Actually, it's too late now, as you've just missed the last work-party before Xmas, but don't worry: there is a whole set of work-parties already planned for 2026, specifically designed to help you work off that Xmas over-indulgence. Here they are: Wednesday 7th January Saturday 17th January Saturday 14th February (Feel free to bring your spouses/partners/lovers - just not all 3) Wednesday 25th February Saturday 21st March Wednesday 1st April Saturday 11th April You probably know...

In case you didn't visit the river last week (and you probably haven't done since then), here is a short summary of the excellent work done by the South East Rivers Trust mainly on beat 3c during that week. It was expertly overseen and supported by Nigel who deserves great praise for devoting a whole week to this. Furthermore he even wrote up the text below, so I didn't have to, so here's a taste of what they got up to.   "The South East Rivers Trust (SERT) returned to our stretch of the...

Looking at the current state of the river, and the forecast weather, I suspect a few more of you will be visiting the Reservoir before too long. Apart from the usual perils of getting flies stuck in trees, freezing to death, or falling in, there is another risk you need to be aware of. In the Summer, you can drive right down to the end of the Reservoir, as we did for a work-party a few weeks ago. After the recent rain, and for the foreseeable future, that area is probably now quite soft,...