September 2026 River Summit, Equinox River Blessing, Dialogues with the Severn, World Rivers Day River Frome Blessing Hello everyone! Here is some river news with upcoming events which you’re invited to. I don’t know about you but for myself the heatwaves and droughts this summer are emphasising the need for collective stewardship of our rivers! And I love how this work attracts river-loving people with such a wide variety of skills. This coming weekend sees the River Summit in...

On St John’s Day, 24th June 2026, a long wished-for dream was fulfilled when a group of us went to the birthplace of the ‘three sisters’ : the rivers Rheidol, Severn and Wye. At 752 m (2,647 ft) elevation, Plynlimon, the highest point in the Cambrian mountains, is a sacred mountain giving rise to the UK’s longest river. The waters bubble up through the peat on the moorland plateau and flow off in a few directions to form the Rheidol who flows out west to Aberystwith; the Wye who meanders...

How Ceremony Powers the Rights of Nature Movement and Demonstrates Democracy in Action. 85 people of all ages and walks of life attended an Imbolc River Blessing in Stroud on Sunday 1 st February 2026 for a ceremony which took them on a journey into animacy and a shift from human-centric to eco-centric awareness. A range of participants including activists, councillors, ecologists, environment workers, artists, musicians, story-tellers, lecturers, engineers, children, babies, octogenarians,...