Save Our Swale
@saveourswale.bsky.social
Save Our Swale), a volunteer group dedicated to protecting the River Swale in North Yorkshire from pollution. Our mission is to safeguard this precious resource for future generations, ensuring clean water and a thriving natural environment,
I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well? weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign...
Sign our open letter to Angela Eagle
I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well?
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The "Yorkshire Post" has further news on this. YW says the additional payment of £1.3m is "not performance related". Which begs a rather obvious question... YW's debt has risen from £4.2bn to £6.8bn. No river in Yorkshire is considered to be in good health. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Revealed: Yorkshire Water boss was paid extra £1.3m via offshore parent firm
Company says extra payments relating to work for Kelda Holdings were covered by shareholders not billpayers
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2/2 Given the scale of the crisis in the water sector, a purely regulatory approach is like putting a complaints box on the Titanic. Public ownership is the only real solution, as I told the Water Minister in parliament yesterday.
Save Our Swale Exhibition in Catterick Library in collaboration with CRACCL until 22nd June.. What Does The River Swale Mean To Us All? #richmondsnippets
A great result for all our volunteers who have worked so hard for this. 31st May is our next water quality monitoring session. The work continues to clean up the River Swale as well as the campaign to bring water monopolies back into public ownership! bsky.app/profile/then...
The Northern Eco@thenortherneco.bsky.social · 3mo agoCongratulations @saveourswale.bsky.social! A long journey to this point but now this stretch of the River Swale will get the monitoring it always deserved thenortherneco.substack.com/p/river-swal...
The revelations in Channel 4's 'Dirty Business' Docu Drama are not historical as they say! The EA officially registered 67 complaints in 2025 when the real number was 5000! Only 1/4 were attended. (FOI _ People's Commision ) So don't believe it when EA say they attend every reported incident -
Want a visual to explain to your mates what's been going on in the Water Industry, here it is, all on one page... share widely...make sure they understand what pollution for profit costs us and who is paying"
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has" Margaret Mead. #ilkleycleanwater #sewagecampaignnetwork www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/2584970...
River Swale in Richmond among 13 proposed new swimming spots across the country
The River Swale in Richmond, North Yorkshire, is on a list of locations for new designated swimming sites proposed by the Government.
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Issue 144 of The Northern Eco is out! The water issue is highlighted but, as well as the official proposals, we also look at the People's Commission on the Water Sector - an academic-led approach. @sascampaigns.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social @saveourswale.bsky.social tinyurl.com/cjjw5aby
Goodbye OFWAT - hello, one to rule them all
Fancy a dip with 50% less sewage? Hang on five years and you'll be able to jump right in.....
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SOS AGM 8th Feb Richmond Town Hall. Recognising our achievements and making bold plans for 2026.... including to hold YW, EA, OFWAT & Gov. to account re: the state of our water industry and to campaign for public ownership of water, Want to know more? Go to: www.saveourswale.co.uk #RichmondYorks
Ahead of a Government White Paper being released, river campaigners reveal a startling truth thenortherneco.substack.com/p/outrageous... @saveourswale.bsky.social, @feargalsharkey.bsky.social, @cleanilkley.bsky.social @sascampaigns.bsky.social
'Outrageous', 'shocking' and 'economically illiterate'
River campaigners aren't holding back on the latest discovery about the Government's financial knowledge about water nationalisation
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Until the Government takes seriously the demand for public ownership of our water, it will always be found wanting.
The Northern Eco@thenortherneco.bsky.social · 7mo agoStruggled to find an expression to represent the lack of enthusiasm campaigners have for the government’s latest plans on the water industry - finally settled for damp squib. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/calls-for-... @saveourswale.bsky.social, @sascampaigns.bsky.social. @cleanilkley.bsky.social
From April, average household water bills in Yorkshire are set to rise by 5.6 per cent - around £2.80 a month. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/yorkshire-... @saveourswale.bsky.social, @sascampaigns.bsky.social
Yorkshire Water under fire for above-inflation price increase
“Higher bills, polluted rivers, failing customer service"
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We want our treatment works at Richmond to be fit for purpose, nothing more, nothing less! @yorkshirewater.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social @peopleswater.bsky.social www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2507678...
Campaigners take aim at Yorkshire Water after site visit as utility company respond
Three members of the Save Our Swale (SOS) group were permitted access to the treatment works on Wednesday, March 26.
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Yes @feargalsharkey.bsky.social @elnoracornstalk.bsky.social We remember it well. Great publicity for our SOS campaign. We are still no further forward though and @yorkshirewater.bsky.social still polluting into rivers in NY and demanding 41% increase in water costs over 5 years for the privilege!
