We are now entering a new phase of volunteering, after twelve months of the Covid-lockdown, which has meant that a lot of environmental activities have been curtailed or have only gone ahead with small numbers of dedicated workers and volunteers
First clean-up after lockdown
Calder Future took part in a ‘socially-distanced’ clean-up of the lower River Calder on a weekday in July, in participation with other organisations. During lockdown there had been a spate of flytipping incidents within Calderdale, which included a site at
Let’s get rid of the balsam
Our usual programme to get volunteers hand-pulling the invasive Himalayan balsam in the Calder Valley has received a hit this year with the COVID-19 lockdown – it has not been possible to organise work parties, and we were originally hoping
The summer 2019 clean-up season in full swing
Calder Future volunteers have been out and about, controlling the invasive Himalayan balsam at various locations, such as in the old mill goit at Tipside, Todmorden – see the calendar for TRIG’s next event there – and we have also
Balsam clearing as part of The Source Project
Calder Future is part of ‘The Source’ partnership which acts to increase flood resilience in the Upper Calder Valley. In the latest update from ‘The Source’ Project there is an article about the work of Calder Future in clearing the
Summer Action on the River Calder
During the summer months Calder Future, in association with Trevor Bannister and his Calder Valley Clean-up Team – https://www.facebook.com/groups/Caldervalleycleanup/ have been active surveying the watercourses and running volunteer tasks to clear invasive species and debris on the River Calder. By the end
Partnership action at Sowerby Bridge
We had a corporate day in September with staff from the Leeds office of the Environment Agency working with Calder Future and the Calder Valley Clean-up Team in Sowerby Bridge. This is where the River Calder meets the River Ryburn,