The Great Big Green Week will run from June 6 to June 14 across the town and is being organised by environmental charity Greener Henley.

The programme will feature a diverse range of activities designed to inform, inspire and engage people of all ages.

Kate Oldridge, executive director of Greener Henley, said: “We’re excited to be organising another Great Big Green Week within the community.

“We’re seeing a growing appetite across Henley and its surrounding areas for practical ways to respond to the climate and nature challenge.”

The week kicks off with the Big Green Festival at Market Place, a free public event offering workshops, stalls and hands-on activities for all ages, including recycled glass painting, a drumming session and circus skills.

Visitors can also enjoy Greener Henley’s Nature Squared hub, which will offer free plants to help build pollinator corridors and support local biodiversity.

Diana Barnett, organiser of the Big Green Festival, said: “There is something for everyone at the Big Green Festival, from free plants to giant games, drumming and bats.

“Henley is such a special town and events like this remind us just how much there is to discover on our doorstep – and how much is worth protecting.”

This year’s theme is ‘Pledge for the Planet’ and encourages residents and organisations to commit to one practical action to help the environment.

Organisers hope these pledges will highlight the value of collective action and inspire others to get involved.

The wider programme includes poetry readings and a screening of Sir David Attenborough’s documentary A Life on Our Planet, followed by a panel discussion.

The charity is also organising an event titled Henley Prepared: Community Resilience Briefing comprising a screening of the National Emergency Briefing film and action-focused workshop.

This invite-only event will bring together around 100 local leaders from business, education, health, faith, sport, culture and media, including MP Freddie Van Mierlo, to explore how the Henley community can build resilience in an increasingly unstable world.

Councillor Ian Reissman, incoming Mayor of Henley for 2026/27, said: “More than ever, we are aware of the importance of our environment and the need to enhance and protect nature from threats such as climate change and biodiversity loss.

“Great Big Green Week is a wonderful way to bring our community together – not just to understand the challenges we face, but to take positive action and celebrate everything that makes Henley such a special place to live.”

The week is supported by Henley Town Council, South Oxfordshire District Council, Oxfordshire County Council and an army of volunteers.

Full programme details are available on the Greener Henley website.

Shocking images of Peppers Burgers in Walton Street have been exclusively uncovered by this newspaper.

Taken by hygiene inspectors on March 31, they show the disgusting standards of the bosses and workers at the time of the visit.

The dead mouse was found lay on top of a black bin bag, surrounded by mouse droppings, behind a chest freezer in the storeroom next to the kitchen.

Smear marks on pipework beneath sinks at Peppers Burgers, Oxford (Image: Oxford City Council)

Peppers Burgers in Walton Street, Oxford (Image: Matthew Evans)

Mouse droppings around a pizza oven at peppers Burgers, Oxford. (Image: Oxford City Council)

Smear marks on the kitchen floor and by the expandable foam. (Image: Oxford City Council)

Gaps in Peppers Burgers which would let rodents pass through (Image: Oxford City Council)

Other images show attempts by the owner to pest proof gaps in the building with expandable foam.

But on the foam is rodent smear marks and gaps of “sufficient size” for rodents to pass around the edges of he suspended timber kitchen floor.

Further smear marks can be seen on the pipework below preparation room sinks and droppings on the floor beneath the sinks.

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There are also pictures showing mouse droppings under the pizza oven.

Shockingly, mouse droppings were also on the shelf used to store wrapping paper for takeaway food meaning it would have come into contact with ready to eat food, inspectors said.

Gaps in Peppers Burgers which would let rodents pass through (Image: Oxford City Council)

Dead mouse circled and large amounts of mouse droppings behind chest freezer of Peppers Burgers, Oxford. (Image: Oxford City Council)

Smear marks on pipework beneath sinks at Peppers Burgers, Oxford (Image: Oxford City Council)

The eatery, which was formerly described as a “rite of passage” for new arrivals in Oxford, was shut down on March 31.

But documents released by the hygiene inspectors show the takeaway still open and customers being served one evening despite being asked “immediately” to cease trading.

Ryan Cobb, principal lead officer for food safety at Oxford City Council, described the burger bar as being an “imminent risk to health” after what was found inside.

He said: “No food safe sanitiser or food safe disinfectant were found in the premises to remove pathogenic bacteria carried by mice.

“There is an imminent risk of contamination of food, food packing, food contact surfaces and food equipment which is likely to result in food poisoning and transmission of many other communicable disease.”

This newspaper has also uncovered there were concerns about Peppers Burgers by Oxford City Council in January 2024, when hygiene officials paid a visit.

At the time, an open tub of mayonnaise was on the same shelf in the fridge as cooked chicken thighs and raw burgers.

And in a second chiller, prepared salad was stored alongside more raw burgers.

The inspectors expressed concern and a lack of confidence in the management of Peppers Burgers.

During a visit in 2024, Food Standards Agency gave Peppers Burgers just one-out-of-five on its overall standards – a rating described as ‘major improvement’ needed.

At about 8.50am on Saturday, May 2, a light-blue BMW 1 Series and a blue Kia Venga were involved in a collision on the A4, at the junction with Milkhouse Road in Newbury.

A man was taken to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford with life-threatening injuries, but he has since died as a result of his injuries, police have said.

Thames Valley Police is now appealing for witnesses.

 Investigating officer PC Alex Jarratt said: “Firstly, I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the family of the man who died following this collision. Our thoughts are with them at what will be an extremely difficult time. 

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“We are continuing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or the moments leading up to it, to please get in touch.  

 “I am also appealing to anyone with dash-cams who may have captured footage that could assist our investigation.   

“Anyone with information, no matter how small it may seem, should call 101 or make an online report, via our website, quoting reference 43260215487.”