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This year’s Rivers Trust Autumn Conference is being hosted by the Severn Rivers Trust at the Engine Shop, Ironbridge Gorge Museum, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, TF8 7DQ on Tuesday 24th November 2015. The conference will be the launch of our HLF “Springs of Rivers” project with a review of the WWF and Rivers Trust WaterLIFE project. We will also be discussing ongoing projects and the Catchment Based Approach.

We invite you to attend the conference, as our guest for the day and the draft agenda is below. We hope that you will be able to join us. Please advise the undersigned if you are able to attend the conference and or the field trip as soon as possible. Further details will be circulated nearer to the event.

The Rivers Trust Autumn Conference 2015

Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th November 2015

The Engine Shop, Ironbridge Gorge Museum, Coalbrookdale, Telford, Shropshire TF8 7DQ.

Hosted by the Severn Rivers Trust

Springs of Rivers

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Draft Agenda

Tuesday 24th November 2015

09:00 Arrival & Registration

09:30 Welcome & Announcements

09:35 Opening Comments Arlin Rickard CEO The Rivers Trust

Session 1: Springs of Rivers Chair: Tony Bostock CEO Severn Rivers Trust

09:40 The Severn in Trust Tony Bostock Severn Rivers Trust

10:00 HLF Springs of Rivers Project Mike Morris Severn Rivers trust

10:25 Teme SSSI Lynne Farquhar Natural England

10:50 Q&A

11:00 – 11:30 Tea and Coffee Break

Session 2: WaterLIFE Chair: Rob Collins, Head of Policy The Rivers Trust

11:30 WaterLIFE Overview – One Year On Hannah Blackburn, WWF-UK

11:55 Progress in the Camlad Catchment Peter Powell, Severn Rivers Trust

12:20 Progress in the Soar Catchment Ruth Needham, Trent Rivers Trust

12:45 Q&A

13:00-14:00 Lunch

Session 3: Species Chair: Mike Morris, Deputy Director – Severn Rivers Trust

14:00 Teme Barbel PhD project Catherine Gutmann-Roberts, Bournemouth University

14:25 Shad-Unlocking the Severn for People & Wildlife Peter Birch, […]

Fisheries in Yorkshire – Newsletter

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Offer applies from 1st October

Take Part and Play Your Part in Rebuilding Angling’s Future

The Angling Trust has launched a major national survey on angling participation and wants anyone who has ever been angling – whether they have dabbled just once or twice, haven’t done it for some time, or are a keen current angler that fishes regularly – to take part and be entered into a prize draw to win £900 worth of tackle.

Take the SURVEY here

The research aims to discover who goes fishing and why, what might encourage them to go more often or try it again, and what deters them from angling now. The results will be used to help address the decline in angling numbers and get more people fishing more often. So please play your part in rebuilding angling’s future and take the survey.

Prize Draw:
As a thank you for contributing to the research, we are offering all participants the chance to be entered into a prize draw for fantastic prizes of tackle vouchers from Glasgow Angling Centre – 1st prize £500, 2nd prize £300 and 3rd prize £100.

Please FORWARD THIS EMAIL to your friends and family
…it doesn’t matter if they’ve only been fishing a few times or only go fishing now and then – it’s important we hear from them too!

Thanks to FishingMegastore.com and our Trade Members
Glasgow Angling Centre for their support

Read the press release about the survey HERE
Prize Draw Terms and Conditions can be found at www.anglingtrust.net/rules

A big thank you and congratulations to all who came to and contributed to the inaugural Midlands Fundraiser at the weekend!

We all had a great time, a few barbel and chub were caught despite the low and clear conditions, and we raised nearly three thousand pounds towards the RandC Fund for work on Midlands rivers.

Martin Salter gave an awesome presentation on his mahseer fishing in the Himalayas, the meal and accomodation were excellent, and the atmosphere and social aspects wonderful.

Thanks again to all who made donations and took part, this is what it is all about! A fantastic event!
More details and pics in next newsletter.