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The Rivers Trust’s Annual Conference in 2025 will examine the vast impacts of blue-green algal blooms on waterbodies whilst uncovering the root causes of how and why they occur, and the integral roles played by our rivers and catchments. 

Jake Still, who is set to row the Atlantic in 2025 to raise funds for The Rivers Trust and Aire Rivers Trust, shares his firsthand experience of visiting La Gomera, where he watched the 2024 crews embark on their journey and gained valuable insights for his own challenge ahead.

Statement from Mark Lloyd, Chief Executive, and Tessa Wardley, Director of Communications & Advocacy in response to the High Court decision about Thames Water’s financial plans.

Bring your environmental passion for rivers to life! The South East Rivers Trust has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual who is keen to join in river and catchment enhancement work — making a positive, lasting difference to the aquatic environment in the south east of England. About us The South East Rivers Trust (SERT), is the river restoration charity for the South East of England. Our vision is that rivers across the South East are clean, healthy and rich in biodiversity. Our mission is to restore and protect rivers and their catchments against multiple threats and a dramatically changing climate. We do this by: delivering evidence-based and nature-based solutions on land and in rivers;inspiring and empowering more people to protect rivers for the future. Working at SERT is rewarding, fulfilling and busy. We work collaboratively and with passion, and this is reflected in our core values of: delivering high quality work, using expertise and scientific understanding, building good and effective relationships, and bringing positive energy to all we do. With rivers and catchments needing serious action to survive, our aims are growth and impact – so you’ll be comfortable with challenges and excited by change. If this sounds like an environment that you would thrive in, we would love to hear from you. Why Join SERT? This is a new and unique role giving the successful applicant the opportunity to support making a real difference to the rivers in the South East. Working closely with other members of the Restoring Rivers and Catchment Team, you will be managing and delivering projects to improve, protect and enhance our rivers. This is a fantastic chance to make this role your own, whilst contributing to improving our natural environment. What does the role involve? Projects vary in size and complexity and will involve different aspects of work to enhance our rivers such as weir removal, installing fish passages, creating natural habitats and creating wetlands. This role will be responsible for overseeing site operations liaising between Contractors, Project Managers and external Stakeholders to ensure work is delivered on time, safely, on budget and to a excellent standard. Whilst this is a hybrid role with time being spent in an office environment, either at home or in our office in Leatherhead, it is primarily active and outdoors. Who are we looking for? You will be an advocate of our natural river environment and have experience in site management within the construction industry, preferably delivering environmental projects. You will be someone who likes to get their hands dirty by getting physically involved in the work to improve our rivers. You will be happy to fell trees, work in rivers and on muddy banks supporting the delivery of our multiple projects. You will be flexible in your approach to working hours, with the ability to travel across the south east, multi tasking to ensure all your sites are being managed effectively, to deliver the projects. You will be able to manage initially one member of staff, but potentially, more in the future, as our organisation continues to grow. You will have a friendly disposition, whilst being able to manage difficult situations with authority and diplomacy. Please see the full Site Manager RRC Job Description for more information. This is a permanent, full time, hybrid role. How to apply: Please send the following documents to jobs@​southeastriverstrust.​org : Your CVA completed SERT Application for EmploymentEquality and Diversity Monitoring Form (optional) The deadline for application is 11:59pm on 23 March 2025. We reserve the right to close the recruitment early. Interviews will take place on Friday 4^th April 2025. If you would like to discuss the position please email jobs@​southeastriverstrust.​org with your enquiry and we will arrange to call you back. Please note: All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We do not sponsor applicants from overseas.

