MERSEY RIVERS WEEK 14-19 JULY

It's Mersey Rivers Trust’s annual “Mersey Rivers Week” this week running from Monday 14 July to Saturday 19th July across Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire.

The week-long event celebrates the environment, wildlife and recreational benefits of the rivers that form the River Mersey. From the Peak District to the Mersey Estuary, there are over 4,000km of river which are home to a wide range of wildlife, including fish, insects and birds. Local people across Greater Manchester, Merseyside and most of Cheshire can also enjoy access to the Mersey's rivers for recreation, health and well-being.

As well as various activities each day showcasing the work of Mersey Rivers Trust, there will also be several free public events taking place:

• guided walk along the River Irk from Manchester Victoria Station to Queen’s Park, Manchester (Wednesday 16th) 
• guided circular walk along the River Mersey from Jackson's Boat footbridge (Trafford) to Chorlton Water Park (Manchester) and Sale Water Park, Trafford (Friday 18th)
• a “Bioblitz” for the public to help survey the wildlife along the River Alt at Millbrook Miillennium Green, Kirkby, Liverpool (Saturday 19^th)

John Sanders, co-Director at the Mersey Rivers Trust commented: “Our Mersey Rivers Week highlights how our staff and community volunteers are working to improve the health of their local rivers for people and wildlife.  Our work is helping to increase the number of fish, insects, birds and other wildlife in our rivers, but there is much more we still need to do to further improve the river environment". 

River Community Gathering at Film Screening: "Rave On For the Avon"

An invitation from the Film Director, Charlotte Sawyer

Dear friends,

Come along to a river community gathering this Sunday at 5pm in Liverpool. 

I'd like to invite you to celebrate the power of community and citizen science at a documentary screening in Liverpool Sunday 18th May 5pm. This uplifting gem of a documentary explores our connection to nature in this modern world: "Rave On For The Avon" and The Rivers Trust have partnered with the filmmakers at screenings across the country. Bring your friends and family to show them how citizen science and campaigning can make a difference. 

This inspiring film explores people's love and connection to their favourite swimming spot, blending stunning visuals with a great soundtrack. It’s a celebration of how creativity and passion can bring people together for a vital cause—protecting our rivers, lakes and oceans. Rated ★★★★ by The Guardian

📅 "Rave On For The Avon" is screening at Liverpool's FACT Cinema on Sunday 18th May at 5 PM. 

There will be a Q&A following the screening with Director Charlotte Sawyer who is from Liverpool and lives in Bristol, plus John Sanders from Mersey Rivers Trust talking about the work of the Mersey Rivers Trust and the Catchment Monitoring Co-operative community groups active in the Mersey.

https://www.eightysita.com/post/wild-swimming-documentary-at-the-liverpool-fact-picturehouse-cinema-sun-18th-may

You can watch the trailer and learn more using this link. Please book in advance, you can also book the tickets here: https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/013/HO00015599/green-screen-rave-on-for-the-avon-panel-with-director-charlotte-sawyer

#RaveOnForTheAvon

LEARN MORE: https://linktr.ee/raveonfortheavon 

FOLLOW THE FILM ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/raveonfortheavon/

It's national Volunteers Week and so we want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has volunteered their time to help Mersey Rivers Trust over the past year!

Your help is greatly appreciated, from river monitoring to litter picks to building leaky dams or tackling invasive plants along our rivers. Your support makes a real difference to improving the Mersey rivers for local people and wildlife across Greater Manchester, Merseyside and most of Cheshire.

If you would like to come and help us, all our volunteer events and activities are posted on our website and/or Eventbrite page and social media.

Thank you all so much from the staff and Trustees at Mersey Rivers Trust.

Starting at midday on Tuesday 22 April it is the Big Give Green Match Funding Week - and

running to midday on Tuesday 29 April.

If you can, please make a donation to help us continue our work with local communities in

Greater Manchester, Merseyside & Cheshire to improve local rivers for people & wildlife.

Every £ donated is doubled: one donation, twice the impact!

To make a donation, please click below to go to our Big Give Green Week fundraising page:

Championing Community Action to Improve the Mersey – Big Give

Your kind donation will help us run more community volunteer working parties to improve the

local river environment, deliver more school visits to rivers and carry out more monitoring of the

health of our local rivers.

Many thanks for your support !

The Mersey Rivers Trust Team