Government talks with water company bosses
YESTERDAY (11 July 2024) the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed met with water company chief executives to set out that water companies will be answerable for their performance, for customers and the environment. The meeting...
Our Response to the General Election July 2024
Our CEO Dr Laurence Couldrick considers the new political landscape for rivers following the election in July 2024. As the political landscape across our region shifts following the General Election on 4 July, our focus remains firmly on ensuring policy makers and...
A look back at our #30Reasons4Rivers for our 30th Anniversary
In June 1994, a group of individuals who cared about the state of our rivers initiated what we now know as the Westcountry Rivers Trust. The trust has grown considerably since then, but our mission has remained the same – to bring rivers to life. Covering four...
The CEO Blog 3 – Vote for Rivers
Read the third installment from our CEO, Laurence, as he discusses rivers on the political agenda ahead of the upcoming General Election. Vote for Rivers "The role of charities is to not be Political with a big P, where you support individual parties, but we can be...
Vote for Rivers
Get involved with the #VoteForRivers campaign from The Rivers Trust and wider rivers movement. There are tips below on what questions to ask prospective candidates, what action you can take and what is wanted from the next government. Visit...
The Big River Watch is back!
Brought to you by our national organisation The Rivers Trust, and the wider Rivers Trust movement, everyone is invited to join the only UK and Ireland-wide citizen science survey of river health. In the first Big River Watch in September 2023 more than 5,000 people...