just the start of a week-long series of events under the banner ‘Henley’s Great Big Green Week’ – a true community effort! There is something for everyone to enjoy – fashion\, film\, net zero help for businesses\, and much more! Find out more about what the rest of Henley’s Great Big Green Week has to offer.\nIf you would like to join in with the Fair\, or any of the events during Henley’s Great Big Green week\, please email greenerhenley@gmail.com. 
URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/event/henleys-great-big-green-fair/
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SUMMARY:Henley's Great Big Green Week - 10 to 18 June 2023
DESCRIPTION:‘Great Big Green Week’ is back! A full week of environmentally green activities is programmed for Henley’s residents to enjoy during Henley’s Great Big Green Week this year from 10 – 18 June\, with lots of different sectors of the community coming together to show how Henley is taking action to tackle climate change and protect nature. \nFollowing on from the tremendous success of last year\, Greener Henley are teaming up with Henley Town Council and a host of other local groups to put on a week long series of events under the banner ‘Henley’s Great Big Green Week’ – a true community effort in the making! \nWhat’s happening day by day\nGreener Henley’s activities have something to suit everyone including a Fair in the Town Hall on 10 June\, with a host of green stalls and fun activities where you can come chat about biodiversity\, from bats and toads to trees and bees\, Thames bathing\, changing dirty water into drinking water\, the town’s efforts to reduce its carbon emissions and lots more. There will be a gallery showing artwork by local schoolchildren plus poems from our Greener Poetry Competition\, and kids of all ages can have a go at crochet\, weaving\, felt-making and crafting insects throughout the day. Jo from Honeys of Henley will be giving a talk on bees 11-12pm\, and we’re teaming up with Pavillion Foods for ‘Plant vs Beef Taste Test: Which Burger’s Best?’ – come along and tickle your taste buds! \nIn addition to the Fair\, on Sunday 11 June local churches are dedicating services to the environment\, and Badgemore School Gardening Club are opening up their grounds for a family-friendly scavenger hunt. On 12 June green-fingered folk can get involved in the conversation around wildlife-friendly gardening techniques and how we can better support local biodiversity at our ‘Green Gardeners’ Question Time‘ event. The week also sees GH’s Wildlife Group with two daytime events\, including a guided wildflower walk through our wonderful Marsh & Mill Meadows and a Working Party in the same riverside location\, whilst keen growers can explore Greencroft Allotments with guided tours on 13 June. If that wasn’t enough\, the GH Business Group will be gathering on the evening of 14 June for the ‘Green Tactics 2’ seminar at D:Two\, with all local businesses encouraged to come along and hear first hand insights into the highs and lows of working towards sustainability and net zero from fellow local businesses. \nLater in the week\, film lovers can come down to the Regal Picturehouse Cinema on the evening of 15 June for Fashion Reimagined and take part in a panel discussion with live Q&A after the film looking at ethical and sustainable fashion. Local fashionistas can be further inspired by a fun evening with swaps of preloved and vintage clothing at the ‘Swaparama Razzamatazz’ fashion event on 16 June. On Sunday 18 June it’s the Paddleboard River Clean with Warriors on Waste – the final event of Henley’s Great Big Green Week. Come and get involved in the big green clean up\, getting our stretch of the Thames ready for the Regatta!  \nWhat’s happening throughout the week\nThroughout the week Henley Library will display artworks by local primary school children from Greener Henley’s Environmental Science Challenge 2023 and poems from our Greener Poetry Competition\, and schools will be participating in a variety of activities with a ‘green’ focus. Shop windows will have green displays\, and will take part in a family scavenger hunt\, ‘spot the bees in ‘23’ – find 15 bees in shop windows and collect tokens to win Wildflower seeds\, then enter our prize draw for some super family prizes courtesy of our local retailers – it might be ice-cream from local refill shop The Willow Basket\, or something from Asquith’s Teddy Bear Shop\, Gail’s