Imogen Radford
@imogenradford.bsky.social
Campaigning for the Right to Swim and Right to Roam, for access to water and land and for swimming freely inland for all
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"£500m over 20 years is sod all," said @jakefiennes.bsky.social, responding to this week's announcement of govt funding for Landscape Recovery
As Jake rightly points out, this is a fraction of the overall farming budget & not what was originally promised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
As Jake rightly points out, this is a fraction of the overall farming budget & not what was originally promised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice
Conservationists say changes, coupled with underfunding, will curb take-up and leave less land protected for nature
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"£500m over 20 years is sod all," said @jakefiennes.bsky.social, responding to this week's announcement of govt funding for Landscape Recovery
As Jake rightly points out, this is a fraction of the overall farming budget & not what was originally promised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
As Jake rightly points out, this is a fraction of the overall farming budget & not what was originally promised
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The Enclosure Acts took away centuries of shared access to land, putting fences between people and nature. Securing the Right to Roam is about reclaiming the freedom to explore, enjoy, and reconnect with our countryside once again.
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
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Why do you support a Right to Roam?
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December 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The Enclosure Acts took away centuries of shared access to land, putting fences between people and nature. Securing the Right to Roam is about reclaiming the freedom to explore, enjoy, and reconnect with our countryside once again.
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
forms.gle/6q1uu2yf7ip3...
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
forms.gle/6q1uu2yf7ip3...
Have a go, back freedom to swim, and maybe win a great prize!
The OSS Christmas Cracker is here!
We've got amazing prizes-at only £5 a ticket you can help us keep going for the next 20 years - no membership fees, no paywalls, no barriers. Just water, stories and swimmers finding their people!
tinyurl.com/mrht9wpn
Thank you!
#sharetheswimlove
We've got amazing prizes-at only £5 a ticket you can help us keep going for the next 20 years - no membership fees, no paywalls, no barriers. Just water, stories and swimmers finding their people!
tinyurl.com/mrht9wpn
Thank you!
#sharetheswimlove
Outdoor Swimming Society Christmas Cracker 2025
Support 20 years of The Outdoor Swimming Society and keep wild swimming free and independent – £5 tickets, money-can’t-buy swim prizes.
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December 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Have a go, back freedom to swim, and maybe win a great prize!
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‘No one seems to care’: scholars decry plight of British Library
Historian Peter Mandler said it was “a sorry state when a major piece of public infrastructure like this is hit so badly and no one in authority even seems to notice, much less care”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Historian Peter Mandler said it was “a sorry state when a major piece of public infrastructure like this is hit so badly and no one in authority even seems to notice, much less care”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
‘No one seems to care’: scholars decry plight of British Library - Research Professional News
Humanities researchers suffer amid “agonisingly slow” recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
‘No one seems to care’: scholars decry plight of British Library
Historian Peter Mandler said it was “a sorry state when a major piece of public infrastructure like this is hit so badly and no one in authority even seems to notice, much less care”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Historian Peter Mandler said it was “a sorry state when a major piece of public infrastructure like this is hit so badly and no one in authority even seems to notice, much less care”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
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On Sunday 30th November, a small group set out to find the source of the Pigeonhouse Stream - one of the hidden headwaters of Bristol’s “forgotten river,” the Malago.
December 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
On Sunday 30th November, a small group set out to find the source of the Pigeonhouse Stream - one of the hidden headwaters of Bristol’s “forgotten river,” the Malago.
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Kernow showed up in force for river access last weekend. Twenty people gathered near Bodmin to trespass a stretch of the River Camel, while another seven walked the full 20 miles of the Camel Trail to highlight the inadequacy of the government’s proposed nine river walks.
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Kernow showed up in force for river access last weekend. Twenty people gathered near Bodmin to trespass a stretch of the River Camel, while another seven walked the full 20 miles of the Camel Trail to highlight the inadequacy of the government’s proposed nine river walks.
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The Countryside Right of Way (CRoW) Act succeeded in giving partial access across the nation.
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Countryside Right of Way (CRoW) Act succeeded in giving partial access across the nation.
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Lovely to return to Hebden Bridge, memories of access-campaigns and Walkers are Welcome events, this time to celebrate 25th anniversary of Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000. Wet walk to Mere Stones, formerly forbidden land, then conference where all pledged to press government to act for access
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Lovely to return to Hebden Bridge, memories of access-campaigns and Walkers are Welcome events, this time to celebrate 25th anniversary of Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000. Wet walk to Mere Stones, formerly forbidden land, then conference where all pledged to press government to act for access
This is our monthly right to swim protest in West Norfolk:
Bawsey Brickyard Lake, Sun 14 Dec 2025
11:00 option to swim what3words.com/water.victor...
Calling for the Right to Swim and for Access to the
Outdoors for All, so we can enjoy water safely.
#RightToSwim #FreedomAndFun
Bawsey Brickyard Lake, Sun 14 Dec 2025
11:00 option to swim what3words.com/water.victor...
Calling for the Right to Swim and for Access to the
Outdoors for All, so we can enjoy water safely.
#RightToSwim #FreedomAndFun
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This is our monthly right to swim protest in West Norfolk:
Bawsey Brickyard Lake, Sun 14 Dec 2025
11:00 option to swim what3words.com/water.victor...
Calling for the Right to Swim and for Access to the
Outdoors for All, so we can enjoy water safely.
#RightToSwim #FreedomAndFun
Bawsey Brickyard Lake, Sun 14 Dec 2025
11:00 option to swim what3words.com/water.victor...
Calling for the Right to Swim and for Access to the
Outdoors for All, so we can enjoy water safely.
#RightToSwim #FreedomAndFun
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Temperatures and leaves are falling, time for www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/how-to-be-an...
#sharetheswimlove
#sharetheswimlove
How to be an Autumn swimmer – Outdoor Swimming Society
www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Temperatures and leaves are falling, time for www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/how-to-be-an...
#sharetheswimlove
#sharetheswimlove
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The Government have today announced an Access Green Paper which will consult on how to ‘strengthen the public’s legal right to access’.
This is welcome - but further delay isn't: Labour MPs & access NGOs are united on the need for access legislation now.
@righttoroam.bsky.social comment:
This is welcome - but further delay isn't: Labour MPs & access NGOs are united on the need for access legislation now.
@righttoroam.bsky.social comment:
December 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Government have today announced an Access Green Paper which will consult on how to ‘strengthen the public’s legal right to access’.
This is welcome - but further delay isn't: Labour MPs & access NGOs are united on the need for access legislation now.
@righttoroam.bsky.social comment:
This is welcome - but further delay isn't: Labour MPs & access NGOs are united on the need for access legislation now.
@righttoroam.bsky.social comment: