Events

In October our secretary joined other rivers trust representatives in Cornwall on an introductory training course to identify diffuse water-pollution from agriculture, a joint project between the Association of Rivers Trusts and the England Catchment Sensitive Farming Delivery Initiative (ECSFDI). The course was part classroom based at Duchy College, Stoke Climsland and partly practical farm visits and was run jointly by Dr. Laurence Couldrick and Ross Cherrington of Westcountry Rivers Trust. Hopefully when we are working with farmers and landowners on future projects we will also be able to offer some of this free advice. In April 2010 there will be a follow-up Advanced Course designed to provide us with an in-depth knowledge of the diffuse pollution problems and potential solutions in terms of economic and environmental savings. (more…)

On 7th September Sarah Littlefield and Debbie Hardwick represented LRT at the ART Autumn Seminar. There the Minister for Marine and Natural Environment Huw Irranca-Davies formally announced the DEFRA grant of £1,750,000 to the Association of Rivers Trusts, of which £150,000 comes to the Lune Rivers Trust towards the completion of 3 fish-easements at Eskew Beck Ford, Haverah Beck and Winterscales Farm and towards the investigation of the feasibility of installing elver passes and the trialling of the same on the main weirs on the River Lune. This was also an opportunity to hear of other Trusts’ projects and to make contacts for future partnership projects. The seminar closed with a tour of the London Wetland Centre (where the seminar was held) and the Awards Dinner. (more…)

West Coast Railways Ltd. continue to support and on 5th September, 2009 the Lune Rivers Trust Express set out again for York and then on to Scarborough. The train was completely full, the catering superb as always and the Lune Rivers Trust was delighted to receive a cheque for £4,000 from West Coast Railways. In addition to our normal raffle, Pat Marshall and West Coast Railways also gave us the headboard to raffle and LRT souvenirs (mugs, ties and badges) to sell. As a result we raised a further £1,118. The sale of these souvenirs will continue to support our website in the future. (more…)

West Coast Railways have continued to do us proud and since Issue 7 in 2007 The Lune Habitat Group Express has been out on the tracks twice. On Saturday, 8th September, 2007, we travelled to York picking up at Carnforth, Wennington, Bentham and Skipton. York was a marvellous city to visit, combining history of all sorts, shopping and dining.

In September 2008 The Lune Habitat Group Express took to the tracks again when we visited Chester (more…)

August 2007 marked the 40th Anniversary of the devastating Wray/Claughton floods and in addition to letting us hold our meetings at The Fenwick, the landlords Brian and Elaine Rey were determined both to mark the event for the villagers of Claughton and district, whilst at the same time raising money for the Lune Rivers Trust. (more…)