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A protest in the river at Frankwell slipway, Shrewsbury, against water pollution.
Shropshire Star
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18/05/2024
A protest in the river at Frankwell slipway, Shrewsbury, against water pollution.
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00:00
So basically people just don't want to get sick when they go in the water.
00:05
They want to be able to enjoy the water.
00:07
They want to come out on their canoe, their kayak, go for a swim, a paddle board.
00:13
So yeah, the main reason is they want to be able to access the water without getting ill.
00:17
And have you heard of many cases of people actually getting ill from going in the water?
00:26
Yeah, myself. I've been very ill before after a surf trip on the coast.
00:33
Yeah, I was very ill.
00:35
So, yeah, I mean, obviously people getting sick and not being able to use this beautiful asset.
00:44
It's a free asset.
00:47
Exactly. We've got the quarry, which is a lovely green space, but we need to protect our blue spaces as well.
00:54
There's loads of studies to show that spending just a couple of minutes on the water or near the water relaxes you.
01:03
So, yeah, that's why it's so important.
01:05
And what's the support been like for this campaign locally?
01:10
It's been absolutely amazing.
01:12
So for the application to get designated bathing water status, we had to do organised swims.
01:21
And on those days, you know, it would be so much better if it was a sunny day.
01:25
But on those days it's actually raining and we still had over 100 people coming over to swim as part of our application.
01:31
And that's what got us through. And we've got the designation now.
01:35
So, yeah, massive shout out to all the volunteers.
01:38
Absolutely. And so when you want to come down here and use the river, whether you're doing your paddle boarding or you're with other groups,
01:49
what goes into it? Are there checks you have to make to make sure it's going to be safe?
01:54
Yeah, so it's always sensible if you are by a river, any body of water, the sea, just to do a dynamic risk assessment on the day,
02:03
just to see what the conditions are like, the flow.
02:05
You can check websites as well to see what the flows are like.
02:09
And now because we've got designated bathing water status, you can go on the environment agency's website to check what the water quality is.
02:16
So to see if there's any sewage overflows that happened overnight.
02:22
So, yeah, I've checked it this morning and we haven't had any. So we're safe to go in.
02:29
It seems to be something that's really captured the imagination and the hearts of people locally, this issue and nationally.
02:37
Not just for people using it for this type of sport, for fishing and all sorts.
02:44
There's been a massive, massive campaign to sort the water quality out and against water being dumped in the river.
02:53
What are your feelings about it all?
02:56
Obviously as someone who loves getting out on the water, you're desperate for it to be.
03:07
Yeah, well, I'm a conservationist. That's what I studied.
03:11
So I'm passionate about the environment anyway, but I love being in the outdoors.
03:17
So I want to be able to access it at all times. It's free with the cost of living process.
03:21
It's a free thing that you can do. So that's why it's really important.
03:27
And it's not just sewage overflows. There is other types of pollution from agriculture.
03:32
What people put down their sinks and their toilets, that has a massive impact as well.
03:37
So everybody can do something to change it.
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