Residents of West Oxfordshire are invited to attend Waterways Day which will take place on Friday 18 November from 9.30 to 17:30 at West Oxfordshire District Council offices at Woodgreen, Witney.
Cabinet member for Environment, Cllr Lidia Arciszewska said, “River pollution and flooding issues are close to the hearts of the vast majority of our residents.
“We are hosting a Waterways Day to bring together major local stakeholders and experts to give the residents of our district an opportunity to hear about the current state of our watercourses and to learn how to restore their broken ecology and how to manage them to prevent flooding.
The talks will be held in two sessions:
Morning
Richard Aylard – Thames Water
Ashley Smith – Windrush against Sewage Pollution
Eoghan Concannon – Evenlode Catchment Partnership /Wild Oxfordshire
Prof Richard Harding – Campaign to Protect Rural England, Oxfordshire
Afternoon
Nick Mottram – Oxfordshire County Council
William Wareing – Witney Flood Mitigation Group
Lisa Lane – Bucks, Berkshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
David Green – Blenheim Estates
There will be ample opportunities for Q&A and discussions.
Participating organisations will also man stalls to give residents the opportunity for direct interaction with the experts.
Stalls
Blenheim Estates
Berks, Bucks & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
Campaign to Protect Rural England (Oxfordshire)
Evenlode Catchment Partnership/Wild Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire County Council
Riverside Gardens
Wychwood Project
Thames Water
Windrush Catchment Partnership
WASP, Windrush against Sewage Pollution
William Wareing – Witney Flood Mitigation Group
To allow the district to estimate the number of attendees, residents are encouraged to register their interest via the Eventbrite page but anyone can turn up on the day as well.
Residents are welcome to submit questions prior to the event to allow the speakers to prepare their answers to work.
Questions can be submitted via our online form until 3 November 2022.
The Environment Agency (EA) is unable to attend the event so residents are invited to submit their questions for them which will be given to the EA in advance and responses provided on the day.
Full information on the event can be found on the council’s website at https://westoxon.gov.uk/WaterwaysDay. This includes timings for the talks and parking information.
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