Augmented Reality Sand Table is a Hit with DRIP
THREE buckets of sand (and what can only be described as ‘extreme Meccano’) and our Augmented Reality sand table (AR) was ready to showcase to the Devon Resilience Innovation Project (DRIP) board members in July. Rapid Response Catchments Our Rapid Response Catchments...
Student Repurposes WRT T-shirts in Uganda
BACK in 2019, our 25th anniversary year, our charity celebrated the milestone with new-look branding, which included a revamp of our original logo. That meant our staff t-shirts with the older logo became out-of-date. But, in keeping with our environmental ethos, they...
New Bill & Price Review
THE King's Speech, read out on behalf of the Labour Government at the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday 17 July to set out it plans included more than 35 draft and new bills. Water (Special Measures) Bill One of the new bills is the Water (Special Measures)...
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...