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News from the river


WASP on Witney Radio Tuesday 20th August 4- 5pm
That's tomorrow if you are reading this today! It is on Tuesday.. Talking to John Barker on The Little Show, 4 - 5pm about pollution in...
Aug 19, 2019
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Riverflyers Wanted!
Moving on with our growing network of Windrush River Watchers we are doing some riverfly training at Naunton on 4th September. Start time...
Aug 16, 2019
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Countryfile live!
Here are some highlights in case you have missed them. Checking out the invertebtrates from the Blenheim lake. BBC Countryfile Live was...
Aug 11, 2019
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Windrush murkiness..
People have been talking about the increasingly murky colour of the Windrush for years. Here is what WASP discovered in two afternoons...
Jul 11, 2019
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Raft race cancelled!
The Swinbrook River Day cancelled its much loved raft race this year. The duck race still went ahead. The organisers did not want to risk...
Jun 30, 2019
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WASPFest !
A room full of people arrived at the Warwick Hall on Thursday afternoon for the WASP presentation for the Burford Festival. The Festival...
Jun 15, 2019
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Raw sewage running.
No I am not standing in it! But yes, it had the very distinctive smell of sewage running rapidly downstream and away from me. On Friday,...
Jun 14, 2019
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Financial Times Article
Can England’s water companies clean up its dirty rivers? The FT is behind a paywall, but if you type the sentence above into Google, it...
Jun 12, 2019
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Sewage effluent anyone?
Sorry but you don't have a choice. We take clean water from our springs and rivers, use it in our homes and industries (drink very little...
Jun 1, 2019
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Cricket Match 8th June
A fun day out raising awareness and some funds to support the WASP campaign. Swinbrook Cricket Club, alongside the Windrush. Opens 1230pm...
May 27, 2019
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