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How Citizen Science Can Raise Awareness and Change the World

Henley local Dave Wallace wanted to do something about pollution in his local river. With the help of River Action, he's made the move from concerned citizen to citizen scientist - and now he's hooked. Here's his story: This article is written against a backdrop

The Charter for Rivers is launched in Parliament

The Charter for Rivers, launched in parliament this week and backed by over 70 organisations, highlight the threats to our rivers and draws attention to the actions the government must take to restore our rivers to health by 2030. On Monday 3rd July 2023, River

Packed Event to Plan for Action Against Sewage Pollution in the River Thames

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our community reception in Henley on 14 June. It was fantastic to see such a great turnout, with more than 70 people sweltering in Henley Town Hall’s committee room! Thank you for giving up your time so

Introducing Lindsey Cole, author of ‘The Mermaid, the Otter and the Big Poo’

Meet Lindsey Cole: a cold water swimmer, adventurer, environmentalist, writer and speaker. Following her progress with her new children’s book, The Mermaid, the Otter and the Big Poo, we recently caught up with Lindsey to find out more about her life, work, and what drives

Prof Alastair Driver joins River Action

We are absolutely delighted to welcome Prof Alastair Driver, the Director of Rewilding Britain, to River Action’s Advisory Board! In our latest blog, we find out more about Alastair’s life and professional experience as one of the most experienced river and wetland conservationists in the

WI passes new campaign: ‘Clean Rivers for People and Wildlife’

Last week, our CEO James Wallace was kindly invited to the Women's Institute annual meeting in Cardiff, to discuss the rapid degradation of our rivers from pollution and how we can all stimulate change to rescue Britain’s rivers. There was an incredible outcome, with the

Finance Manager joins River Action

We are thrilled to welcome Bic Jones as our Finance Manager at River Action! In our latest blog, we get to know more about Bic and the role that she will play to help rescue Britain’s rivers. Tell us about yourself… I am originally from

‘RESCUE BRITAIN’S RIVERS’ Petition

Sign our new petition to Rescue Our Rivers and help a babble of voices become a mighty wave.

Healthy rivers are an influential voting issue for almost half of British Public

© Matt Crossick/PA Media The results of a recent national consumer survey, commissioned by River Action, show a surge of public concern over the dire state of Britain’s rivers and waterways. Findings reveal that 94% of the British public support the drive for healthy rivers by

River Action Issues Complaints to Advertising Standards Agency in response to Red Tractor’s Misleading Marketing Claims

Following legal advice, River Action has filed three complaints to the ASA, after a strong body of evidence suggests that Red Tractor’s advertising, website and YouTube content is misleading consumers.

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