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Below is the latest and greatest new from West Cumbria Rivers Trust:
We’re delighted to have been awarded £380,000 by the government’s new Green Recovery Challenge Fund to extend our existing Glenderamackin and Cocker catchment restoration and natural flood management projects. With this addit…
Despite the challenges of working during the pandemic and a wet summer raising river levels, we had a successful season conducting our annual fish surveys, with 162 sites surveyed across the River Derwent catchment area and 4,786 salmon and…
After five years of planning and two years of on-the-ground work, we’re thrilled that the River Keekle restoration project is complete!In what is thought to be the biggest river restoration of its kind in England, a 2.5 km long plast…
We’re calling for Cumbria’s MPs to support a Bill in Parliament that will tackle river pollution from untreated sewage.In 2019, raw sewage was discharged into Cumbria’s rivers and lakes at 599 storm overflow sites for more th…
A major natural flood management project aiming to benefit communities in Cockermouth and Lorton has made significant progress this year, despite the challenges of working during the pandemic. We’re leading a three-year £818,…
We’re taking part in the Allerdale and Lakeland Lottery - a new lottery launched by Allerdale Borough Council which offers prizes of up to £25,000 and money from ticket sales supports local good causes. Tickets for th…
Green-fingered pupils from Thelkeld C of E Primary School helped us plant over 200 trees, contributing to a natural flood management project in the area.Over the course of three days just before the current lockdown, 52 children from Y…
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…
