The River Blog

Articles that educate, inspire and spark interest in the River Holme

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GIS volunteers wanted

Can you help Ryan, our GIS specialist?  

Author: Jeanette Dyson
Categories: Volunteers
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A year in the life of the River Holme: February 2019

Our amazing volunteers and keen amateur photographers, Sue Harrison and Owen Baker, are documenting a year in the life of the River Holme through a series of monthly videos. As the months pass by you’ll… continue reading

Author: Jeanette Dyson
Categories: Uncategorised
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Our Holme

Our Holme in Spa Wood and Snow Island Did you know that you can walk from Aspley, near Huddersfield town centre, alongside the river, meandering through wildlife rich woodlands and wetlands? Many local people don’t… continue reading

Author: Jeanette Dyson
Categories: Projects
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A year in the life of the River Holme: January 2019

Our amazing volunteers and keen amateur photographers, Sue Harrison and Owen Baker, are documenting a year in the life of the River Holme through a series of monthly videos. As the months pass by you’ll… continue reading

Author: Jeanette Dyson
Categories: Nature, Special interest
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Farewell to Kim

In December we say a fond farewell to Kim Warren, one of our valued team members. We wish Kim all the best for the future and now it’s over to Kim for the final word:… continue reading

Author: Jeanette Dyson
Categories: Uncategorised
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Young Explorers Rediscover Spa Wood

Over half term we ran an explorers day at Spa Wood and invited local families to come and enjoy the recently renovated area. 40 people attended the event and took part in the various river… continue reading

Author: Jeanette Dyson
Categories: Events, Family
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Litter Ducks

To celebrate Holmfirth Arts Festival, we teamed up with fairandfunky, a community interest company that encourages and empowers people to take little steps to change the world. They ran a series of Scraptastic workshops and… continue reading

Author: Jeanette Dyson
Categories: Events, Family
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Annual Review 2017

Our Annual Review for 2017 is now available to download by clicking on the link below.      

Author: Jeanette Dyson
Categories: Company information
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Volunteering with River Holme Connections

Volunteer, David Allsopp tells his story about why he decided to volunteered with our charity. Volunteering with River Holme Connections Being newly retired I wanted to volunteer to help improve the area where I live…. continue reading

Author: Jeanette Dyson
Categories: Volunteers
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