Action for the River Kennet (ARK)
@ARKennet
A rivers trust dedicated to protecting and restoring the rivers in the Kennet and Pang catchments
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http://riverkennet.org 16-02-2012 17:35:20
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.Action for the River Kennet (ARK) & Angling Trust continue call for urgent improvements to Kennet, Lambourn & Pang catchment sewage infrastructure. Full story tinyurl.com/333e36dk Listen to ARK CEO, Charlotte on @bbcwiltshire ⬇️bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… #EndSewagePollution #AnglersAgainstPollution
Our volunteers are out joining in The The Rivers Trust #BigRiverWatch this weekend!
Thanks for sharing these images of the Kennet & the Lambourn in the Newbury area. Lovely to spot this banded demoiselle.
Download the app, take part and upload your data: theriverstrust.org/take-action/th…
This weekend, the perfect time to put on your wellies for a riverbank & water meadow stroll - you can even use it to contribute data to The #BigRiverWatch :
theriverstrust.org/take-action/th…
📣 Do you have 15 minutes this weekend to help our rivers?
On your marks, get set, go! #BigRiverWatch starts now 👀
🤳Download our app, visit your local river, and complete a quick survey to help gather important data. Let's make a difference together! theriverstrust.org/take-action/th…
In an urgent appeal to Ofwat the Environment Agency & Steve Barclay MP, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Defra UK Action for the River Kennet (ARK) & Angling Trust are calling for Immediate Government Intervention on 💩 Pollution
Full press release: riverkennet.org/news/#ark-and-…
Marlborough's most famous manhole made to tonight'episode of ITV NEWS WEST COUNTRY.
The underwater camera shows what hundreds of hours of untreated 💩 pouring from this burst manhole has done to the riverbed of the Kennet, coating what should be clean gravels.
#chalkstream
Join The Rivers Trust #BigRiverWatch 3rd - 6th May
1⃣Download the free app
2⃣Visit your local river stretch of river
3⃣Fill in a short survey about what you see
🤳 Search for ‘Big River Watch’ in your app store or visit theriverstrust.org/take-action/th… to download and get started
Wanna make your head spin?
Environment Agency CEO tells MPs EA is only doing 1/3 of the Water Framework Directive monitoring they're supposed to. 2009 25% of England's rivers recached 'Good' ecological status, currently 14%, forecast 6% by 2027
Even that number is now bollocks.🤬 (3/4)
Our rivers don't have a voice, but we do. So we're supporting the #RestoreNatureNow peaceful march through London on the 22nd of June.
Join us to send a clear message to all political parties – change is needed now to save #nature .
restorenaturenow.com
#rivers #climateaction
Today we took River School to Tilehurst, Reading & spent the day helping 150 Year 7 students at Little Heath discover what lives in their river, for #EarthDay2024
We hope Year 7 have been inspired by the impressive specimens of mayfly, caddis & shrimp they found. #chalkstream
It’s not the rain, it’s not the Victorians.
Shocking exposé by watershed_investigations reveals water companies blatantly and deliberately maladjust control system to dump sewage into the environment. FFS! 🤬
theguardian.com/environment/20…