Bakery\, or Costa Coffee! \nGreener Henley are very thankful to Henley Town Council for their support of Henley’s Great Big Green Week in 2023. \nFull list of events taking place during Henley’s Great Big Green Week:\nSaturday 10 June\n– Henley’s Great Big Green Fair 10-4pm at the Town Hall\, full listing of participants available here\n– Jo from Honeys of Henley will be giving a talk on bees 11-12pm\n– ‘Plant vs Beef Taste Test: Which Burger’s Best?’ outside Pavilion Foods\, 12-2pm\n\nSunday 11 June\n– Local church participation\, services dedicated to the environment\n– Badgemore School Gardening Club: grounds open to visitors for a ‘National Trust style’ scavenger hunt\, along with children’s art making with natural leaf pigments\, 10-2pm \nMonday 12 June\n– Green Gardeners’ Question Time: panel discussion around wildlife-friendly gardening techniques with a panel Q&A session\, at Henley Rugby Club\, 7-9:30pm\n– Guided Wildflower Walk at Marsh & Mill Meadows with wildflower expert Sally Rankin\, 10-12pm \nTuesday 13 June\n– Greencroft Allotment Guided Tours: explore Greencroft Allotments with experienced plot holders\, 10-1pm\n– Greener Poetry Competition readings at Henley Library\, 5:30-7:30pm \nWednesday 14 June\n– ‘Green Tactics 2’ Business seminar & networking event with speakers\, at D:Two\, 5-7pm\n– Wildlife Group working party\, Mill Meadows\, all welcome\, 9:30am-12:30pm\n– Henley Garden Buddies: caring for the Fire Station garden in a green and sustainable way \nThursday 15 June\n– ‘Fashion Reimagined’: Greener Henley in collaboration with Picturehouse present their latest Green Screen film\, followed by panel & live Q&A\, at Regal Picturehouse Henley\, 7-9:30pm \nFriday 16 June\n– ‘Swaparama Razzamatazz’ preloved fashion swap & shop\, music and bar at The Green Room\, 48 Market Place\, 6-9pm\n\nSunday 18 June\n– Paddleboard River Clean with Warriors on Waste\, at River & Rowing Museum Jetty\, 10-12pm  \nThroughout the week\n– Greener Poetry Competition: Poems from the competition will be on display at Henley Library & the Fair\n– Artworks by local primary school children on display at Henley Library\n– ‘Spot the Bees in 23’ scavenger hunt in shop windows: for each bee you find you get a token; exchange 15 tokens for Wildflower seeds\, then put enter your name in our lucky drawer to be in with a chance of winning family ice-cream from Willow Basket\, or other prizes from Asquith’s Teddy Bear Shop\, Gail’s Bakery and Costa Coffee! \nWe are now organising the event\, contacting local shops and businesses. If you or your organisation want to be involved please email Greener Henley.\n#GreatBigGreenWeek is taking place nationally 10 June – 18 June 2023 and will be the largest event for climate and nature ever seen in the UK. Thousands of events across the UK will celebrate how communities are taking action to tackle climate change and protect green spaces\, encouraging others to get involved too. For more information on the national initiative: https://greatbiggreenweek.com/ 
URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/event/great-big-green-week-10th-to-18th-june-2023/
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SUMMARY:Guided Wildflower Walk
DESCRIPTION:A guided walk to see the wildflowers of Mill & Marsh Meadows\, Henley-on-Thames. As well as identifying wildflowers\, where possible\, we will identify what is edible and what is not.\nMEETING PLACE – the public car park at the end of Mill Lane\, Henley-on-Thames\, the one nearest to Marsh Lock \nLOCATION – Mill & Marsh Meadows \nDATE – Monday 12 June 2023 \nSTART TIME – 10am \nEND TIME – 12 noon \nThere is no need to register for this event. If you would like to attend\, please just go to the meeting point at 10 am. \nFor more information please contact\nSally Rankin\, s.rankin@btinternet.com\nTelephone: 01491 578633 / Mobile: 07941 207687 \nOrganised by Greener Henley Wildlife Group \n 
URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/event/guided-wildflower-walk/
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SUMMARY:Green Gardeners' Question Time
