River Rother Clean Up – near Tesco

Come and join us to clean up the River Rother!

Petersfield’s network of streams plays a vital role in supporting wildlife and connecting our town to the wider river system, flowing via the Rother and Arun rivers to the sea at Littlehampton. However, these waterways face growing pressures from pollution, litter, habitat modification and plastic waste.

To help protect and restore our local streams, the Final Straw Foundation, supported by PeCAN and the Western Sussex Rivers Trust, will be leading a two-day River Clean on 18th and 19th September, from 9.30am-4pm.

Volunteers will help clear litter from the Criddell Stream and South Stream near Tesco on Friday 18th, and from Tilmore Brook near Herne Farm Leisure Centre on Saturday 19th.

Hear more about what’s involved and why it matters from Final Straw Foundation’s Helen Littlejohn, in a Shine Radio interview here!

If you’d like to get involved, we invite you to register to volunteer here, where you can also find further details about what is involved and what you need to bring.

Please note that due to the nature of the clean up and supervision involved you will need to be available to stay for the whole day.

Together, we can make a real difference to the health of our local waterways.

Meeting Point:

Tesco, The Causeway

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