Monday 9th November @ 7pm Great Wilbraham Memorial Hall 7pm AGM 1 Apologies for absence 2 Minutes of the last AGM. 3 Matters arising from the minutes. 4 Treasurers report. Sharon Mulley 5 Secretary’s report. Rebecca Lomas 6 Chairman’s report 25-26 Richard Townley 7 Discussion of chairman’s report. 8 Constitution amendments. 9 Election of committee officers. 7.45pm Break for refreshments 8.00 pm Speaker. Matt Day of the Cam Catchme

The Wilbraham River Protection Society. How do we ensure our river gets its fair share of the water in this extreme drought? Sections of our river started drying up at the beginning of June and have not recovered. We are all having to make adjustments to our water use at the moment and it looks like this will become a more regular feature of our future. In the longer term we need to see the water companies pressurised to provide better for the needs of the historically dr

Thursday 1st October 2026 at 10.00 am We will be holding our seventh seasonal walk on Thursday 1st October 2026 at 10.00am. On this seasonal walk please note there may be overgrowth of nettles and thistles on the paths - despite the dramatic clearance by the County Council earlier this year. Due to this year's drought the river has had poor flow this year. Work was supposed to start on the boardwalk near the Quy roundabout but to date this has not happened and the boardwalk i

Dear Members. Due to the heat predicted for Thursday I have sadly decided to cancel the seasonal walk. As you know the walk is unshaded and at this time of the year quite overgrown. I am sorry this has had to happen again but of those who originally expressed an interest most feel it will be too hot. As usual several members of the committee will walk to collect the data. Same route from 10am, same start point so if anyone would still like to join us please let me know. My ap

Thursday 9th July 2026 at 10.30am We will be holding our sixth seasonal walk on Thursday 9th July 2026 at 10.30am. On this seasonal walk last year we had had the pleasure of great butterfly and plant viewing. It can be very hot and if this is predicted we will start earlier or postpone the walk. There may be overgrowth on the path of Nettles and Thistles despite dramatic clearance by the County Council earlier this year. Wasps and Horseflies may be a problem and Giant Hogweed

Whilst we understand the current government has ruled out taking water companies back into public ownership there is clearly strong public support for this issue. You may wish to consider signing this new parliamentary petition - Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership This petition has been started by the key individuals (and their actors) portrayed in the recent Channel 4 series DIRTY BUSINESS that tells the sad story of the decline of the Wind

Thursday 9th April 2026 at 10.30am We will be holding our fifth seasonal walk on Thursday 9th April 2026 at 10.30am . On this seasonal walk we often have good bird viewing with migrants, especially the Warblers returning to the reed beds. I am also hoping that we can use the citizen science CrowdWater app to record the river flow. The Environment agency has more information on citizen science projects you may be interested in on this link - EA CitizenScience We would

Thursday 8 January 2026 at 10.30am We will be holding our fourth seasonal walk on Thursday 8 January 2026 at 10.30am. This winter walk completes our set of four seasonal walks, allowing us to observe the river and its surroundings across the full year. IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE – PLEASE READ This is a winter walk and paths are very likely to be muddy, wet, and slippery in places. Some sections may be uneven, waterlogged, or churned up by livestock. Sturdy walking boots with goo

Tuesday 25 th November 2025 at 7.00pm. Great Wilbraham Memorial Hall 7.00 pm AGM of society 7.45 pm Break for drinks 8.00 pm Speaker Dr Laurie Friday and questions. 9.00 pm Finish Dr Friday is an experienced zoologist with a background in freshwater and fenland ecology; she has worked extensively with Cambridge Zero and has strong connections to stakeholders across the Fens landscape. She has recently retired as a Programme Manager of the Cambridge Centre for Landscape Regen

We will be holding our third seasonal walk on Thursday October 9th 2025 at 10.00am finishing approximately at 12.30pm. We will start and...

We will be holding our second seasonal walk on Thursday October 9th 2025 at 10.30am. The walk in July was hot and the vegetation was...

For those who are interested in joining the river walk on Thursday 10th July I would be grateful if you could let me ( BEX@DRCR.INFO )...

2024 AGM & Lecture Tuesday 26 November @ 7.30pm Memorial Hall Great Wilbraham This year David Smith will talk on "The Birds & Wildlife of...