Henley Rotary
Speaker Series
talks by interesting speakers
open to the public
delivered over Zoom
Join one of our free sessions and hear someone talking
on a topic relevant to Henley-on-Thames.
If the date's coming up, book now to secure your place.
If you've missed the date - watch the video.
Henley Women's Regatta
A talk by Miriam Luke
the regatta’s deputy chair and a silver medallist for Team GB at the 2000 Olympics. She will speak about the event and the rise of women’s rowing.
Tuesday May 17th 6.30pm
Dr Alexander Hudson, Democracy Assessment Specialist at Sweden-based International IDEA, a group that tracks trends in democracy, covered his group’s latest “Global State of Democracy Report”
How has COVID impacted democracy across the world?
February 15th 2022
Biodiversity
A talk by David Obura a leading environmental scientist and advisor to the UN on biodiversity.
Held on September 28th 2021
Expeditionary Diplomacy -
Our Men and Women in Dangerous Places
A talk by Peter Millett
former UK ambassador/high commissioner to Libya, Jordan and Cyprus, whose other postings included Qatar, Greece and Venezuela
Tuesday Feb 16th 6.30pm
The Royal British Legion: the first 100 years
A talk by David Lees
about the origins of the Legion, its development, what it does, its fund raising and where the money goes.
The future of doctor-patient relationships after COVID
A talk by Doctor Philip Unwin about the impact thecrisis has had on GP services and how this might continue in the future.
Nomad Food Bank Presentation
A talk by Tim Prior of Nomad about the work they are doing to support people in Henley .
Crisis? What Crisis?
Housing and Henley after COVID andBrexit
A talk by Matthew Davis, founder of Davis Tate, about the changing housing market in the Henley area and the impact of the recent crisis.
What are they doing to
our poor Thames?
Jo Robb
Thames Champion, South Oxfordshire District Council
and
Ashley Smith
Windrush Against Sewage Pollution
15th March 2022
Where does your food waste go?
Did you know that those little green food waste bins we put out each week provide power for homes and nutrients for plants?
Debra Barnacle of Severn Trent Green Power explained all at the webinar on Tuesday, November 30th 2021
What happens to non-recycling waste?
A talk by Jessica Baker-Pike from the Ardley Energy Recovery Facility that processes the waste for the South Oxfordshire district. Find out how they generate electicity to power 60,000 homes.
Held onTuesday March23rd 6.30pm
Can the High Street Protect the Planet?
A talk by Mike Barry
a renowned environmental specialist who spent 19 years heading up Marks & Spencer’s sustainability work
Recovering from the Beirut explosion
A talk by Habib Saba
President of the Rotary Club
of Beirut Cosmopolitan.
Racing to a sustainable future
A talk by Mark Preston who is the Team Principle of the DS Techeetah winning Formula E team.
End Plastic Soup
A talk by Gert-Jan van Demmelen from the Rotary Clubs of Amsterdam about their campaign to eliminte plastic waste.
Waste, Recycling and What Happens to Your Waste
A talk by Jessica Beare ,
Waste and Recycling Officer
for South Oxfordshire.