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*Eels by Andrew Kerr of the Thames Rivers Trust
*The Cotswold Rivers’ Trust with Ellie Pryor
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The last OPEN PUBLIC MEETING took place at 11am, Monday, 8th June 2026 in the Winstone Room, Corinium Museum, Park Street, Cirencester
For: Papers, Notes of Meeting and Presentations:
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Notes of Meeting
Cirencester Town Council – Gemma Stevens
Monitoring Reports – Andy Sworn
Citizen Monitoring & Proposed Citizen Science Automated Network for Cirencester- Neil Edwards
City Bank Nature Reserve River Restoration – Huw Jones
Deteriorating Water Quality, a reflection – Chris Pogson
Overview of Water Conditions – Mike Jones
(Latest) MONITORING REPORTS 2026 – (Click on month)
January 2026
February 2026
March 2026
April 2026
May 2026
June 2026
July 2026
August 2026
September 2026
FOR A COMPLETE RECORD OF ALL YEARS GO TO: Click Here
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NOTIFICATIONS SECTION
INFORMATION FROM ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS
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THE STATE OF OUR RIVERS – Report from The Cotswolds Rivers Trust – Click here
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Government advice for Riparian Owners of local watercourses – Click here
THE BIG LUNCH – Sunday 28th June 2026
CLICK HERE FOR A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE DAY: https://youtu.be/KzK3QSo_Dwk?si=D8uos9jc2HgQ0KWc
FLOODING – An essential guide compiled by Friends of Gumstool Brook
– Click HERE and see below (Use scroll bar on right to navigate to second page)
THAMES WATER LATEST RESERVOIR RESERVES 2026 – Click here
FLOOD WARDENS – Just what do they do?
Nick Bridges reports
– click here
AND CLICK HERE FOR THE RESULTS OF THE GREAT WATER BLITZ
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THAMES WATER Abstraction of Water from the Baunton Pumping Station.
Details – N.B. Reductions were first introduced in 2005 and abstraction ceases when flows drop below 32 Ml/d at the Baunton gauging station. A Drought Permit was sought in September 2022 after the long hot summer … but was not required. Click here for information: DROUGHT PERMIT application September 2022
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