DESCRIPTION:Join us for ‘Green Gardeners’ Question Time’\, one of the opening events being held locally for Great Big Green Week – the UK’s biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature.\nCome along to join in the discussion on gardening and the environment at our panel-led question and answer session\, Monday 12 June\, 7-9.30pm\, at Henley Rugby Club. \nBook your FREE eventbrite tickets:\nhttps://greengardenersquestiontime.eventbrite.co.uk \nThe way we garden is being increasingly impacted by our changing climate. This is a chance to ask questions about how to respond to these changes such as drought and more extreme weather events. \nAlso important is that what we plant\, how we design our gardens\, the materials we use and how we grow can all have an impact on the environment especially on wildlife. Bring your questions on how to make a positive impact. \nOur panel is made up of local experts with a wide range of knowledge – from green garden design\, to composting\, to what to plant\, and what to do to encourage wildlife into your garden\, no matter how big or small. Our panelists are:\n\nSteve Head: Patron of the Wildlife Gardening Forum – find out more\nMelissa Jolly: Ecological garden designer – find out more\nDave McEwen: Henley Allotments Association\nLynne Lambourne: Sustainability Ambassador\, Chelsea Flower Show Designer find out more\n\nDATE – Monday 12 June 2023\nTIME – 7:00 pm\, for a 7:30 pm start – 9.30pm\nLOCATION – Henley Rugby Club\, Dry Leas\, Marlow Rd\, Henley-on-Thames\, RG9 2JA \nPlease come along with your questions or send them in advance to greengqt@gmail.com \nWe encourage you to walk\, cycle or use public transport to attend this event but if you do need to drive\, free parking is available in the car park behind Henley Rugby Club \nEvent organised by Phyllis Court Garden Group & Greener Henley \nBook your FREE eventbrite tickets:\nhttps://greengardenersquestiontime.eventbrite.co.uk
URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/event/green-gardeners-question-time/
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SUMMARY:Greencroft Allotments Guided Tours
DESCRIPTION:Come and find out about the amazing world of Henley Allotments! Join us on a guided tour of Henley’s Greencroft Allotments\, where you will find a wonderful variety of fruit\, vegetables and flowers being grown.\nTours around the site will be given by experienced plot holders and then you will have a chance to meet Gary\, our resident expert\, who can answer all your gardening queries. Gary is world renowned for growing  giant vegetables – as well as his wicked sense of humour! \nEveryone is welcome! No booking is required for this event. \n\nDATE – Tuesday 13th June 2023\nTIME –  10am to 1pm\nLOCATION – Greencroft Allotments\, Matson Drive\, Remenham RG9 3HB\n\nGreencroft Allotments are a 10 minute walk from the town centre. Go over Henley Bridge and Matson Drive is on the left\, just after the Little Angel pub. Limited parking available.
URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/event/greencroft-allotments-guided-tours/
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SUMMARY:Great Big Green Week - Greener Poetry Competition Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Henley Library on the evening of Tuesday 13 June 2023 at 5.30pm until 7.30pm during Great Big Green Week for a poetry reading.\nWe look forward to seeing you there.\n\nLibrary address – Ravenscroft Rd\, Henley-on-Thames RG9 2DH\n\n\nEVENT DETAILS \n\n\n\nEvent Name\nGreener Poetry Competition\n\n\nContact/lead\nSue Turner & David Williams\n\n\nOrganising group\n5.30pm to 7.30pm\n\n\nDate\nTuesday 13 June 2023\n\n\nLocation\nThe Henley Library\n\n\nClosing Date\n31 May 2023\n\n\nShort description\nPoetry Competition\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDo you love the the joys of nature?\nAs part of Henley’s Great Big Green Week we are launching a poetry competition – write a poem about what lifts your heart or you would miss or mourn if it disappeared because of climate change. \nIt can be any format : maximum 19 lines. \nThere will be 3 categories:\nChildren under 12 years\nTeens 12 -18 years\nAdults over 18 years \nCLOSING DATE – 31 May 2023 \nHow to submit your poem:\nSend to: Sue Turner and David Williams at Candela 19 Reading Road\, Henley on Thames\, RG9 1AB\nEmail to : ruskinsbooks@gmail.com.\nPlease give name\, age and contact details when submitting your poem. \nEntries will be displayed at Henley’s Great Big Green Fair on Saturday 10 June and at Henley Library. \nPrizes will be £25 Book Tokens \nWe are hoping we can use the Henley Library on the evening of Tuesday 13 June during Great Big Green Week for a poetry reading. Watch this space for updates.. \nCredit: Image by Ffion Hughes from Pixabay
