Broads Guardian Scheme Expression of Interest
In July 2023 BASG applied for a £1.09m grant from the HLF in an attempt to fund the planned Broads Guardian Scheme. However this wasn’t successful. SSF Grant Application
My views on Broads Environment Management
Since we ran the stakeholder meeting to engage all Broads stakeholders on the emerging risks to the Broads Environment following the Environment Agency saying they couldn’t provide the resources to manage the Broads Environment. To publicly now hear the area director state, they can’t resource either proactively or re-actively respond to incidents as government budget…
Holding the EA to Accoint
EA Fisheries Engagement The comments below reflect the outcomes from discussions with the EA management team led by Simon Hawkins, which started in Oct-22 and progressed to a workshop on the 23rd June 2023. Simon introduced the meeting he had called with us and positioned the EA as being put into a corner by government…
Wensum Ecology Working Group 22nd May 2023
Please see the attached minutes and actions from the meeting 22nd May 20223 Ecology Group Meeting Notes and Actions Wensum Working Group Presentation Wensum Ecology Group Action Plan Riverfly Update 26-June-23
BASG Campaign makes International News
Following our campaign over the Winter on Salinity incursions which obtained great traction on social media, a reporter from the US asked if she could look further into these challenges facing the Broads. Rachel Parsons published her report in the Thompson Reuters Context magazine, under the headline What’s the context? As Britain tries to achieve…
Rollesby Platforms Lease Termination
Following the AGM in January 2023 and the agreed change of direction in our objectives, we issued the following notice to Northumbrian Water, Rollesby Parish Council & Norfolk Wildlife Trust. This means BASG has no liability and access rights on Rollesby Broad from 16th June 2023. Sent: 03 April 2023 13:15 To: Cc: Subject: Rollesby…
Maintaining the Broads Freshwater Environment
Following the significant saline event which occurred in September 2022, we have reviewed the previous papers from the Dutch experts back in 2016 and produced a desktop model to present a case across Broads stakeholders. The following presentation was used at the recent national freshwater fisheries conference hosted by the IFM and EA.
Wensum Catchment Partnership Newsletter March-23
We are pleased to publish the first Wensum Catchment Partnership Newsletter, These will be published every six months featuring the both the ambition and outcomes as we build collaboration with partners in the Wensum Valley.
Wensum Ecolgly Working Group 20th Feb 2023
Please see the attached minutes and actions from the meeting 20th Feb 20232 Ecolgly Group Meeting Notes and Actions. Wensum Working Group Presentation Morphology Group Presentation Really interesting video below produced by the The Guardian, which touches on the presentation from the EA. Why rivers shouldn't look like this – It's Complicated
Anglers Rights and Access
At our relaunch event in Oct 2021, we laid out our intention to address the sustainability of the Broads Fishery and our membership supported this unanimously to place the Broads Fishery on a sustainable footing. We have seen through the whole Hoveton saga, that the statutory bodies have little interest in fishing and fisheries, so…