CAP’s meeting all about our rivers, lakes and coasts was held on Saturday 15th March at St George’s Church Hall in Preston. It was the first CAP event with nature as its key theme, other than the practical volunteer session at Andy’s Bee Meadow last September. The turnout was great – thanks to all who supported the day!
Two talks were received very well by the attendees, the first from Dr Barbara Kneale representing Fylde Coast against Sewage and the second from Chi Gerrard, CAP committee member. Barbara explained the group’s citizen science work in testing for levels of bacterial growth from various locations along the Fylde Coast, including Fleetwood and St Anne’s North beaches, to detect whether there was evidence of sewage pollution. You can learn more about the group from her presentation which you can view here part1 and part2
Chi gave an overview of why our freshwater bodies i.e. rivers, streams and lakes are important to us, why they are in crisis and what we can do to help. See here for more information.
The talks were followed by a brief AGM at which a summary of CAP activity over the last year was given and committee members elected.
The event finished with a vegan buffet lunch which, along with the fantastic, welcoming venue, was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
The meeting hopefully highlighted some of the most pressing problems affecting our waters and our natural spaces more generally, and presented various ways in which we can all step-up to help fight the issues.