Statement from Tessa Wardley, Director of Communications & Advocacy

Are you starting out in your conservation career?Are you outgoing and like working with people?Do you have a flair for delivering engaging, creative learning experiences with young people and/​or adults? If so, our new paid placement role as a Community Engagement Trainee could be for you! About the role This is a six-month paid training placement starting in May 2025 and is designed to be a launch pad for someone at the beginning of their career in conservation and/​or community engagement. As our Community Engagement Trainee, you will have the opportunity to gain practical experience; supporting the delivery of community awareness work on invasive non-native species – a key issue affecting the health of watercourses and lakes in the Eden Valley and The Lake District, as well as Eden Rivers Trust’s practical volunteering programme and community events. These two key work programmes form part of our Access to Eden: Breaking barriers, building bridges partnership project supported by a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. About you You will be a confident communicator who can make scientific concepts accessible to a wide variety of audiences and inspire them to take action to protect our waterways. At home working outdoors, you’ll be outgoing and comfortable approaching and working with people. The role requires regular travel to sites around the catchment so you will need to have a current, full UK driving licence. About us Eden Rivers Trust is the conservation charity standing up for Eden’s rivers; changing perceptions of rivers, enhancing and protecting the river environment so that people and nature in Cumbria can thrive. Our vision is Clean and healthy rivers, providing a brighter future for all, and we have been working with partners and volunteers since 1996, developing and carrying out innovative environmental projects that restore rivers, improve habitats, manage floods naturally, and promote water-friendly farming. These conservation activities are integrated with creative programmes for schools and community groups that promote awareness, access, and learning. As a Trust we are Rethinking Rivers. For Good. More information Please visit our website for the job description/​application form https://www.edenriverstrust.or… For an informal conversation about the role, please call Rhian Ebrey, Access to Eden Project Manager on 01768 866788. The deadline for applications is 9 am, Monday 24 March 2025 Interviews are planned for the week commencing 31 March 2025

Statement from Tessa Wardley, Director of Communications & Advocacy

Are you passionate about protecting and improving rivers? Mersey Rivers Trust is looking for a Senior Project & Partnerships Manager to lead environmental projects, drive partnerships, and manage a small team delivering real change across the Upper Mersey and Irwell river catchments in Greater Manchester. You’ll work with key stakeholders, secure funding, oversee project delivery, and make a tangible impact on our rivers. If you have strong leadership, partnership and project management skills, we want to hear from you! Location: Greater Manchester (Home-based with travel across Greater Manchester)Salary: £37,000 — £39,000Contract: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week Closing date: 28^th March 2025Interviews: w/​c 31^st March 2025 Interested? Please email your CV (no more than two sides of A4) and a covering letter (no more than two sides of A4), outlining how you meet the requirements of the person specification and job description to the Operations & Delivery Director, Paul Henbrey: paulh@​merseyrivers.​org More information: Your work will focus on the Upper Mersey and Irwell river catchments, where the rivers that form the Mersey have their source on the moorlands of the Peak District & Pennine hills, flowing through the towns of Greater Manchester to the cities of Manchester and Salford and into the Manchester Ship Canal. Your role will be to develop projects designed to improve the health of watercourses in the Upper Mersey and Irwell catchments, contribute to reducing flood risk, and engage communities in caring for their local river. You will lead a team of two project managers, and work closely with a wide range of partners, stakeholders and communities (local authorities, other eNGOs, businesses, local community groups and volunteers) to deliver these projects. Much of our work is delivered in partnership with others; your relationships will be so close that it will often seem like you are colleagues in the same organisation. You will host the Upper Mersey Catchment Partnership, bringing key partners together to plan and deliver improvements to the rivers across the catchment (Rivers Tame, Goyt, upper Mersey, Bollin). This is an exciting time for us with multiple projects underway or in development. For example, we have just received a large donation to fund a 4‑year project to transform the River Tame, from its source to Stockport, where it joins the River Goyt to form the River Mersey. Part of your role will be to use this donation as a basis to leverage further funding to expand our river improvement programme. Key experience we are looking for you to bring to this role:Working collaboratively with a varied range of partners and stakeholdersLeading and supporting a dedicated project teamDesigning and delivering projectsManaging project budgetsWriting funding bids Key competencies:Clear and effective communication skills, orally and in writingAbility and willingness to listen, understand others’ perspectives and build consensusAbility to plan and organise a team’s activities to deliver successful outcomesCapacity to respond flexibly to changes in circumstances and adapt projects accordinglyUnderstanding of environmental processes, ideally relating to the water environment, and the application of that understanding in project development and design Learn more about Mersey Rivers Trust’s work on their website. A full role profile is available on request or if you have any questions about the role, please email Paul Henbrey: paulh@​merseyrivers.​org