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River Action is a UK-based environmental campaigning body committed to rescuing Britain's rivers.

http://www.riveractionuk.com/
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📢 Tell your supermarket to call out Red Tractor!

We’ve uncovered the muck behind the Red Tractor mark — and it stinks. 💩

💬 Contact your supermarket TODAY and tell them to take stock and pave the way for robust environmental standards on their products. 🛒 ✅

➡️ bit.ly/42G6YQV

#UpYourStandards
🎄 Merry Christmas from all of us at River Action 🎄

A huge thank you to everyone who has stood up for our rivers in 2025.✨

We hope you’re able to enjoy some rest, fresh air and time with loved ones over the festive period - and maybe even a peaceful winter walk by a river.💙
December 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🚨 92% of people believe water companies should ensure #sewagesludge used on farmland is not contaminated.

⚠️ Yet toxic sludge is still being sold to farmers.

This regulatory failure puts human health & rivers at risk, and requires URGENT govt action: ⬇️

riveractionuk.com?p=3592&previ...
December 16, 2025 at 6:52 AM
River of the Month: The River Teifi!

Known for its fishing heritage & its fast, twisting flow, the Teifi has long been a favourite for all river-lovers.

Check out our latest blog to learn about this remarkable river & how you can play a part in protecting it:
kit.riveractionuk.com/river-of-the...
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We did it! 🎉🎉

Thanks to your support, we smashed our
@biggive.bsky.social target & raised £80,746! 🙌 💙

This powers our efforts to stop the spread of toxic sewage sludge, hold polluters to account & push water companies to clean up their mess.

Thank you for standing up for our rivers.
December 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
⏰ Time’s almost up! ⏰

We have 24hrs left to raise £37,000 - can you help us?

Right now, through @BigGive, every pound you donate will be DOUBLED — instantly doubling your impact to to expose the truth & hold polluters to account. 👊

Donate TODAY: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
What would it look like if UK rivers had legal personhood? 🤔

Our new blog explores how the founder of the Voice of Water Foundation walked over 1,000 miles to raise awareness for a campaign that aims to create a law to recognise rivers as entities with rights. 👇

riveractionuk.com/news/walking...
Walking for Water: Inside a 100-Day Pilgrimage for River Rights - River Action UK
By Emmeline Hardisty, Founder of the Voice of Water What is the Voices of Water Foundation (VoW)? The Voices of Water Foundation (VoW) is a soon to be CIO focused on river system restoration and heali...
riveractionuk.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🚨NEWS! Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds. ☣️💩

Help us END #toxic sewage sludge... 1/2 🧵

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances
Fertilising arable land with human waste leaves array of toxins that could re-enter food chain, study finds
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🛑 Sewage in the Thames has pushed communities to breaking point.

Yesterday, residents across the south-east filed the first coordinated legal complaints against Thames Water. ⚖️

They’re saying the pollution is damaging their lives - and action can’t wait. ⬇️

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
People living along polluted Thames file legal complaint to force water firm to act
Residents claim raw sewage and poorly treated effluent as result of Thames Water’s failings are threat to health
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Need some Christmas inspo? Hugh FW's got a toxic festive “treat” - straight from the water companies’ cookbook..🤮

Did you know, for one week only, every £1 you donate will be DOUBLED by @biggive.bsky.social?

Donate today & help us END the toxic sludge scandal!
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🚨NEWS! River Action can reveal that Thames Water has 93 unfinished upgrade projects, leaving the #RiverThames exposed to ongoing pollution & dangerously high bacteria levels.

Communities - from across the Thames catchment - are now demanding action. ⬇️

riveractionuk.com/news/communi...
December 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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🎉 Positive River News!

As evenings get darker and winter settles in, here are some river highlights from November to brighten your Monday.

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December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Wait… what?! 😡 This is corporate greenwash on steroids - and our rivers are paying the price. 💩

Real green finance should = real environmental benefits.
❌Not glossy labels.
❌Not excuses.
❌And definitely NOT a mask for ongoing pollution.

