by Qwag | Apr 3, 2015 | 2009
The 3 Rivers Clean-up, a nine day focused volunteer effort to remove Himalayan Balsam from the Ravensbourne river system, has been a great success. But how did it come about? It all started at the Creekside Educational Trust (CET) party last Christmas. QWAG’s...
by Qwag | Apr 3, 2015 | 2009
QWAG would like to thank the Mayor of London Boris Johnson for choosing the 3 Rivers Clean-up when he decided to promote volunteering by doing it himself. As was proved when he stepped into a deep hollow in the River Pool, it was a high-risk strategy for the Mayor to...
by Qwag | Apr 3, 2015 | 2009
“Heroic community groups such as the Quaggy Waterways Action Group have pioneered new thinking on how we should treat London’s rivers. … The group was formed in 1990 to fight a flood-prevention plan that would have driven the river through yet more...
by Qwag | Apr 3, 2015 | 2009
The sun shone on QWAG’s Spring Walk and Social this year – a welcome return to normality after last year’s remarkable tour of Ladywell Fields in the snow! The walkers headed northwards from Petts Wood station, first glimpsing the Kyd Brook where...
by Qwag | Apr 3, 2015 | 2009
Operation Kingfisher is the name given to QWAG’s ongoing project, conceived in 1990, which set out to improve local understanding of urban rivers and, through that understanding, facilitate the restoration of the River Quaggy. Last September QWAG entered the...
by Qwag | Apr 3, 2015 | 2009
The best assurance of a park’s future is a band of committed local people. The Tarn, a small but picturesque park beside Court Road, near Mottingham Station, has had such a group for a year now. Their aim – to improve the park both for the community and for...
by Qwag | Apr 3, 2015 | 2009
It’s the third Wednesday in January, the now traditional date of QWAG’s first event of the year – the Annual General Meeting. As has become the custom, attendees were treated to a fine spread of refreshments before QWAG’s Chair, Ray Manchester,...
by Qwag | Apr 3, 2015 | 2009
Last September QWAG entered for a prestigious BURA Award for Community Inspired Regeneration for our work. Having passed the initial selection process an assessor visited the Group in November. Her extremely positive report ensured we were short-listed and a visit by...
by Qwag | Apr 3, 2015 | 2009
Today saw the launch of London’s first action plan to restore the capital’s rivers and create a better place for people and wildlife. Matthew Blumler attended on behalf of QWAG. With the aim of restoring 15 kilometres of Thames tributaries by 2015, the London Rivers...
by Qwag | Apr 3, 2015 | 2008
“Find out everything you wanted to know (and more!) about the River Pool.” So claimed the adverts for this year’s riverwalk on the 7th September. And it was no idle boast, as those who braved the forecast heavy rain discovered. The River Pool flows from...
