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Tag Archives: London Rivers Week
Week of events to re-connect Londoners to our waterways
This year’s London Rivers Week, which flows through the city until Saturday May 31, marks a decade of connecting people with the capital’s waterways. The festival’s theme is “know your local river”, with a wide-ranging programme of free events designed … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Croydon parks, Education, Environment, Wandle Park, Wildlife
Tagged Carshalton, London Rivers Week, River Thames, River Wandle, South Croydon, Thames, Thames21, Wandle
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‘Quality rivers for all’ – London Rivers Week seeks solutions
London Rivers Week returns from Friday May 30 to Sunday June 8, with a theme for 2025 being “quality rivers for all” – emphasising access to nature and good quality blue and green spaces. “From river restoration to litter-pick sessions, … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Croydon parks, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged Carshalton, CPRE London, Environment Agency, London Rivers Week, London Wildlife Trust, Morden, Morden Hall Park, National Trust, River Wandle, South East Rivers Trust, Thames21, Zoological Society of London, ZSL
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Rivers Week organisers call for urgent action on London floods
London urgently needs to become a “sponge city” – better designed to absorb and hold rainwater – in order to deal with the potentially catastrophic impact of the climate emergency. That’s according to the organisers of London Rivers Week, which … Continue reading
Rivers Week keeps water pressure high for climate change
Policymakers, water companies, businesses, industry and the public in London will all need to work together help to protect London’s rivers in order for them to be better prepared to tackle the impacts of droughts and floods brought on by … Continue reading
Conservation groups lead call to stop polluting London’s rivers
All stakeholders in London need to improve their actions on tackling pollution that ends up in the capital’s rivers and work together to promote climate-resilient river “rewilding” projects. That’s according to an alliance of conservation groups and local authorities, including … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Croydon parks, Education, Environment, Wandle Park, Wildlife
Tagged London Rivers Week, River Thames, River Wandle, Thames21
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Discover the wonders of the Wandle in London Rivers Week
There’s a chance to learn more about one of the Thames’s important tributaries, the river that did much to shape Croydon, Carshalton and Merton, in a series of free events being staged on Wandle Discovery Day, being held on Saturday … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Education, Environment, Wildlife
Tagged London Rivers Week, Merton Abbey Mills, Morden Hall Park, River Wandle, SERT, South East Rivers Trust, Wandle
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