On Friday 5 June 2026, local action groups all over England used the community support they had built over the previous year of campaigning. This included Blackwater Valley Friends of the Earth BVFoE. We are asking our local MPs to sign the Good Business Matters pledge . Congratulations to Alex Brewer MP for North East Hants […]
This is the 14th month of testing the Rivers Blackwater, Hart and Whitewater and the 2nd month of entering data with the Water Rangers. BVAR now have a steering group and a draft constitution. Volunteers are learning to use more complex equipment and working out how to enter the data onto the Water Rangers site. […]
Blackwater Valley Friends of the Earth were made very welcome by Zero Carbon Guildford who helped with the hosting of the film Screening of Sauvages. Close to 40 members of the public came to the event. Ahead of the screening we were given a short talk by Andy Berriman of Make Votes Matter. Andy raised […]
This is our 13th Month of Testing the major piece of news is that we are now all entering our data onto the Water Rangers Site This is not without its teething problems but hopefully by next month data for the 21 testing sites on the Rivers Blackwater, Hart and Whitewater plus the tributary to […]
Please come to this free film screening of Sauvages to be held at Zero Carbon Guilford on the evening of the 14th May 2026. A PG film that can be interpreted at many levels. The screening is part of Friends of the Earth’s Planet over Profit campaign. The aim of the film is to raise […]
Following on from surveys taken in Farnborough Town Centre and at North Camp Methodist Church Hall we have identified Rushmoor’s 5 top priority areas in order they are: 1. Lower energy bills and warmer homes Energy costs sky-rocketed after the invasion of Ukraine as the price of gas soared and may now increase again as […]
Member and guests of BVFoE spent a pleasant few hours successfully engaging with member of the public and discussing issues they felt important to address to improve the local area. We asked them to select 4 out of the 10 choices available and then prioritise them in order of importance. It did not surprise us […]
The SECA Conference delegates in solitude with the Together Alliance marchers
Results of River Fly testing at Aldershot Park. Several mayfly larva.
picture of Crondall pond the source of the River Hart with Water