About Us
Who We Are
We are a group of volunteers from across the course of the river, all sharing a love of the Stour. The group started following the completion of the Dudley School for Climate Justice programme, a Lottery-funded project that aims to connect people with nature through co-created initiatives.
Vision
To sensitively introduce, improve, enjoy, protect and preserve the River Stour through community engagement, collaboration & action
Our Objectives
Raise The Profile
Raise the profile & strengthen the identity of the river so people increasingly care for it
Bring New Life
Start / Support work that protects, improves or brings new life to the river
Create a Community
Create a permanent community that collaborates for the benefit of the whole length of the river
How?
- Organise, initiate and / or collaborate on projects, activities and events
- Engage, co-ordinate, empower and / or sign-post new volunteers, ideas and activities
- Improve / create new connections along the river (physical & metaphorical)
- Work across political & organisational boundaries for the benefit of the river
What, how and when?
At the moment we're meeting online for planning, and then make arrangement once every couple of months to meet up on the river to walk a mile or two, collect some survey information, and share insight into the nature, wildlife and history of the area we're walking
How it started...
It all started with the idea of running the 30 mile length of the River Stour to raise some funds for the local Wildlife Trust. After a year of reconnaissance missions a route was finally put together and in August 2023 a group of nine ran the inaugural "Stour Ultra"
