The spring RVCG task team worked on maintaining the willow tunnel and replacing rotten timbers on the dipping platform at Rivelin Corn Mill. Many thanks to all those who helped.

OpenCivics Consortium round 02 at
#GG20 : all donations flow to the 'River Health Engagement Platform'.

A generative, online interface for people to understand and deepen their connection with the river.

Learn about its infrastructure and its features below 👀

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Third phase:

With the integration of Calls to action for citizens, we can begin to visualise previously hidden networks and flows of care and develop innovative ways for the river to interact with citizens, society and the region as an entity

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Your Support during #GG20 will help us tremendously as we build the engagement platform,

Please consider reading through our grant and donating at

go.opencivics.co/riverdon_gg20

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Week 5 update from Wessex as they start to work on the moat in the gatehouse area. Great to hear from volunteers who have had a great time working on the industrial remains and part of the 12th century motte of the first castle.
Wessex Archaeology #sheffieldcastle #heritage

Had a fantastic time at today's CycleSheffield Big Ride! 🚴‍♂️👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Celebrating cycling with a family-friendly event. As a city we're adopting a Vision Zero approach for safer streets and investing in infrastructure to encourage walking, wheeling, and cycling in Sheffield🚶‍♂️🛴🚴

'Soiled seas and huge shareholder dividends: where has the £64bn borrowed by firms since privatisation gone?' - George Monbiot

How the overseas owners of the UK’s water companies clean up by polluting our rivers 🔽👇
#SewageScandal #RescueBritainsRivers
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Volunteers from Loxley & Wisewood Litter Pickers were out this morning clearing rubbish above the river Loxley near Limbrick Close. The haul included a printer, toaster, scooter, coffee table & six boxes full of Movicol laxative sachets!? A fly tipped sofa has been reported.

In our latest blog post, our Lead Landscape Manager Tom explores six unique ways you can transform your garden using Pictorial Meadows annual seed mixes: hubs.la/Q02v7Px80

Ticket alert!

We’ve released more open-days & opportunities to dig at #SheffieldCastle dig this May.

Alice, who dug with us this week, said: I'm going to be able to say to people in years to come ‘I stood on those ruins, on those stones’

wessexarch.co.uk/events

Sheffield City Council

Waste criminals collect and dump waste in places not designed to safely treat it.

This damages your environment, pollutes your air, land and water.

If you spot illegal waste activity happening in your area, report it anonymously to Crimestoppers. 100% anonymous. Always.

Good to see DonCatchmentRT quoted and Sheaf and Porter Rivers Trust mentioned in this article.

#Teachers , is #ClimateChange part of your curriculum?🌡️🌍
We have a #KS2 #education package which aims to increase pupils’ knowledge on climate change, its causes & the effects!📖🌡️
Check it out here➡️ thefloodhub.co.uk/ks2-climate-ch…
#Geography #UKEdChat #Geography Teacher

It's almost time for the The Big River Watch! 👀

So, on the 3rd-6th May, spend 15 minutes observing your local river and record what you see with the Big River Watch app.

Then The Rivers Trust will transform the info into a national dataset.

Read more👉 theriverstrust.org/take-action/th…

So, what motivated the River Don Project?

We recognise that humanity is trapped in a web of compounding crisis events accelerated by a set of unspoken systemic rules, norms, structures and ways of being and knowing. Some call it the #metacrisis , others the #polycrisis ...

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What's true is our current development and growth models result in dangerously accelerated use of materials, energy and land at a time when we have already passed many planetary boundaries.

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We're in an ontological crisis—a crisis of outdated worldviews and value systems that externalise problems.

The challenge of not exceeding planetary boundaries requires systemic change.

It requires capabilities that can respond to complexity, crises and entanglement.

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We were back on the Canal at Staniforth Rd/Roundel St working on the towpath towards Shirland Ln for today’s Canal & River Trust Yorkshire and North East session. And there was no rain. Which makes a change!😂
Good progress & turnout - Thank you ‘Loopers! 👍👌
River Stewardship Co The Outdoor City #sheffieldissuper

We need a just transition away from fossil fuels to help us hit Net Zero . You don't make that happen with 100 new oil and gas licenses , a new coal mine , or by tearing up plans to tackle vehicle emissions & phase out gas boilers – that's why I'm taking the Government to court .