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The State of Our Rivers Report
Last month, our national body the Rivers Trust published its State of Our Rivers report. The comprehensive web-based report covers the...
Jess Duckenfield
Oct 14, 20211 min read
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Water for Tomorrow Project
Water for Tomorrow is a new cross-border water initiative for five regional water catchments areas in England and France. It focuses on...
Kirsty Wilmot
Sep 8, 20212 min read
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The ESCP Summer Newsletter is out!
Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust hosts the Catchment Partnership for the East Suffolk catchments, using the CaBA (Catchment Based...
Kirsty Wilmot
Jul 30, 20211 min read
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We're getting ready to tackle Himalayan balsam!
We’re taking on the task to eradicate Himalayan balsam from our Suffolk and Essex watercourses, and July is the month to do it before the...
Kirsty Wilmot
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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We are looking for a Project & Catchments Officer to join our team
An exciting opportunity to join a small, dedicated team devoted to the conservation and enhancement of rivers and wetlands in Essex and...
Kirsty Wilmot
Feb 11, 20211 min read
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ESRT are recruiting!
As Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust move into 2021 we are looking for a new staff member to join our small team. If you think you've got...
Kirsty Wilmot
Dec 22, 20202 min read
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Combined Sewer Overflows
In recent months the national Rivers Trust has campaigned extensively on the issue of sewage discharges into our rivers from CSOs. In...
Kirsty Wilmot
Nov 5, 20201 min read
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Beaver kits bring joy at Spains Hall
A number of years ago the Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust worked in partnership with the Spains Hall estate and Environment Agency to...
Kirsty Wilmot
Jul 17, 20202 min read
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Summer news from the East Suffolk Catchment Partnership
Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust hosts the Catchment Partnership for East Suffolk catchments, using the CaBA (Catchment Based Approach)....
Kirsty Wilmot
Jul 16, 20201 min read
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How are our river ecosystems responding to Covid 19?
The Covid 19 crisis has had a huge and, in too many cases, tragic impact on people’s lives all over the world. It also seems evident that...
Kirsty Wilmot
Jun 17, 20202 min read
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ESRT WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR, BRENDAN JOYCE OBE
Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust has recently appointed a new Director in a move to expand the development of the Trust’s work and to raise...
Kirsty Wilmot
May 4, 20201 min read
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NEW YEAR NEW REPORT!
We completed the Managed Aquifer Recharge trial on the Broxstead Estate in 2019. The aim was to determine whether we could use spray...
Kirsty Wilmot
Jan 9, 20202 min read
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EAST SUFFOLK CATCHMENT PARTNERSHIP PUBLISHES WINTER NEWS
The East Suffolk Catchments Partnership has convened a number of times in 2019 to make plans for the future and start a closer...
Kirsty Wilmot
Dec 20, 20191 min read
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CHALLENGES AND CHOICES FOR US ALL
Part of our role as partnership hosts is to share widely Defra's "Challenges and Choices" consultation on River Basin Management Plans,...
Kirsty Wilmot
Nov 7, 20191 min read
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EAST SUFFOLK PARTNERSHIP CATCHMENT NEWSLETTER NOW PUBLISHED
The latest edition of our newsletter is now available. Find out about the projects being undertaken by partnership members.
Miranda Acres
Sep 28, 20191 min read
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TOPSOIL MIDTERM REVIEW NOW PUBLISHED
This project spans member states around the North Sea region to address different challenges around water
Miranda Acres
Jul 24, 20191 min read
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GREAT NEWS FOR THE RIVER BLYTH IN SUFFOLK
Suffolk Wildlife Trust, one of the East Suffolk Catchment Partnership’s members, has now commenced a new project to restore and improve...
Miranda Acres
Jul 24, 20191 min read
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THE EAST SUFFOLK CATCHMENT PARTNERSHIP LOOKS TO THE FUTURE
A visioning meeting held earlier this spring brought over 20 members of the East Suffolk Catchment Partnership together to hear updates
Miranda Acres
May 9, 20192 min read
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INTRODUCING THE NEW TOPSOIL PROJECT VIDEO
See a 3-minute video that gives a really useful insight into the TOPSOIL project and what it is achieving across Europe
Miranda Acres
Apr 25, 20191 min read
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WHY TRIAL MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE IN EAST SUFFOLK?
In this short video, Paul Bradford from Sustainable Water Solutions explains the project we’ve been working on in East Suffolk to trial Mana
Miranda Acres
Apr 3, 20191 min read
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