Letcombe Brook Project

We are a small charity working with partners and the local community to protect and enhance the Letcombe Brook for both people and wildlife

[Steve Backshall @SteveBackshall]

Samples processed by @BangorUni wastewater research, breakdown on insta @christiandunn @teresamayMP @joymorrissey @guardian @Feargal_Sharkey @theriverstrust @RiverActionUK @bucksfreepress @MaidenheadAds

[watershed_investigations @WATERSHED_i]

Creaking, underfunded water infrastructure is a travesty - as is the loss of gardens & green space that could be soaking up much water fueling discharge, road runoff & flooding. Porous paving, downpipe planters, water butts reduce pressure on drainage.

https://t.co/fLFOuT6EFv.

[Ver Valley Society @VerValleySoc]

An unwanted record was passed today - 500 hours of continuous @thameswater sewage, spilling into the tiny #RiverVer, one of the world's rare #chalkstreams. Over 30 days in 2024, so far. It's as disgusting now as in was in the 1980s when the spills first started.

[leanahosea @leanahosea]

Water companies: it rained

Climate change models showed, for years, the UK would likely get wetter winters & drier summers. They knew this.

The government asked water firms to prepare & let them set their own targets. They made little progress at achieving their own targets.

[Have I Got News For You @haveigotnews]

As findings show that a third of Thames Water sewage monitors don't work properly, Ofwat inspectors have to collect new samples

[Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward]

Should be required viewing for anyone claiming we must get rid of the ECHR.

[Letcombe Brook Project @LetcombeBP]

@harbourbirds @DorsetBirdClub @BirdGuides Great trip out, thanks to your very professional and informative crew! To top it off we got a sighting of the White tailed eagle at about 3.45 from Ham Common viewpoint high over Arne.

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

The front page of today’s @EveningStandard who would have believed it. 👏👏👏

[Ashley Smith @ashsmith43]

Why is @Ofwat and the Government afraid to take on Macquarie Bank over the £2Bn Thames Water scam and why let them take over Southern Water?

Too big to be investigated? @bbc already did and it's inexcusable that no action was taken.

Another cover-up?

https://t.co/0zu3dlkxzQ

[Steve Masters @AnothervoiceWB]

#Lambourn this morning.
If only it was an #AprilFool joke.
The joke is on us!
@thameswater & the @Conservatives are laughing at us.
Billions extracted from us while our rivers & streets are awash with #sewage.
@GreenJennyJones @Feargal_Sharkey @carolvorders (Photo, S Hedges)

[MP For Nature @MPforNature]

*Launching!* Search for our Chalk Stream Poet Laureate. Open to all, young and old.🎖️to be won,closing date 31st May.More details at https://t.co/O5PFdf28b7
@IvelRev @friendlyevalley @FriendsRib @LetcombeBP @WindrushWasp @watervole3 @PJennings88 @FreshwaterIzzy @SE_Rivers_Trust

[watershed_investigations @WATERSHED_i]

All the development in Salford in recent decades - would have been a perfect opportunity to overhaul the sewage system beneath the area. Imagine if 'regeneration' projects created healthy, clean neighbourhoods with a thriving river at their hearts.

https://t.co/LfaOe6Q7NC

[Letcombe Brook Project @LetcombeBP]

@banma569 @Feargal_Sharkey @Ofwat Well that definitely makes @Ofwat a failed regulator!

[Windrush WASP @WindrushWasp]

A moment to reflect on the actions of the people who led us into the water scandal and then walked away:

1. Former Chair of the Environment Agency in 2019 claiming everything was fine. Gross negligence or dishonesty?

@adamvaughan_uk @bwebster135

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"China and Abu Dhabi investors are holding Thames Water customers ‘to ransom’."

Exactly what's going on. The governments of China and Abu Dhabi, shareholders of @Thameswater have fleeced customers for billions and now they want more.

No, no and no!!! 🤬

https://t.co/3roQeJYgWv

[TensegrityFan🍋🐝🍯 @ProbablyN0tReal]

@Feargal_Sharkey You were brilliant on @BBCNewsnight last night.

You couldn’t have summed up the whole sorry state any better 👏

[Windrush WASP @WindrushWasp]

Will government end the exploitation of water billpayers money that should have never been put into untrustworthy and devious hands.

Or fall for the latest scam and bail out shareholders that have been ripping us off for three decades?

[Letcombe Brook Project @LetcombeBP]

Blue plastic gloves all over the place including the banks of the Letcombe Brook, a chalk stream and Priority Habitat courtesy of @sainsburys petrol station Wantage. Can I speak to an Area Manager -no!

[Letcombe Brook Project @LetcombeBP]

@sainsburys Why is this a local authority issue? The issue is that your store in Wantage is not taking care of its grounds and causing litter to enter a protected chalk stream. Please sort this out!

[Letcombe Brook Project @LetcombeBP]

Ongoing litter problems at @sainsburys Wantage. The store is built on the banks of a precious chalk stream and the amount of litter is disgusting from both store and petrol station.

[Letcombe Brook Project @LetcombeBP]

@sainsburys I don’t believe the store ever sort this out, I have spoken to them several times. That’s why I want to escalate it to Area Manager please.