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SUMMARY:WILDLIFE GROUP Session - MILL/MARSH MEADOWS
DESCRIPTION:Mill/Marsh Meadows \nDate and time: Wednesday 14 June 2023\, 9:30am – 12:30pm \nMeeting place:  The Mill Meadows car park\, just beyond the River & Rowing Museum. I have made arrangements with the Town Council for volunteers to park for free for the duration of the work party \nThings to bring: gardening gloves \nThe tasks for this session will be general maintenance work although we must avoid disturbing nesting birds. As always\, litter picking will be on the agenda for anyone willing to do it. See below for the more general information. Attached please find the risk assessment. \nI hope you will be able to join us at our events in June. If you haven’t already done so\, could I please ask everyone who intends coming to work parties to provide the contact details specified in the table below. Lex has been reviewing our procedures in relation to risk assessments and has found that these details are supposed to be lodged with the Town Council. The procedures state that ‘All information will be kept safe and confidential.’ \nPlease contact Lex or me if you have any queries. It would be helpful if you could let us know if you are attending a session to help ensure we have enough tools\, tea\, coffee and cake. Lex works for the Town Council on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. His work mobile is 07508 427026. \nIf you know anyone else who may be interested\, could you please forward this e-mail to them. If you no longer wish to be reminded about these sessions\, please let me know. \nBest wishes\,\nSally \nMobile: 07941 207687 \n  \nGreener Henley Wildlife Group sessions \nOur sessions are generally pleasant and sociable occasions. Some of the work is quite strenuous\, but there are always lighter tasks for those who would prefer them\, for whatever reason. We have a break mid-morning when refreshments are provided: tea\, coffee and cake. Please bring your own gardening gloves. Any gardening gloves will be all right for tasks like pulling Himalayan Balsam but heavier ones will be needed for working with brambles. No previous experience is necessary\, and tools are usually provided. Tough clothes and stout footwear are recommended. Marsh Meadows is often wet underfoot so waterproof footwear is recommended when we are working there\, particularly if working in the pond area. Volunteers are welcome to join us for the full three hours or any part of them. \nIf you intend coming to work parties and haven’t already provided the information in the table below\, could I please ask you to do so. \n\n\n\nYour Contact Details\n\n\nName:\n\n\n\nAddress:\n\n\n\nHome phone:\n\n\n\nMobile:\n\n\n\nEmail:\n\n\n\nSignature: \n  \n \nDate:
URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/event/wildlife-group-session-mill-marsh-meadows/
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SUMMARY:Green Tactics 2 - Business seminar & networking event
DESCRIPTION:Join us for ‘Green Tactics 2’\, one of the main business events being held locally during Great Big Green Week – the UK’s biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature.\nThis FREE seminar follows on from last year’s successful event where local businesses came together and shared highs and lows of embracing sustainability and working towards net zero. \nBook your FREE eventbrite tickets:\nhttps://greentactics2.eventbrite.co.uk \nWhether you are taking your first steps to make your business more sustainable\, or are already on this journey and are looking for inspiration and tips to take you further\, come along and hear from local business people about how you can make simple changes to your current business practices that will have a positive\, and significant\, impact on the planet. \nYou will have an opportunity to find out what other local businesses are doing\, network and meet other likeminded business people in Henley. \nDATE – Wed 14 June 2023\nTIME –  5:00 pm to 7:00 pm\nLOCATION – D2: Henley Baptist Church\, 55-57 Market Place\, Henley-on-Thames\, RG9 2AA \nSpeakers at the event will include:\n\nHeather & Ryan Irving from riweb.uk who will be speaking about ‘Digital sustainability’ explaining how much carbon is generated by our digital activities and what businesses can do about it.\nCome and hear about the food business COOK became the UKs first ever business to become a “B Corporation:” from Chloe of COOK Henley.