by Qwag | Nov 9, 2017 | 2017
Wednesday 15 November 2017 @Running_Past, the SE London history blogger aka Paul Browning, presents on the streams, waterways and rivers that feed in to the River Quaggy – a hidden underground world that reveals much about the entire area and river catchment. For more...
by Qwag | Sep 7, 2017 | 2017
Wednesday 20 September 2017 It’s a time of rapid transformation for Deptford Creek, its banks and the Creekside Discovery Centre, which champions the nature of the Creek. In ‘Modern Nature – Living on the Edge’, Nick Bertrand of the Creekside Education Trust (LINK...
by Qwag | Jul 24, 2017 | 2017
The Riverfly Monitoring Initiative (RMI) is a citizen science project led by ZSL with Thames 21 sampling the quality of our rivers for wildlife. Guest speakers – Lawrence Beale Collins, Ravensbourne Catchment Coordinator, Thames 21 and Julia Grollman, Friends of...
by Qwag | Jun 22, 2017 | 2017
We’ll be there helping people get to know their local rivers and having fun with our ‘Hook a Quaggy Duck’ game. 12 noon to 5pm Mountsfield Park, Catford, SE6 1AN Click here for more info and also: www.lewisham.gov.uk/inmyarea/events/peoples-day/Pages/default.aspx...
by Qwag | Jun 16, 2017 | 2017
#FloatYourBoats on our local rivers for the #GreatGetTogether, in honour of Jo Cox, the murdered MP. There are several events on local rivers organised with local MPs and community groups. Make a boat that’ll float and bring it to one of the #FloatYourBoat events to...
by Qwag | Jun 16, 2017 | 2017
Join us beside the River Quaggy at the 3rd annual event in this great community park, Manor House Gardens, SE13 5SU. Come ‘Hook a Quaggy Duck’ and find out more about your local river. More info click here and: Facebook: @manorhousegardensfestival...
by Qwag | Apr 27, 2017 | 2017
The #QuaggyDuckRace closes this year’s Hither Green Festival Race Entry: £1 on the day. To secure your race place please register online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-3rd-great-quaggy-duck-race-tickets-33542972935 Race limited to 150 entries. Ducks supplied or BYO....
by Qwag | Apr 27, 2017 | 2017
QWAG meeting – Saving nature in the age of Brexit – speaker Paul de Zylva 2017 is a crucial year for our natural environment. Brexit is in hand. Most of the laws protecting our waters, beaches, air and wildlife come from Europe. Whether you voted to stay in or leave...
by Qwag | Apr 27, 2017 | 2017
The 9th annual 3 Rivers Clean Up (3RCU) runs from 3 June to 24 June. For 3 weeks, people across Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham get into their local rivers to remove invasive non-native plant species – mainly Himalayan Balsam – and larger rubbish items. Himalayan...
by Qwag | Nov 28, 2016 | 2016
Are developers grabbing land and doing as they please? Is the government right to claim its planning reforms ‘put communities in control’? How well is Lewisham Council standing up for local needs – whether quality affordable housing or properly protected and...
