River Brent campaigners join tens of thousands in March for Clean Water

River Brent campaigners join tens of thousands in March for Clean Water

4th November 2024

A group of 50 members from the Clean Up the River Brent campaign (CURB) joined tens of thousands of protesters on the March for Clean Water in central London on Sunday. The demonstration, organised by the charity River Action, was called to protest about the shocking level of pollution in Britain’s waterways and to demand that […]

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Regional Park proposals – Don’t build on the Brent flood plain!

Regional Park proposals – Don’t build on the Brent flood plain!

17th November 2023

Ealing Council has launched a consultation on its proposal for a Regional Park. While the Brent River & Canal Society is broadly in favour of the idea and fully supports the extension of the Brent River Park, we are concerned that some of the suggestions contained in the consultation could increase the risk of flooding […]

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Brent River & Canal Society AGM – 19 September 2023

Brent River & Canal Society AGM – 19 September 2023

6th September 2023

All Brent River & Canal Society members are warmly invited to our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 19th September. Come and find out more about our nature campaigns and current issues including Clean Up the River Brent, Warren Farm Nature Reserve and the Local Plan – all of which are busy safeguarding wildlife and keeping […]

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Brent River Park’s citizen scientists lead the way in pollution monitoring 

Brent River Park’s citizen scientists lead the way in pollution monitoring 

7th July 2023

Citizen scientists from Ealing and Hanwell have devised a system for monitoring pollution in rivers. The devices were developed by members of the Clean Up the River Brent campaign (CURB) and are being deployed along the River Brent with the support of the Environment Agency (EA). The Brent is afflicted with poor sewerage infrastructure, runoff […]

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sunrise over brent river park

BRCS stands ready to help Ealing Council SINC review

12th June 2023

The Brent River and Canal Society is offering its expertise to Ealing Council to assist in the completion of its long overdue review of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs). In response to the revelation that Ealing Council had not published the findings of its review in 2018 (see previous article), a council spokesperson […]

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