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A man with swimming cap swimming outdoors, maybe in a river

New podcast episode: A Guide to Outdoor Swimming

  • Rebecca Duncan
In the latest episode of our Rambling About Rivers podcast, we spoke to Olympic silver medallist and outdoor swim coach Keri-anne Payne and founder of Outdoor Swimmer Magazine Simon Griffiths about all things outdoor swimming!

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Hillylaid Urban Wetland, with freshly planted plants

Financing the UK’s green (and blue) future

  • Rebecca Duncan
The Rivers Trust has contributed to a new roadmap to catalyse private investment in environmental markets and finance nature recovery in the UK.

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Rivers Trust Review impact graphic

The 2021 Rivers Trust Review is live!

  • Emily Cooper
With impressive stats and a whole host of fascinating case studies, our 2021 review is bound to inspire you.

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Site visit attendees in the Wyre

£1.5m project to reduce flood risk in Lancashire gets underway with visit from EA Chair

  • Rebecca Duncan
The Wyre Natural Flood Management project (Wyre NFM) will invest £1.5m to reduce flood risk to communities in Lancashire.

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Wetland intervention as part of the EU Life IP Natural Course Project

New opportunities to invest in nature as The Rivers Trust receives £180,000 in funding

  • Rebecca Duncan
The Rivers Trust has been awarded more than £180,000 of funding to unlock new opportunities to unlock substantial green finance investment in improving rivers and their catchment areas. A further six projects led by local Rivers Trusts will also benefit from the scheme.

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Press Release: Late and not worth the wait — The government’s response to the Environmental Audit Committee Report

  • Jake Coleman
The government’s response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s report demonstrates that the importance of a radical rethink on rivers has not yet been realised

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Wet wipes from sewage spill in river

Have your say on the Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan

  • Rebecca Duncan
We’re disappointed by plans to reduce sewage pollution. If you feel the same, find out how you can get involved.

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Big give green match fund 2022

The Green Match Fund

  • Jake Coleman
We’re fundraising with the Green Match Fund to help us compile our State of Our Rivers report. Donations are matched so your money counts double — we need your help to reach our goal of £10,000!

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Wet wipes from sewage spill in river

Where’s there’s muck…

  • Emily Cooper
Christine Colvin, Director of Partnerships and Communications, writes about the Storm Overflows Discharge Reduction Plan.

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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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