We have been water testing in the Blackwater Valley River water catchment for over 10 months now. Some HCC funding together with generous donations has enabled us to continue with our grass root, community based, citizen science project for another year. We must also acknowledge the enormous gift of time that our volunteers give to […]
This small green space is in North Camp. There are many similar to this all over the borough. Some may be bigger others smaller. Each space is unique and deserves to be cherished.
A frosted oak leaf summing up the cold winter weekend.
BVFoE wrote to Rushmoor Borough Council asking them to extend the consultation period. This has been done and the new closing date for comments is the 16th January 2026. See here for more detail.
Blackwater Valley Friends of the Earth members strongly oppose the recent application 25/00615/REV made by Farnborough Airfield to: increase the number of weekend flights; increase the weight category and change the public safety zone maps. Each of the three proposals, if granted, will give little or no benefit to the community of Rushmoor. In fact […]
This is month 8 of water testing. More detail on the locations tested on the Rivers Blackwater, Hart, Whitewater and Cove Brook can be seen here on the Freshwater Watch Site. Scroll down and wait to see the map of locations. Cove Brook (Cove Brook is a tributary to the River Blackwater and rises in […]
Blackwater Valley Friends of the Earth (BVFoE) had the pleasure of hosting a film and discussion event at the wonderful West End Centre on the 26th November 2025. We were taking part in the Climate & Migration Community Film Festival 2025 where stories of climate, displacement, resilience, and hope were brought together. The festival was […]
The logo for Blackwater Valley action for Rivers.
This is month 5 for testing the sites of the rivers in the Blackwater Valley. To get further details of the data please visit https://www.freshwaterwatch.org/pages/bbb6188c5aa34bb5a7bbb4fd93299346 The featured image map with all the red markers does indicate that most river sites are in poor health with a few exceptions. Noteworthy observation from the water testers: This […]
On Saturday 20th people from several campaigning organisations including Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign came together to march from Portland Place to Whitehall where we occupied space just outside and within hearing of 10 Downing Street. It was a pleasure to march with other local activists including those from ‘Cut […]