A talk about the River Lavant - with wine and canapes! - by Kate Whitton and Louise Barnetson from the Western Sussex Rivers Trust.
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£10 per person to be paid at the door.
Proceeds go to the Western Sussex Rivers Trust and Lavant Environment Team.
The River Lavant is one of only 200 chalk streams left in the UK, it flows through the beautiful villages of East Dean, Singleton, West Dean, and Lavant at the foot of the South Downs, through the historic city of Chichester, and out to sea at Chichester Harbour.
In recent years, the quality of this habitat has been destroyed due to sewage being pumped into the river and pollution washing into the water from the adjacent farmland and roads. We need to act now to help prevent this precious wildlife haven from being lost completely.
Chalk Stream Resilience Officer, Kate Whitton, will explain how a chalk stream functions and what a healthy chalk stream looks like. Kate will tell you what the Western Sussex Rivers Trust is doing to restore and protect this precious chalk stream, what projects we have planned, and what it means for the wider countryside.
Louise Barnetson, Water Champion for Parishes & Communities, will focus on what individuals and communities can do and how they can be water-wise, how everyday products we use at home can cause pollution, what our volunteers are up to, and how we can all be part of the solution.