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Lord Deben to become Patron of the River Deben Association

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The River Deben Association (RDA) is delighted to announce that Lord Deben will become its patron from October 2024, supporting the association in its efforts to understand and protect the River Deben and conserve it for all users.

The RDA invited Lord Deben to support the association as patron following a very successful talk last autumn titled ‘Net Zero – where are we now?’ on climate change and why it matters, and we are honoured that he has accepted the invitation. Many of our more than 900 members attended Lord Deben’s thought-provoking talk and for those who missed it a report is available on the RDA website.

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River Deben Association Autumn Talk – Confessions of a Serial Litter Picker

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River Deben Association Autumn Talk

Confessions of a Serial Litter Picker

How litter and plastic impacts our environment

Master litter picker Jason Alexander explains

Tuesday November 5th, Quay Church, Woodbridge IP12 1BX
(doors open at 7 pm, talk at 7.30)

Jason Alexander has established an award-winning UK social enterprise dedicated to inspiring long-term positive changes in attitudes towards littering.

Based at the UK’s first Vintage Litter Museum located just off Jetty Lane in Woodbridge, Jason hosts a variety of community groups, clubs and events designed to give people the knowledge, skills and encouragement to live a litter-free lifestyle.

The River Deben Association is really pleased to have Jason come to talk about his vision, experiences and achievements. He will be bringing exhibits from the museum, and there will be plenty of time for questions after the talk.

Entry is free for RDA members and under 18s, £5 for non-members.
Free refreshments will be served.
Tickets are available from Eventbrite
For more information on membership, see here.

In talk hosted by River Deben Association, Lord Deben urges Suffolk voters to hold their politicians to account over climate change

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WOODBRIDGE, 27 OCTOBER 2023 — Lord Deben, the former chair of the UK Climate Change Committee, and former Conservative Secretary of State for the Environment and MP for Suffolk Coastal, on Thursday urged voters to hold politicians to account over climate change during a talk in Woodbridge for the River Deben Association (RDA). Continue reading →

“Otter Spotting” Project

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In autumn 2022 the RDA Committee initiated conversations with the Suffolk Otter Group and Penny Hemphill (independent ecologist) regarding the merits of starting an “otter spotting” project on the River Deben. This was agreed in principle with a view to being able to use the data as an indicator of river health. The RDA invested in 2 specialist wildlife cameras to kick the project off. The funding for one of the cameras was very generously donated by way of legacy from the late Gwen Nelson and for which we are most grateful. The Deben Magazine (Autumn 2023) has a short article about the project so far and we are pleased to share some footage of some of the initial findings. Updates to follow!

 

 

Litter Pick – Tue 14 Feb and Sat 25 Feb

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What a happy bunch of liitter pickers! We had a tremendous turn out on the 29 January at the Melton Riverside Litter Pick and thank you so much to all of you who came out. We were over 30 in number and had a great couple of hours of clearing the riverside environs.

Please join us for the half term session on 14th February, meeting at Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club at 10.30. Continue reading →