Following the crucial meeting with MP Cheryll Gillan and senior officers of the Environment Agency a few weeks ago, Roger has been making good progress with fleshing out the detail of the plans to address “the leaky bits”, as one of our friends calls them. These are the sections singled out for lining trials upstream of Chalfont...
Category: From the Riverbank
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2009 – August – Your MRA needs you
It was again good to meet with a few friends tonight (6 in total + 7 sent apologies) but, inevitably, part of the discussion revolved around how to engage the silent majority! Amongst other things it was suggested that people might like to have the ability to e-mail and/or phone each other and we started a base list. If you are happy to have your name, e-mail and/or phone number on a list which I...
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2009 – August – River update
Residents of Chalfont St Peter may be a little disappointed by the lack of any flow at present. However, I am personally surprised and delighted by how well the river is holding up through Chalfont St Giles in this our first year. There is flow well into the sheep fields downstream of the village. A...
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2009 – July – Tomorrow 12th July
We (a few) had a good chat at Village Hall on Thursday and it was good to know there is still plenty of enthusiasm for our efforts and to hear of the general murmur of support from visitors to the stand at Feast of St Peter. We must make sure we have a presence at...
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2009 – July
Just back from holiday and still far from caught up with myself so apologies for late note. While flow in Chalfont St Peter has ceased, it is really good to see it continuing through Chalfont St Giles and well into the fields beyond. Clearly this is “perched flow” fed from the upper reaches and,...
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2009 – May – This Sunday etc.
1. The walk the other day with Allen Beachey of the Chiltern Conservation Board was interesting and blessed with good weather. It was good to meet with people who are working with similar enthusiasm to our own on the Chess and Bulbourne, to name but two. Highlights included a grey wagtail perched in dappled sunlight on...
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2009 – January
As we swing into 2009, I thought you might be interested in an update of our activities to date and plans for the Year ahead. Last year, as you probably know, working with the Village Environmental Group and BCTV, we participated in the two “de-clutter days”, painted the bridge over the river by the Community...