Caring for our Rivers

When: Thursday 17th September, 6-8.30pm

Where: Clitterhouse Farm, Cricklewood- An 8 minute walk from Brent Cross West Overground, ​https://www.ouryard.org/contact​

Description

Join Ranger Jenny Lawly and Ben from Clean Up River Brent for a beautiful evening by Clitterhouse Brook.

Ranger Jenny runs Secret River Sweepers - a project that engages local volunteers to help clean up Clitterhouse Brook, Ben Morris founded the ​Clean Up the River Brent​ (CURB) initiative to monitor, clean, and protect the River Brent.

Learning: Ben will show us how to use sustainable river quality testing equipment, as traditional water quality testing kits are full of chemicals that have to be very carefully disposed of.

Jenny will share top tips on how to set up a river clean-up delving into issues like how to deal with the waste you have pulled out of the river, and how to connect to the council.

Discussion: We will explore how to advocate for a river, getting to know the river, and how to build a river care group.. We will take the lead of the group to help define what they want to know.

We will then head into Clitterhouse Farm for refreshments.

A bit about Clitterhouse Farm

Our Yard at Clitterhouse Farm is a vibrant, creative community hub, bringing people together through arts, culture, horticulture, food, sustainability, wellbeing and education activities. They have a bustling cafe, pottery studio, arts studio, vegetable garden and plant nursery and run activities, events with 90 volunteers a month supporting and learn alongside us them.

Things to consider

Please bring: sturdy shoes and a vegetarian, nut free dish or snack that we can easily share.

Accessibility

Brent Cross West Station has lift access. Clitterhouse Farm has an accessible toilet and is all one one level.

The brook itself is a few minutes walk down from the farm entrance.

Please let us know if you need a chair carried down to the water for your comfort.