BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.2//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:42@riverhope.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260313T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260313T170000 DTSTAMP:20260307T130519Z URL:https://www.riverhope.org.uk/events/living-with-water-and-rivers-now-a nd-into-the-future/ SUMMARY:Living with water and rivers: now and into the future DESCRIPTION:Part of River Hope’s The Gathering: For Water and Nature 6 –15 March 2026\, this full day event explores how we live with water\, r ivers and their biodiversity\, now and into the future.\n\nFULL PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY HERE\n\nThe event is free - pre-registration required\n\nThis day brings together local and national voices to explore river health\, po llution\, adaptation and cross-party collaboration for the Avon and its lo cal tributaries. It creates space and opportunity for all to share and ref lect on the health of local rivers\, the causes and impacts of pollution\, and climate change and need for adaptation and resilience. It identifies actions we can take to restore Nature and strengthen communities and work together more collaboratively.\n\nThrough a series of engaging panel discu ssions with national and local voices\, pledges and calls to action\, we w ill explore:\n\n Testing the waters: uncovering hidden pollutants\n Fro m land to water: how river systems respond\n Water\, rivers and climate change: adaptation and resilience\n Cross-party collaboration: hearing from our elected representatives\n\n[gallery columns="6" link="file" ids=" 1570\,1569\,741\,1571\,1103\,1516"]\n\nThe programme concludes with an ev ening film screening of “Jo in the Water” (Ticketed) and the launch of the Clean\, Green and Blue Challenge for Stratford-upon-Avon\, led by Rubbish Friends.\n\nWhether you are a local resident\, activist\, student \, policymaker\, land manager\, artist or simply someone who cares about w ater and Nature\, this event is for you!\n\nThis event has been made possi ble with the generous support of the Crowne Plaza Stratford-Upon-Avon\, St ratford Town Trust\, Purple Square Audio Visual Ltd\, the Launch Agency an d Encode.\n\nSession collaborators: UK River Summit\, Rivers Rights Networ k\, Beneath British Waters (filmmaker\, Mark Barrow)\, SafeAvon\, South Wa rwickshire Area Network for Wildlife (SWAN)\, Napton Environmental Action Team (NEAT)\, Stratford Climate Action/Net Zero\, Moving Souls Dance and M anuela Perteghella MP.\n\nEvent organisers: Rubbish Friends Stratford-Upon -Avon and River Hope.\n\n-----------\n\nAbout “The Gathering: for water and Nature”\n\nOriginally the vision of River Hope\, “The Gathering: For Water and Nature is an informative\, thought-provoking\, inspiring a nd collaborative programme celebrating water\, rivers and their ecosystems across South Warwickshire.\n\nRunning from Friday 6 to Sunday 15 March 2 026 and including the International Day of Action for Rivers on Saturday 14 March\, The Gathering brings together science\, activism\, creative ar ts\, ceremony\, celebration\, and pledges for advocacy and practical actio n. It offers a mix of films\, data presentations\, talks and performances \, workshops\, panel discussions\, Q&\;A sessions with local and nation al speakers and insights from grassroots community groups.\n\nResidents an d different categories of stakeholders can take new opportunities to liste n to each other\, see water differently\, remember the value of water and Nature and our part in it\, and celebrate waterbodies as the lifeblood of the web of thriving life for millennia. This is an invitation to remember our deep relationships with water and Nature\, reflect on what values we g ive to them and work together to restore what is damaged and struggling to day.\n\nFor the full programme of events\, visit The Gathering on River Ho pe’s website ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.riverhope.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/ 2026/02/flooding_martin-liddament.jpg CATEGORIES:The Gathering LOCATION:Crowne Plaza Hotel\, Bridgefoot\, Stratford-Upon-Avon\, Warwickshi re\, CV37 6YR\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bridgefoot\, Stratford-Upon -Avon\, Warwickshire\, CV37 6YR\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITL E=Crowne Plaza Hotel:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR