Bedfordshire Great Ouse Valley Environmental Trust (BedsGOVET) tagged articles

Monthly column: New volunteers hit the river

On a beautiful spring day, new volunteers enjoyed a morning of getting to know each other and their mentors during a BedsGOVET training day, held at Harrold Country Park for easy access...

Bedford Ian writes…

8 May 2026: River ooze, Brilliant Bedfordians, Swing vote, and Rubbish parking. Bedford Ian has been looking at recent goings on across Bedford Borough and tells us what he thinks of it all…

Monthly column: How clean is your river? New Data Portal keeps you informed

We have created a new, easy-to-use BedsGOVET Data Portal on our website to help you find out how safe it is to use the river. We test the river every month to assess water quality at...

Monthly column: Outfall Safari – Hidden pollution sources on the River Great Ouse in Bedfordshire

We are going on a Safari, but not as you know it. Our aim is to work with the Bedfordshire community to spot pipes and outfalls that lead to runoff pollution into our local River Great Ouse...

Bedford Independent environment partner warns against eating fish from River Great Ouse

The Bedford Independent’s environment partner has warned people not to eat fish from the River Great Ouse in Bedford after tests revealed high levels of E. coli and other pollutants...

Monthly column: New water bill unveiled

As more voices are raised and evidence flows regarding the shocking state of our rivers nationally, a new White Water plan, ‘A New Vision for Water’, was unveiled on 20 January, heralding a full overhaul...

BedsGOVET welcomes tougher Environment Agency action on water pollution

BedsGOVET has welcomed a major increase in Environment Agency enforcement teams in the Anglian region, as new figures show thousands of inspections and action...

Monthly column: A year to remember and a New Year to plan

We are forever grateful to all our volunteers and supporters who have worked hard to make BedsGOVET a force of reckoning. In 2025, we were able to monitor the River Great Ouse monthly at 18...

Monthly column: BedsGOVET pays thanks to our supporters with a Q&A with Wells &Co

As the year comes to a close, it is a good time to thank all our key sponsors and supporters over the years. BedsGOVET relies completely on charity funding to be able to acquire the high-tech...

Master strokes for Don’t Lose the Ouse campaign with university partnership

We are happy to report that we have had a major win-win situation arise with the University of Birmingham. Following the need to remove some monitoring equipment that was surplus to...

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