Flooding debate

A NATIONAL debate over flooding and river pollution, organised by Greener Henley, will take place at the Kenton Theatre on Wednesday.

The panel, titled “Protecting What We Love: Tackling Flooding and Pollution in Henley”, will run from 7pm to 9pm and feature speakers who have expertise in flooding, pollution, rowing and business.

Kate Oldridge of Greener Henley said: “River campaigners in Henley, like the Henley Mermaids and citizen scientists HoT Water, have rightly shone a light on pollution.

“What we want to do now is connect the dots. Flooding and pollution are deeply interlinked.”

The panel will discuss the increasing risk of flooding across the UK, as well as the threat of pollution to rivers and the wider environment.

Panellists will also address the growing number of “red board” days, when fast river flow disrupts activities.

For more information and tickets, visit greenerhenley.org.uk