READ MORE: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record
River Action says use of issuance tied to environmental benefits is ‘corporate greenwash on steroids’
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
🗞️ Community News – November 🗞️

Thank you to all our river heroes for November! 🦸

A huge thank you to everyone driving change for our rivers this month. 🙌

Here are some of the highlights 👇

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November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“I’m shocked. I feel like I’ve been lied to!”

Shoppers are speaking up about Red Tractor's greenwashing - but supermarkets aren’t listening.

✉️ We’ve sent 9,000 letters. 🚫They’ve sent zero replies

🔊💥 We need YOUR voice to turn up the volume.

👉 bit.ly/42G6YQV
November 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🆘 PETITION CALL: SAVE THE RIVER CHERWELL

@friendsofthethames.bsky.social have launched a petition calling on the government to take urgent action to contain & remove this hazardous waste before irreparable damage is done.

✍️ Sign the petition & demand action TODAY:
www.change.org/p/action-aga...
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
🚨BREAKING: all but four of England’s designated river bathing sites have received a 'poor' rating in latest government data.

Enough is ENOUGH. The upcoming Water Bill must make polluters pay. Public health, the environment, and our economy are at stake. 🔽
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2138...
Britons face 'significant' health risks from bathing in 'polluted' waters
Famous beaches, including Bognor Regis, Scarborough's South Bay and Littlehaven Beach in South Shields, were all rated 'poor'
www.express.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
An absolute joy to join @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social for the launch of 'Is a River Alive?'

He shared the story of his signing pen — filled with water from 108 waterways, including 102 collected during our March for Clean Water.

A powerful reminder of why rivers matter & why they need all of us. 💙
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🤯3.5 MILLION tonnes of #toxicsludge are being dumped on UK farmland

This isn’t recycling. It’s pollution, and water companies are cashing in again.

They created this toxic sludge. Now they must pay to clean up their mess. 👇

✍️Sign the petition, TODAY act.gp/4nHfsAc
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Is your pet’s flea treatment harming your local river?

Shocking new research shows that many popular flea products are contaminating rivers across the UK.

It’s time for the industry to clean up its act, &you can help make it happen.. 🧵

riveractionuk.com/news/flea-tr...
November 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
🚫 For years, wet wipes have clogged sewers, fuelled fatbergs & choked our rivers.

Removing plastic wipes from shelves is progress — but a partial ban won’t fix the problem.

Plastic or not, wet wipes don’t belong in our waterways.

🗑️Bin the wipes; protect our rivers!

#RescueBritainsRivers
November 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
And what a film it was. 💙 🎬

A huge thanks to everyone who joined us at the sold-out premiere of Jo in the Water yesterday! ✨

Jo Bateman - you are an inspiration. 🙌

👉 bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#EndSewagePollution
Film inspired by Devon woman suing water firm premieres
The film about a sea swimming campaigner aims to encourage action on sewage, its director says.
bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🚨 SHOCKING 🚨

A HUGE illegal waste dump has appeared between the A34 and River Cherwell, linked to organised crime.

Every rainfall risks toxins washing into the river.

We’re calling on the Environment Agency & Cherwell Council to act NOW.

Our rivers cannot wait. 👇👇
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Are supermarkets listening? 👀

We exposed Red Tractor's greenwashing & urged supermarkets to demand REAL environmental standards on their products.

6,000+ shoppers have spoken. Still no response.

📢 Add your voice - tell them to #UpYourStandards!

upyourstandards.riveractionuk.com?utm_source=E...
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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💧🎉We did it, THANK YOU!

Our Making #SpaceForWater petition reached the 10,000 signatures required to ensure that the Government has to respond to the calls of our river corridor campaign.

Learn more: makingspaceforwater.com

👏W/ @beavertrust.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.org.uk & Woodland Trust
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
What if every town took guardianship of its river?

That’s the idea behind Sister Rivers - a movement turning frustration into action.

👉 Check out our latest blog to read how it’s working - and how your town can join in: kit.riveractionuk.com/the-uks-firs...

#communityaction #rescuebritainsrivers
The UK’s First Sister Rivers Partnership - River Action: River Rescue Kit
By Councillor Michael Chapman Pincher   Stand on Pershore Bridge [...]
kit.riveractionuk.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM