Taking this letter to send while away on holiday was not a great idea as the IT wasn’t up to it: now it can be a two-for-one edition. We did concentrate on Chalfont St Giles last month (July) and, in just a couple of hours, removed sufficient obstructions to lower the river level by some...
It was good to chat with several of you at the St Peter Feast Day – always very reassuring to hear that not all of you have these missives directed to your “junk mail”. As usual, there were some new stories of life with The Misbourne as it used to be, including the one from...
A reasonable turnout, fair weather, large amounts of overgrowth trimmed and bagged, a tree removed, a field drained and a significant blockage cleared all made for a successful morning last month. Several of us were very pleased to enjoy the river from the Greyhound garden after! Perhaps not surprisingly, groundwater levels remain exceptionally high with...
Our river has been sparkling down the valley, looking its very best in many places during the beautiful spring weather. In a few locations such as just below Chalfont St Giles, groundwater is still high enough to affect the meadows and remind us of the importance of a) the flood plains and b) keeping the rivers clear...
Please see the invitation below from the Environment Agency to FREE Practical River Habitat Workshops. N.B. River Misbourne focused on 28th April and 2nd May. If you would like a place, please contact Nancy direct asap before 14 April and, perhaps, let me know that you have used one or more of our reserved places....
A great deal, including much tosh, has been said and written both nationally and locally about the recent floods so I won’t bore you with too much more. Clearly the inability of the storm drains and sewers to cope at Chalfont St Peter and the high groundwater levels at Chalfont St Giles have been the issues rather...
I hope you had a lovely holiday and are enjoying a good start to 2014. The last few weeks’ rain have been reflected by a good rise in the groundwater levels, particularly higher up the valley beyond Amersham and I see that the backstream at CStP has begun to flow again in the last few...
Readers will be sorry to hear of the recent passing of John Norris. For many years, John, a distinguished retired meteorologist, was a champion of the Misbourne and our chalk streams in general and maintained and analysed comprehensive weather and other physical measurements in an attempt to further the understanding of its erratic behaviour. He...
It is said that the “Sarcen Stones” at Chalfont St Giles, one of which bridges the river, were found when the Pheasant Hill road bridge was being built. Apparently they were discovered during excavation for the foundations and it is suggested they were Roman stepping-stones. Chalfont St Giles Show always draws some interesting people...
Following a “butterfingers” moment, I have been without my computer (and thus the MRA distribution list) for a couple of weeks. Now we are back up and running again, I hope it is not too late to remind you that we have a work party this Sunday, 1st September. If you can join us,...
