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Big River Watch September 2024: A dive into the data

  • Matthew Woodard
Take a deeper look at the data collected during our latest Big River Watch.

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Developing environmental skills and restoring Valley Brook through the Mersey Rivers Trust and Bentley

  • Matthew Woodard
Earlier this year, thanks to funding from the Bentley Environmental Foundation, Sophie and Amara kickstarted their careers in the environmental sector joining the team at Mersey Rivers Trust. Learn about their experiences so far. 

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Citizen Science: 10 ways you can get involved in the fight for cleaner rivers

  • Emma Brisdion
Our rivers are in a bad state and more and more of us want to know how we can help. Enter: citizen science — where members of the public help collect data and contribute to scientific knowledge.

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Rivers without borders: Uniting communities through river conservation by The Rivers Trust All-Ireland Director Mark Horton

  • Matthew Woodard
River conservation can be a unique and powerful tool for peacebuilding, particularly in regions with a history of conflict, like the island of Ireland.

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What does it take to qualify for the World’s Toughest Row?

  • Emma Brisdion
  • Blog
Jake Still, who plans to row the Atlantic in 2025 to fundraise for The Rivers Trust and Aire Rivers Trust, shares an update on his training journey.

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Press Statement: Response to Ofwat fines of £168m for three water companies

  • Rebecca Duncan
  • Press release
Thames Water, Yorkshire Water, and Northumbrian Water will be fined a combined total of £168m in relation to their management of waste water treatment works and the sewer network.

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Olympic athletes in urban rivers: is it in-Seine?

  • Rebecca Duncan
  • Blog
With the eyes of the world on the French capital, we unpack the Olympic mission to make the Seine swimmable again.

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Toxic Dips: The Rivers Trust launch the world’s most expensive (fake) bath bombs on eBay

  • Emma Brisdion
  • News
The three-piece set of ​‘Toxic Dips’ bath bombs is priced at £300,000, just 0.005% of the amount being spent to stop UK rivers deteriorating further over the next five years.

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Water bill rises & Defra’s water company announcements

  • The Rivers Trust
  • News
Today could represent a much-needed turning point for the water industry, but it is one step in a longer journey.

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Graphic reads Party Manifestos, how do they shape up for rivers?

#VoteForRivers: What have manifestos got to say about rivers?

  • The Rivers Trust
  • News
The General Election is just a week away and political campaigning is in full swing. We have pulled out the main points relating to rivers from the manifestos of each of the major parties in England.

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