Greening the Community exhibition All Saints Parish Church, Mendham Friday 6th & Saturday 7th March 10am-4pm.    Free Entry! The River Waveney Trust will be running activities for local school children on Friday 6th and creating a hedgehog and bug hotel in the churchyard on Saturday 7th. Light refreshments available Please support this event. Family Friendly Green café style service on Sunday 8th March 9.30 am.

Our next RWT local Beccles group meeting  in the Fox and Hounds. Informal discussion - all welcome.  

The Members Meeting is now planned for Thursday, 20th February. It will start at 7pm and finish around 9.30pm, at the Swan Hotel, Harleston.  There will be light refreshments available. We will share the success of our projects and there will be a guest speaker, details to follow. Please put the date in your diary   Keith Lead Chair of The River Waveney Trust

Monthly meeting of the Harleston Area Group. All members welcome.

Join us for our monthly "natter and noggin" in the Fox and Hounds. All welcome.

Our first RWT Becccles local group meeting of the new decade will be at the Fox and Hounds (upstairs room) on Monday 6th Jan at 7.30 pm. Among various topics, we expect feedback on the WRG site visit to the Geldeston Lock project. All welcome

POSTPONED - SPEAKER UNABLE TO ATTEND

Our next Beccles local group meeting is one week later than our normal schedule.  We will meet on Mon 4th Nov at the Fox and Hounds (special thanks once again to the Management at the Fox & Hounds for their generops hosting). As usual we have an open agenda but you can expect to discuss our project plans for next year. All welcome.  Hope to see you there.

Having taken a summer break in August our next Beccles group "natter and noggin" is on the last Monday of September.  i.e.  Mon 30 Sept.  We will aim to meet on the last Monday of the month for the remainder of the year.

Bat Walk: As evening falls, join us and bat expert Abi Grey in the RWT owned "Susan Ellis Wood" beside the River Waveney at Geldeston Lock.  We'll walk around the wood and along the river using high-tech bat detectors, to find, track and identify the bats, learning about their lives as we go. Meet at 19.00 alongside the old lock chamber in the Locks Inn pub garden for an introductory talk (30 min) and a walk around the wood and along the river with bat detectors (45 mins to 1 hr).  Note the event is weather dependant - we can't do a walk if its raining or very windy as the bats won't be flying.  Keep an eye on your email inbox for any last minute cancellation. Directions and Parking  If using SatNav NR34 0HS.  To avoid congestion in the pub carpark, please park on Locks Lane in the large BA carpark before the barrier and walk the last hundred yards or so. Bring a torch and warm clothes! No dogs please​. Booking essential, limited spaces. Please request a "free ticket" to confirm your attendance.  Actual cost is £5 - proceeds to be split between RWT and Norwich Bat Group - pay on the night.   Booking closes 31st Aug.

  The Fisher Theatre, Bungay on Wednesday 21st August 2019 @ 7.30pm Tickets: £6 for members, £8 for non members (available in advance from the Fisher Theatre, please see their website) A presentation by Andy Hindes of Fishtrack who has been undertaking a survey of the eel status in the River Waveney for the Environment Agency but project managed by the RWT. He is very knowledgeable on the life cycle of the eel and it promises to be a very informative evening.      

Falcon Meadow is manaaged for nature and attempting to restore some of the wildflower species, which have been lost, to  support a wide array of pollinators and other wildlife.  To accelerator the process we have been offered the rare opportunity to inoculate our meadow with species rich seed hay from the Millennium Green, Halesworth. Millennium Green is a community managed meadow on the River Blyth with a variety of wetland species such as ragged robin, marsh orchid, yellow rattle, meadow sweet and cuckoo flower. To succeed the cutting and spreading of hay must take place on the same day. We would like volunteers to help with the following: Please join us on Falcon Meadow: Sat 10th Aug 9 am - 11 am cutting and raking to prepare the site Sun 11th Aug 9 am - 11 am cutting and raking to prepare the site and at Millennium Green:  Weds 14th Aug 9 am - 11 am to rake and transport green hay Please feel free to drop in anytime throughout the morning. Also if anyone has access to a UTE or trailer  on these dates please let me know. katieutting1@gmail.com