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Below is the latest and greatest new from West Cumbria Rivers Trust:
Our major project to restore the River Keekle near Whitehaven has reached the halfway point, with a 1.25 kilometre stretch of the river reconnected last week. We’re leading a project to remove a 2.5-kilometre-long plastic liner f…
We can’t run our river education sessions in primary schools at the moment, so we’re bringing the classroom to you!Cathy Gruba, our Learning and Engagement Officer, has filmed a series of lessons that you can watch on our w…
Along with the rest of the UK and based on current government advice, we have implemented changes to the way we work due to Covid-19. Our aim is to minimise the risk of infection for our staff and those we work with.All our staff are now wo…
Nearly 2,000 primary school pupils took part in our programme of free river days and assemblies for schools in 2019, and we aim to reach even more children this year thanks to new funding from the Garfield Weston Foundation, United U…
Communities close to the River Keekle and Longlands Lake near Cleator Moor will be at the heart of a new project to improve the river and country park.We have secured funding from Sellafield Ltd for our three-year People on the Keekle proje…
Over 25,000 trees are being planted this winter in partnership with the Woodland Trust to support natural flood management projects.We’re working on four major natural flood management projects that aim to help reduce flood risk …
The first phase of our £1.5m partnership project with the Environment Agency to remove a plastic liner from the bed of the River Keekle is now complete, with a bench and picnic table made from the recycled plastic marking the spot.The…
Cumbria’s young farmers turned out in force on Saturday 7 December to help improve the local environment and mitigate climate change by planting 420 trees along the River Irt.The Cumbria Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs teamed up with…
We need volunteers to help with a project aiming to reduce flood risk in the village of Flimby.Our new Flimby volunteer group will go out once a month to do activities such as tree planting and drain clearance. The work is part of a wi…
Flood risk in Seascale will be reduced and water quality improved following a joint project between West Cumbria Rivers Trust and Cumbria County Council to upgrade drains and create a new wetland habitat to naturally filter water.Whitriggs …
