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River swimmers at Port Meadow, Oxford

Press Release: UK to get second designated river bathing site at Oxford’s Port Meadow

  • Rebecca Duncan
A stretch of the River Thames at Port Meadow, Oxford, has been designated as an official river bathing location after a nearly two-year long local battle against sewage pollution.

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Press Release: Sewage Pollution — The crappiest map

  • Rebecca Duncan
The reality of sewage pollution in your local area.

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Sewage pollution at edge of waterway

Storm Overflows Reduction Plan lacks urgency — our rivers deserve better

  • Rebecca Duncan
Government today announced the start of consultation on its Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan (SODRP). The plan from Defra sets out targets for water companies to reduce the harm caused by pollution from combined sewer (or storm) overflows, meeting the objective set in the Environment Act last year.

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Blog: River Waveney Trust: Canoe Access & Biodiversity Project

  • Jake Coleman

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March CEOs Update

  • Jake Coleman
For March’s newsletter, our Chief Exec, Mark Lloyd reflects on our annual Spring Conference, speaking on the need to work together with different members of the water movement, the successes of raising public consciousness around rivers and the pathways to actions that help our rivers thrive.

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Blog: Updates from the Hillylaid Wetlands

  • Jake Coleman

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Blog: Volunteering with The Rivers Trust

  • Jake Coleman
Kieran Bird talks about the joys of volunteering with Thames21 on the Bury Lodge wetlands and more exciting ways to get involved with The Rivers trust as a volunteer

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Sewage treatment plant seen from above

Press Release: Response to Defra Strategic Policy Statement for Ofwat

  • Rebecca Duncan
Today Defra will lay out their new draft strategic policy statement for Ofwat, which will come into effect if it lays in Parliament for 40 days without objection.

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UK Wetlands

Blog: World Wetlands Day

  • Jake Coleman
It has been another strong year of work supporting Wetlands for The Rivers Trust and on this World Wetlands Day, we reflect on the state of wetlands and our work protecting and nourishing these vital ecosystems.

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Enjoying Our Rivers

  • Jake Coleman
Kieran Bird details his experience of Kayaking down the River Wye last summer.

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