Listen, watch & cry

Stop all the Locks – A Poem about River Pollution from Tony Davis on Vimeo. This video and poem magically capture the damage being inflicted to our rivers and chalk streams by sewage overflows and the phosphate-rich outflows from sewage treatment works. 

Environmental failure

The Environment Agency (EA) has been “chained to its desk” by funding cuts and the deregulatory efforts of successive governments, an Environmental Audit Committee inquiry into water quality in rivers has been told in an oral evidence session.  Guy Linley-Adams, a solicitor for the Salmon and Trout Conservation charity, was asked how the EA is… Continue reading Environmental failure

Leaflets & Poster

This beautiful poster forms the fold-out centrepiece of our campaign leaflet. It was created by Saffron Walden resident and illustrator Michelle Thompson, whose work has appeared in books, magazines and national newspapers (including a memorable image of Boris Johnson for the Sunday Times!). The leaflet was delivered with the Saffron Walden Reporter newspaper to households… Continue reading Leaflets & Poster

Welcome!

CURAT was formed in the summer of 2020 in reaction to the continuing decline of the river Cam, especially the 10 miles of the river from its source south of Saffron Walden through north Uttlesford towards the villages of south Cambridgeshire. We are campaigning for a proper flow to be restored to the river. It… Continue reading Welcome!