Register to clean up your local river in October’s country-wide clean-up of our rivers.

Great River Rescue: The public is invited to help rescue the nation’s waterways during the month of October, by taking part in England’s first national clean-up focused on rivers. Plastic litter is a major issue blighting the nation’s waterways and the Great River Rescue, launched by a group of environmental organisations, invites the public to take direct action themselves.

The Great River Rescue is run by Thames21, the Angling Trust, The Canal and River Trust, The Rivers Trust and the Marine Conservation Society and has the backing of Keep Britain Tidy.

Read about the campaign at www.thames21.org.uk/GreatRiverRescue where a guide to putting on an event is available and the public can register an event.