Dredging is the act of removing loose sediment and other deposition from the riverbed and transporting it to another location. During large-scale events the river is unable to cope with…
Tom Laws2nd June 2020
As surveyors and contractors move in to start work, we’re still doing everything we can to save Kendal - but we can’t do it without you! We need your help…
Dan Yates12th January 2020
An open letter to Kendal in response to letters and spurious comments from supporters of the Kendal Flood Risk Management Scheme. Westmorland Gazette Letters, page 37, Thursday 9th January 2020.
Dan Yates11th January 2020
Comments from our new year press release were featured in a two page article in the Westmorland Gazette on Thursday 9th January 2020. Here is the press release in full.
Dan Yates9th January 2020
KASTLE, the young people’s environmental group, wanted to know more about Save The Heart of Kendal. Who we are, what we stand for, and why we are campaigning.
Dan Yates21st December 2019
Can natural flood management help Kendal and avoid the implementation of destructive plans for a huge dam, concrete walls, wholesale tree felling and cultural impacts to an ancient and loved…
Dan Yates8th December 2019
We are calling on the EA to deliver a more sympathetic, non-destructive solution that delivers for Kendal, its people, heritage and environment... not unsightly, concrete walls.
Dan Yates29th October 2019
Moved to tears by the proposed felling of over 500 mature trees in her home town of Kendal, Sue responded by writing a song to save our riverside trees.
Dan Yates31st August 2019
In Kendal, on the edge of the Lake District, plans were being drawn up that would tear the green heart out of town and wreak havoc on its cherished riverside…
Dan Yates20th August 2019
- • We are asking the Environmental Agency and South Lakeland District Council to Pause! Review! Rethink! the three phases of the Kendal Flood Management Scheme proposal.
- • Stop the spread of misinformation and work with local residents and businesses to inform and educate on what the proposed scheme will really mean.
- • Protect the wildlife and ecology of the River Kent and its surrounding area.
- • Initiate an urgent independent review on the Environment Agency’s treatment of locals and the proposals environmental, economical and cultural impacts.