People's Emergency Briefing

Published: 24 October 2026

Hambleden Parish Council is proud to offer a screening of The National Emergency Briefing, the iconic and popular public information film, currently showing at various venues across the country. Colleagues at Hambleden Cinema Club have kindly agreed to enable the screening in Hambleden Village Hall on Friday 13th November and a bar will be provided.

For those unfamiliar with the film, over 50 minutes, nine experts working in sectors ranging from defence, public order, food security, nature and more, offer the most comprehensive and illuminating account yet of how climate change and biodiversity loss are already affecting their sector and how they may continue to do so, unless further remedial action is taken.

Following the film, we have lined up a superb local panel of experts for a q and a after the 50 minute film:

- Will Lacey of Lacey’s Family Farm and shop

- Kate Oldridge- Executive Director, Greener Henley

- Dr Kate Heppell, Head of Landscapes, Chilterns Conservation Board

- Professor Chris Merchant, ocean and earth observations, Reading University

Chaired by:

Giles Trendle, Co Chair of Covering Climate Now and trustee at Greener Henley ; formerly, MD Al Jazeera English.

The film is unique and already proving popular with audiences. It will provide a rare opportunity for residents to find out for themselves more about the issues around climate change and should make for an informative, wide ranging and, enjoyable evening. Entry is free, please contact Cllr Amanda Hopkins to book your free ticket, subject to the venue capacity restrictions.