London Rivers Week, now in its ninth year, is back from Friday 30th May to Sunday 8th June – and this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever.
The theme this year is ‘quality rivers for all’ and encourages everyone to access their local blue space like a river or brook. Wetlands and blue habitats are brilliant wellbeing boosters and calm our busy minds.
Community Bluescapes is hosting a Calm Water Café, where you can take a moment and come to sit in silence, have a cup of coffee or tea on us, or have a friendly chat next to the Beverley Brook.
The Calm Water Café will be open on Friday 6th June under the willow trees on Barnes Green.
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Find us here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/JBKrpgHkuqHkTGKk9
You don't need a ticket to attend, you can just turn up at our event between 12 noon and 3pm, but it helps us gauge numbers if you register on this page.
Community BlueScapes is a partnership between London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Barnes Common Limited, and WWT. We are coming together to create healthier neighbourhoods in the Beverley Brook catchment in Richmond and ensure our communities are flood and weather resilient in the near future.
We've been awarded £6million by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes managed by the Environment Agency. The programme will drive innovation in flood and coastal resilience and help our residents adapt to a changing climate.
Our project is run by Barnes Common Limited, the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. We have been awarded £6 million of funding by Defra as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes which is managed by the Environment Agency. The programmes will drive innovation in flood and coastal resilience and adaptation to a changing climate.