The HIT Litter campaign run by HRG led Henley in Bloom aims to draw attention to the litter problem in Henley. Let's all take responsibility for the litter spoiling our beautiful town centre and join the HIT Litter volunteers on May 2nd at 9.30 in the Market Place.

HRG Mayor Gill Zakss organises a Henley Reception for our Olympic Rowers on Saturday 11 October 2008. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames to watch 13 Olympic medallists from The Leander Club take part in a victory 'row-past'.

Henley in Bloom continues to thrive encouraging all residents to become involved in making the town look colourful and clean the whole year round. HRG is committed to supporting these events and indeed many of the organisers are HRG councillors and members.

The HRG were the first to recognise the dangers of inadequate control and pressed for appropriate enforcement. Although welcoming the investment and diversity so excitingly brought into Henley by new retailers, restaurateurs and hoteliers, we also identified the great danger of loosing the town's historical charm to "identikit" shop fronts.

Increased traffic congestion in the town is leading to increasing levels of air pollution, in particular elevated levels of nitrogen dioxide in some streets. HRG's Barry Wood and Allan Follett are at the forefront of efforts to tackle the problem.

One of HRG's founder members Gill Zakss today received a well deserved recognition from her fellow councillors by being elected Mayor for 2008/9. Gill and a small but growing band of supporters helped to create HRG in the early 1990’s following many residents' fears over the course of retail planning applications in our town centre.

Henley has left rivals from three counties wilting by winning the annual regional Britain in Bloom competition for the second year running. Now the town's organising team is keeping its fingers crossed that Henley will also be top dog when the national results are announced later this month.

The annual HRG Summer Barbeque was held on Sunday 29th July and, as the floods across the country receded, the weather held off allowing Barry and Chris to demonstrate their culinary skills.

Henley-on-Thames is one of seven towns in the final of this year's RHS Britain In Bloom competition. No longer just about flowers (floral displays count for just 30% of the overall mark), the competition is very much community focused.

HRG's Liz Hodgkin has a blog at http://henleyinbloom.blog.co.uk/ which she'll be updating as the work progresses - click below to find out more.