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⭐️ NEXT WEDNESDAY 27th MAY ⭐️ River Rights lecture

⭐️ NEXT WEDNESDAY 27th MAY ⭐️
River Rights lecture & workshop
At Loughborough University East campus, Stratford
Part of #londonriversweek2026

We are collaborating with the Climate Ecological Transitions Hub at Loughborough University London (LUL) for a River Rights Charter event with the River Rights Network, as part of @thames21’s London Rivers Week 2026, for a lecture and hands-on workshop to explore the development of a River Rights Charter for the Channelsea Creek.

We will be exploring the potential for a Rights of Rivers approach with a specific focus on the Channelsea community, getting inspired with practical examples, to develop a greater sense of connection with the river and assess the feasibility of developing a Rights for Rivers approach for other rivers. We’ll be joined by @joshlevene from the @loveourouse group.

17 councils in the UK have now recognised local rivers as having rights under the law, which is an amazing achievement for the @rightsforriversuk network and all those who’ve been campaigning around this subject for years. There’s no reason why @newhamlondon can’t join them! If this sounds like something you’d like to see for the river on your doorstep come along and find out more! Link to sign up in our bio 💚

This weekend is our eco gathering on the Channelse

This weekend is our eco gathering on the Channelsea river at the Long Wall Ecology garden. We’ll be installing a live stream box on the roof of the compost toilet to join REVEIL #13 - a live stream of the dawn chorus as it travels around the globe curated by @sound_camp - our stream will be broadcast at dawn on Sunday.
There’ll also be lots of comfrey to cut for mulch for the trees, weeding, tidying, litter picking, chatting and tea drinking! Come along - link with info in our bio 🌱

Here’s a few of our crew hard at work making the l

Here’s a few of our crew hard at work making the living dead hedge at the last eco gathering 💚✨👌 we’ll be by the river this Saturday for April’s gathering, 11-1pm, tending to the trees, marvelling at all the new spring growth, picking up litter, chatting and eating cake! Come and join us 💕

Our crowd funder is closing this Thursday 12th Mar

Our crowd funder is closing this Thursday 12th March!

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We are so grateful for all your donations so far! We are 50% of the way there, there is still time to make a real difference in these last couple of days.
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We get to keep everything that’s pledged so we will still get your donation even if we don’t hit our target, and will be able to find a decent second hand boat with what we raise.
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We also have a £500 pledge from the Inland Waterways which we’ll add to the final total, making our target even closer..
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Any amount will help, or sharing this newsletter with your networks is just as valuable.
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#ecology #riverclean #stewardship #riverrights #pennywort

🪲 THIS SATURDAY 🪲 Create a living dead hedge At th

🪲 THIS SATURDAY 🪲
Create a living dead hedge
At the monthly eco gathering

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Join us for a special eco gathering this month, creating a living ‘dead hedge’ for fungi, lichens and mosses to take root, a shelter for wildlife, and a rich food source for invertebrates.

At this time of year we can really see all facets of the life cycle, with all the dead matter of winter slowly decomposing with the rain, as new green shoots poke through the leaf mulch. Creating a living dead hedge is a beautiful way to embrace and witness the new life that decay and decomposition supports, making use of woody clippings to create a new space for biodiverse life to flourish.

➡️Link for more info and to sign up in our bio

💚This event is generously supported by the Aspers Good Causes fund.

17 DAYS TO GO! 34% of our target reached! 💰💚💰 Ou

17 DAYS TO GO!
34% of our target reached!

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Our old inflatable SIB boat is irreparable, and replacing it is crucial to continuing our conservation work.
Pennywort spreads rapidly, but manual removal and composting can control it once large infestations are cleared.
This funding will secure a long-lasting boat.
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⭐️Please help out if you can ⭐️

If you can gift £200 or more we will take you on a trip from the Channelsea down to the Thames and back! We have 3 life jackets for kids too 💚

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https://www.spacehive.com/eco-boat-fund-revive-channelsea-waters

💚💰Eco Boat Fund: Revive Channelsea Waters💰💚 ➡️➡️➡

💚💰Eco Boat Fund: Revive Channelsea Waters💰💚

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After 8 years of service and many loving repairs, our faithful boat has finally become irreparable. We’ve been unsuccessful with a couple of funds last year, but we’re really keen to continue our work on the river tackling the pennywort so we’ve launched our first ever crowd funder to buy a new eco boat that will last a lifetime!
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So it’s time to reach out to you our community and ask for donations.

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We’ve been given a kick start by the Aspers foundation but we need to raise the rest over the next few weeks in order to make use of their gift.
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If you’ve ever been to an eco gathering and enjoyed a slice of accessible cake and a good chat, if you ever walk past and enjoy the apple trees growing steadily along the path, or appreciate the litter being kept under control, or if you’ve been involved in any of our free creative conservation activities on the river, then please contribute whatever is possible for you, even £1 will help! And share widely with friends and family!
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If you are able to donate £200 or more we will thank you with a boat trip from the Channelsea to the Thames and back.

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Our first eco gathering of the year is this Saturd

Our first eco gathering of the year is this Saturday 7th February! We will have the team from @ecolands.lul with us again and will be co-creating a display of @itsjoeyyu beautiful illustrations from the ‘Sensemaking Stewardship’ tool that we’ve been working on together over the past few months, and launched at our event last weekend. Plus of course the usual litter pick and tidy up, there’s lots of weeding to do around the orchard trees, and some winter pruning. See you there! Link to sign up in bio…

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