\nRobin Benner\, just back from the Wood Festival\, who will be speaking about running a sustainable festival\nInterior designer Nikki Schafer\, who will be speaking about having a more sustainable supplier chain.\nBrand Ambassador and sustainability guru Lynne Lambourne who will be speaking about her War on Waste\nHolly Rosier who will be talking about protecting forests and carbon banking.\nIan Reissmann  of Henley Town Council who will be joining us to talk about the work being done to reach Net Zero carbon emissions by 2030\nDr Anne Dibley\, from Henley Business School\, who will be speaking about why sustainability in business matters\n\nJoin us\, and be encouraged by local businesses sharing their simple steps to increasing sustainability and moving closer towards net zero. \nBook your FREE eventbrite tickets:\nhttps://greentactics2.eventbrite.co.uk \nIf you have questions get in touch with us at: greenerhenley@gmail.com
URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/event/green-tactics-2-greener-henley-business-group/
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SUMMARY:Fashion Reimagined + Q&A - presented by Greener Henley & Picturehouse Green Screen
DESCRIPTION:As part of Great Big Green Week\, join us at the Henley Regal Picturehouse for our Green Screen collaboration: Fashion Reimagined on Thursday 15 June at 7:00 pm\, followed by a live Q&A session. This informative documentary follows a luxury brand’s painstaking effort to produce clothes that do no harm.\nFashion Reimagined  tells the story of fashion designer Amy Powney of cult label Mother of Pearl\, who embarks on a three-year journey to create a sustainable clothing collection from field to finished garment and transform her entire business. Raised off-the-grid in rural England by activist parents\, Amy has always felt uneasy about the devastating environmental impact of her industry.  When she wins the coveted Vogue award for the Best Young Designer of the Year\, Amy decides to use the prize money to create a sustainable collection and transform her entire business. \nExploring Amy’s journey from fashion world outsider\, to industry leader\, the film examines the complexities and waste of the global supply chain\, whilst Amy’s own personal revolution becomes the precursor of a much bigger societal change. \nWatch the trailer\nhttps://youtu.be/_fmwd8Nf1lc \nAfter the film we’ll be joined by a panel for a Q&A session. Details coming soon..\nDATE – Thursday 15 June\nTIME – 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm\nLOCATION – Regal Picturehouse\, 2 Boroma Way\, Henley-on-Thames\, RG9 2BZ \nBook your tickets here \nThis event promises to be an inspiring screening and conversation on the approaches we can take to adopt ‘slow fashion’\, thereby reducing consumption and production\, lowering our impact on our planet. Come join the discussion! \nPicturehouse Green Screen is an environmental documentary screened in conjunction with a community group\, followed by a panel discussion made up of local experts and then (where possible) an invitation to continue the conversation in the cinema’s bar or cafe to connect and share ideas. Free tea or coffee for those bringing their own keep cups. 
URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/event/fashion-reimagined-qa-presented-by-greener-henley-picturehouse-green-screen/
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SUMMARY:Big Green Week Paddleboard River Clean
DESCRIPTION:Join Lynne Lambourne of Warriors on Waste and Go with the Flow paddleboarding for an afternoon of paddleboarding and river cleaning as part of Henley’s Great Big Green Week.\n** PLEASE NOTE ** CHANGE OF LAUNCH POINT\nNow launching from the Flower Pot jetty (NOT River & Rowing Museum jetty) \nAll equipment is provided and there will be full guidance from a paddleboard instructor – a great way to have a go at paddleboarding and learn why keeping the river clean is so important\, whilst meeting new people! \nBook your FREE eventbrite tickets:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-green-week-paddleboard-river-clean-tickets-625692652567?aff=ebdssbdestsearch\n\nDATE – Sunday 18 June 2023\nTIME – 10:00 – 12.00 BST\nLOCATION – The Flower Pot Jetty (just down from the Flower Pot pub at Aston\, RG9 3DG)
URL:https://greenerhenley.org.uk/event/big-green-week-paddleboard-river-clean/
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