A river comes alive in Stratford Library

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Last Saturday, 4 October, nearly 200 people of all ages visited Stratford-Upon-Avon Library as part of the national Fun Palaces community programme. In a creative collaboration between River Hope and Brook Arts Hub, visitors were facilitated to imagine and construct a riverscape with its web of life. Swathes of coloured textiles from around the world … Read more

Voice of water

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On 6th September 2025, River Hope’s convenor attended an inspiring event “Voice of Water” at the Tate Modern in London. This was a transnational conversation on the rights of rivers and oceans with reflections on how to rebuild celebratory connections and kinship with land and waterways, and meaningfully include and represent the voices of diverse … Read more

River Rescue Kit

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RiverActionUK recently published its River Rescue Kit. Using a clear and easy-to-follow format, the River Rescue Kit: Several informative videos are available, including those below on: Have a look, use and share to inform, inspire and mobilise your community and help protect, restore and respect the water bodies and catchments where you live. Thank you, … Read more

“Riversong”: a poem by Robert Macfarlane

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River Hope celebrates the power of creativity, including through verse, to inspire, move and mobilize. Robert Macfarlane is a celebrated Nature writer, Professor of English Literature and the Environmental Humanities and Fellow of Emmanuel College Cambridge. For World Poetry Day in March 2025, he wrote the poem ‘Riversong”. Hear him narrate the poem in this … Read more

Manuela Perteghella MP joins our First Ripples Session

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At our First Ripples session on Saturday March 8, we were delighted to be joined by our Member of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon District, Manuela Perteghella. MP Perteghella has long been a supporter of local citizen science efforts to monitor water quality and highlight related issues. Since becoming an MP last year, she has been an … Read more

World Water Day: 22 March

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UN Water is the United Nations agency dedicated to water and sanitation. It publishes a flagship report every year on World Water Day, exploring the same theme as World Water Day. This report gives policy recommendations to decision-makers by offering best practices and in-depth analyses. The 2025 edition is titled ‘Water towers: mountains and glaciers’. Stratford-on-Avon … Read more