Rave on for the Avon
@RaveOn4TheAvon
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A community fighting to save their local river and bathing spot in unique, daring and distinctly Bristolian ways.
Bristol, UK
Joined April 2024
"Thames swimming race cancelled over sewage fears." It's been going since 1890 and now it's cancelled. I'm being serious. Do the boards of @Ofwat and the @EnvAgency have absolutely no self-awareness at all? It's time for change. It's time to go. https://t.co/AZrhoSyHwj
thetimes.com
The Boulter’s to Bray Swim has been held in Berkshire since the 19th century
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📽️Footage just sent in of the Thames at Putney this morning‼️🤢 The Thames has been turned into a toxic soup of sewage - courtesy of @thameswater, complete regulatory failure and shameful inaction from government. 📷©@BritishRowing
@Feargal_Sharkey @SteveBackshall @jaowallace
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The Festival of Nature 2024 programme is here! 🐸📣 Join the UK’s largest celebration of the natural world this summer, 1-9 June. 🙌🐦 70 free events to get involved in across Bristol & Bath! 🎪 #FestOfNature View the programme and grab your tickets: 🔗
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Festival of Nature is the UK's largest free celebration of the natural world, taking place every June across the West of England region.
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Our water industry: 💰£78bn dividends stripped out 🤑 £64bn debt burden 🤮Millions of gallons of sewage continuously pumping out 💀major threat to wildlife & human heath This is clearly a failed industry in need of major surgery https://t.co/Kt8FYuuv8F
theguardian.com
Soiled seas and huge dividends: where has the £64bn borrowed by firms since privatisation gone, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Tonight, comedian @JaydeAdams will host our filmmaker Q&A following a special preview screening of #RaveOnForTheAvon at @BristolAquarium! Experience Bristol's fight for clean rivers on the largest cinema screen in Bristol! Final tickets available now! https://t.co/Q1x8x5DSP7
tabb.cc
'Rave On For The Avon' Preview Screening at Bristol AquariumExperience the heartwarming journey of...
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📢The Avon Needs You! ✍️📃🦦 We are inviting the public to submit suggestions, requests and ideas for the Thriving Avon Charter. Email us by the end of April to have your voice included! More details in 🧵
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Every story ever: Treat people fairly, every life matters, you *can* make a difference! Politicians: yes, but not *NOW*.
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Clevedon’s Curzon cinema will be showing “Rave on for the Avon” on May 4th, a film focused on Bristol’s Avon River and the dangers of the recent increase in sewage dumping and pollution. https://t.co/Bd30PkFnsp 👇 Full story
northsomersettimes.co.uk
Clevedon’s Curzon cinema will be showing “Rave on for the Avon” on May 4th, a film focused on Bristol’s Avon River and the dangers of the…
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Rave On For The Avon”: A Bristolian Tale of Love and Resilience In a city where the Avon River winds through vibrant neighbourhoods, a community’s unwavering love for their natural bathing spot has become the …
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Hey lovely #Bristol peeps, just a shout out about the aquarium screening on Thursday https://t.co/0vArB75sqE.
@jaydeadams is hosting the evening and there will be music & drinks in the aquarium tunnels afterwards, should be a fun night! @Conham_bathing @markolver @SwimBristol
tabb.cc
'Rave On For The Avon' Preview Screening at Bristol AquariumExperience the heartwarming journey of...
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Have you got your tickets for the Aquarium screening of Rave on for the Avon this week? It’s going to be a very special evening! 🐟🪼🕺💃 Details in bio!
Hey lovely #Bristol peeps, just a shout out about the aquarium screening on Thursday https://t.co/0vArB75sqE.
@jaydeadams is hosting the evening and there will be music & drinks in the aquarium tunnels afterwards, should be a fun night! @Conham_bathing @markolver @SwimBristol
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So excited! If you're a Bristol business or org with a focus on environment and would like to support the event, drop us a message or email sponsor@tabb.cc
Less than 30% of tickets remain for #RaveOnTheAvon's preview screening at @BristolAquarium! With filmmaker Q&A hosted by comedian @JaydeAdams and an afterparty featuring DJ Ngaio & @Chiverin_, this is a guaranteed sellout! Want a ticket? Grab it now! https://t.co/Q1x8x5DSP7
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Less than 30% of tickets remain for #RaveOnTheAvon's preview screening at @BristolAquarium! With filmmaker Q&A hosted by comedian @JaydeAdams and an afterparty featuring DJ Ngaio & @Chiverin_, this is a guaranteed sellout! Want a ticket? Grab it now! https://t.co/Q1x8x5DSP7
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Don't miss your chance to experience the heartwarming journey of Bristol’s community fighting to defend its rivers on the city's largest cinema screen. #RaveOnForTheAvon is screening at @BristolAquarium on Thur, 25th April. Less than 50% of seats remain! https://t.co/Q1x8x5DSP7
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Thank you to @SomersetAppleSW for sharing our upcoming screening at @BristolAquarium! https://t.co/LM05LC8XjI
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Today we publish our report on the Dairy Industry - one of the UK's largest polluters of rivers Like the sewage scandal, under-invested infrastructure is being overwhelmed by intensification of use & more severe weather - with corporates (the supermarkets) creaming off profits at
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🚨👀 It’s time to reveal the locations for the 2024 Paddle-Out protests on the 18th of May. 🏄♀️🏊🌊📢 Find out more about the protests here: https://t.co/CX7Gne39rs & a live map of the upcoming events. 🗺️ Will you be there? ✊ #paddleout2024 #paddleoutprotest #endsewagepollution
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"Boy, 3, suffered vomiting and diarrhoea after 'sewage release' on his local beach" Fortunately he was ok. How long until something more serious happens, though? You are a disgrace @SouthWestWater. https://t.co/JmP9GFGt9h
itv.com
The mother of a three-year-old boy from Cornwall says she felt "angry, disgusted and sick" after he suffered vomiting and diarrhoea after playing on a beach. | ITV News West Country
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Be sure to give our friends over at @Conham_bathing a follow. They're doing incredibly important work here in Bristol on behalf of the River Avon 👏🌊
‼️💩 3rd most polluted river in England 💩‼️ New analysis from @guardian shows the Bristol Avon is the 3rd most polluted river in England (from sewage) & the most polluted in southern England Outraged? Us too! Follow for your call to action coming soon✊ https://t.co/NHT1z1aSX8
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@BristolAquarium We can't thank everyone enough for their incredible support of the film and ongoing campaign. Literally, X is removing tags, but we'll try to thank a few! The brilliant @BeccaBlease, @Conham_bathing, @LindseyCole, @sascampaigns, @theriverstrust, @VolunteerTavern & @EsteKitchen!
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