Malling Community Centre

11am – 4pm, Sat 23rd March, FREE drop in

Pop in anytime for exciting talks, debates, activities, and stalls. There’s something for everyone. Take part in our river community mapping, contribute your ideas to the Ouse Rights of River Charter, help make a Beaver Dam and sign up to be a citizen scientist. Our talks programme is Ousing:

11.00am River Run & Rescue
Western Road Primary School
Pupils will present reports about river species that accompany their artwork, performing a selection of poems from last year’s whole-school River Run poetry anthology and also performing the Ouse Song by James Cory Wright.  They will also be exhibiting their Rescue our Rivers art installation and selling  greetings cards featuring this art to raise funds for the school.

11.40am Rights for the River Ouse
Love Our Ouse
An energetic talk and workshop session on the potential to give the Ouse back its rights. Have your say on what the Ouse Charter should contain!

1.10pm A Public Jetty for Lewes?
Love our Ouse
There used to be a couple of public places to easily access the river, the steps by the Riverside are still there. Not one public launch site exists in Lewes. There is enthusiasm for safe and practical access to the river. This discussion explores the practical options for a return to river recreation in our town.

2.40pm Beavers on the Ouse – a matter of time?
Wilderlife
Beavers are back! Ecologist and self-confessed fanatic Dylan Walker explains what makes beavers special, where they are now, and what we need to do to bring them back to the Ouse Valley.

3.20pm Fishes of the Ouse
Clean Ouse Project
Lifelong Angler Stewart Allum talks us through the Ouse fish with fantastic visual photos they’ve taken including details of the threats they face.