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100 Million revamp for Britains Rivers

Posted on 13/04/2011 by Admin

A £110 million revamp which will bring more otters, salmon and other fish back to England’s rivers was announced by Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman today. The money will be used to kick start restoration worth at least £600 million to improve … Continue reading →

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Campaigners Halt Judicial Review of Government’s Water Plans

Posted on 08/04/2011 by Admin

Monday 4 April 2011. Angling Trust/WWF The Angling Trust and WWF-UK have welcomed Defra’s recent statement committing to a package of new measures to deliver the EU Water Framework Directive. The commitments in the statement provide assurances which satisfactorily address … Continue reading →

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TAC volunteers out with the Environment Agency

Posted on 01/04/2011 by Admin

The Thames Anglers Conservancy were asked by the Environment agency if we could help with some habitat restoration and a clean up along the river Bonesgate, a tributary of the Hogsmill. This is the first time TAC volunteers have been … Continue reading →

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IWA welcomes Defra’s propsoals to transform British Waterways

Posted on 31/03/2011 by Admin

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) welcomes Defra’s long awaited consultation document – A New Era for the Waterways –  on how it proposes to transform British Waterways into a third sector body. Clive Henderson, IWA national chairman, said: ‘I am … Continue reading →

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Call for olympian effort against aquatic non-native species

Posted on 28/03/2011 by Admin

Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs   (National) Gold medal Olympic rower and London 2012 ambassador, Ben Hunt-Davis joined Environment Minister Richard Benyon today to launch the Check, Clean, Dry campaign to stop the spread of aquatic invasive non-native … Continue reading →

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Thames Water scheme to protect natural habitats

Posted on 25/03/2011 by Admin

From bats and badgers to butterflies and birds – 'wildlife walk' n' talks' are to become part of Thames Water field staff's on-the-job training. The company is staging the briefings at its sites across London and the Thames Valley to … Continue reading →

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Consumer water demand is putting river wildlife at risk

Posted on 25/03/2011 by Admin

Our Rivers media Release,  Issued by RSPB, WWF-UK, the Angling Trust and the Salmon and Trout Association Conservationists and anglers are calling on the Government to act over the one third of rivers in England and Wales which are threatened … Continue reading →

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Minister Promises to Involve Anglers in Decision-Making

Posted on 25/03/2011 by Admin

Press Release, Angling Trust 25th March 2011 Minister Promises to Involve Anglers in Decision-Making At the Angling Summit, held on Monday, Environment and Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon MP promised that the marine and freshwater angling community would be closely involved … Continue reading →

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TAC Staines Riverside Clean Up

Posted on 21/03/2011 by Admin

Sunday 20th March saw volunteers from the Thames Anglers Conservancy out to the River Thames at Staines for a clean up. One of our river guardians reported an area of concern, so we arranged a day to get down and … Continue reading →

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Anglers Embrace the Big Society, 3rd Riverfly Conference

Posted on 15/03/2011 by Admin

ANGLERS EMBRACE THE BIG SOCIETY!  3rd RIVERFLY CONFERENCE DEMONSTRATES HOW RIVER SCIENTISTS CARVE A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR UK RIVERS Lord (Chris) Smith, Environment Agency Chairman, champions rivers Big Society working in partnership with the angling community. Riverfly Partnership’s Anglers’ Monitoring … Continue reading →

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