Elnora Cornstalk@elnoracornstalk.bsky.social · last yr.Good to see you, Keri; and here's the admirable Feargal up North with @saveourswale.bsky.social last year. Excellent to hear him in Ambridge too! #TheArchers
Well said @labourlewis.bsky.social together with @peopleswater.bsky.social @compassoffice.bsky.social @sascampaigns.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social and a growing number of individuals and groups we are going to make this a campaign that cannot be ignored.
Zero Hour: the campaign for climate and nature@zero-hour.bsky.social · last yr.📣 Clive Lewis: “This is about the maintenance of a model that was never built to serve the public. But here’s the irony. The greed of the water industry has cracked open the door—and through it—we glimpse an opportunity. An opportunity to shatter the myth of water privatisation’s inevitability.” 👏
Keep up the good work @peopleswater.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social With your help we'll get people to rise up and demand the change we need @labourlewis.bsky.social @compassoffice.bsky.social with everyone on board we'll make the change happen. This is about the future we want to see
The People’s Commission on the Water Sector@peopleswater.bsky.social · last yr.The Peoples Commission Day One we learnt ⭐️ Change is possible. So many examples... ⭐️ Bills are higher under privatisation and lower in public ownership, and water quality is better ⭐️ The Public has to be at the centre of all decision-making. Our water our future
Thanks @peopleswater.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social for fantastic info yesterday on how people in France, Germany and the Netherlands took back control of their water. It's time for change in the UK #peopleswater #time4change Speak Up here: www.thepeoplescommissiononthewatersector.co.uk
The People's Commission on the Water Sector
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The People’s Commission on the Water Sector@peopleswater.bsky.social · last yr.Come and share your view on how we fix the broken water sector
Great news! Tomorrow @labourlewis.bsky.social's Water Bill will have its first debate on 28th March. This is our unmissable chance to put public ownership of water back on the table. Ask your MP to be there and back the Bill: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
Ask your MP to attend my Water Bill debate
After years of bill hikes, shareholder pay-outs, and pollution, it couldn't be clearer that privatisation has created a crisis in our water system. We can't leave the future of this critical natio...
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We're getting ready here @saveourswale.bsky.social @thenortherneco.bsky.social to apply. Concerned at the 'too polluted to protect' notion which could prevent some applications from going forward.
The Northern Eco@thenortherneco.bsky.social · last yr.Will the re-opening of Bathing Water Status applications lead to better monitoring for our local rivers? Some uncertainty about the new rules thenortherneco.substack.com/p/river-camp...
We've signed up here @saveourswale.bsky.social @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social for the Great Water Blitz. It falls on the same weekend as our monthly Water Quality Monitoring sessions. We'll share our data and contribute to the bigger picture...
Earthwatch Europe@earthwatcheurope.bsky.social · last yr.The #GreatUKWaterBlitz is back 🗓️ 25-28 April! 🧪 With the data you collect, we can build a picture of water health across the UK and fight for real change. The number of water testing kits is limited - be quick and sign up today to take part! 👉 earthwatch.org.uk/greatukwater...
Well done Matt Staniek and @savewindermere.bsky.social for your determination to get something done. You did not take no for an answer! We're following your example here @saveourswale.bsky.social & @cleanilkley.bsky.social
Chris Townsend@christownsend.bsky.social · last yr.UK government vows to clean up Windermere after sewage criticism | Pollution | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Excellent work The Sewage Campaign Network. Well done @cleanilkley.bsky.social @weownit.org.uk @compassoffice.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @feargalsharkey.bsky.social For info on #StopTheWaterScam youtube.com/shorts/GrlqQ... your MP shorturl.at/qwNrp Video Fact Sheet shorturl.at/RjKgv
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Ilkley Clean River Group@cleanilkley.bsky.social · last yr.#StopTheWaterScam youtube.com/shorts/GrlqQ... your MP shorturl.at/qwNrp Video Fact Sheet shorturl.at/RjKgv
Thanks @thenortherneco.bsky.social We are indeed angry! It seems impossible to hold these people to account. There is a basic problem with our democracy that this can be allowed to happen and we are powerless to stop it.
The Northern Eco@thenortherneco.bsky.social · 2y agoWell we knew it was coming but at 41%, the increase from Yorkshire Water is far bigger than expected. Here's the reaction from @saveourswale.bsky.social and other campaigners in our last report on water before the break thenortherneco.substack.com/p/anger-and-...