Clara Todd
@claratee.bsky.social
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Water nerd and recovering techie in Cambridge UK. Ambition to be a good ancestor. www.claratodd.com
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Clara Todd
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17 days ago
Support water & nature in the River Cam Catchment effortlessly - with the @easyuk plugin, a portion of your online purchase can go to the non-profit @watersencam. We can bring our Rain Lab to more schools & communities, and put more rain in the ground.
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
about 1 month ago
Just a few spaces now for Water Night at the Technology Museum on Riverside (Pye building) on Wednesday at 6:30pm. Come join us to discuss local water and how some residents manage their use in the home & garden. Part of
#cambridgeopenecohomes
for CCF. Free.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/water-sens...
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Comment on exciting new water course creation on
#SheepsGreen
#cambridge
(north of Fen Causeway) for fish passes/general biodiversity. π
engage.cambridge.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...
2 months ago
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
2 months ago
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Tonight 6:30pm Leper Chapel: PURE CLEAN WATER. A primer on water crisis & economic pressures in Cambridge, portrait of a chalk stream and medieval engineering. Our oldest surviving intact building is a beautiful cinema for one more night
#riversoffilm
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
3 months ago
Some highlights from the
#riversoffilm
festival so far: oysters, ocean trawling devastation,
#worldriversday
poetry, chalk streams & dreams, company of filmmakers who love their rivers and life within and good audiences. Don't miss
#ourblueworld
cambridgeppf.org/riversoffilm/
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
3 months ago
Excited to start a rainwater harvesting project to support trees at
#stmatthewspiece
Community Orchard. Working with
#petersfield
residents,
@camcitco.bsky.social
, On the verge Cambridge and others at
#stmatthewsgardens
/
#yorkstreet
. Extra hands, smiles & tea most welcome!
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
4 months ago
Cambridge Rivers of Film Festival: Films & film-related events to inspire care, curiosity & action for our rivers and oceans. Main: 23 Sept - 4th Oct.
cambridgeppf.org/riversoffilm/
Tickets at no cost or at affordable prices, thanks to our event partners &
#RiverCamCAN
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
4 months ago
The draft Local Nature Recovery Strategy is open for comment until 11 Sept. The LNRS describes our most precious habitats in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough, including chalk streams & fen habitats. For benefit of future generations & our non-human kin
yourvoice.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/lnrs/consult...
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
4 months ago
Seeking volunteers ππΌ for The Cambridge Rivers of Film Festival 23rd Sept β 4th Oct. Partnering with
cambridgeppf.bsky.social
to bring an exciting programme of films, workshops & other events focused on rivers this Autumn. We seek volunteers like you!
#riversoffilmfestival
#rivercamcan
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River of Film Festival seeks volunteers - Water Sensitive Cambridge
The Cambridge Rivers of Film Festival 23rd Sept β 4th Oct We are partnering with Cambridge Past, Present & Future to bring an exciting programme of films, workshops and other events focused on rivers,...
https://www.watersencam.co.uk/river-of-film-festival-seeking-volunteers/
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
7 months ago
Glorious morning with 100 other river lovers on a flotilla of punts, paddle boards, canoes and kayaks showing love for our
#rivercam
. Message to
@anglianwater.bsky.social
: try harder to
#cleanitup
!
#camvalleyforum
@sascampaigns.bsky.social
#paddleoutprotest
#puntandpaddleout
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
8 months ago
Care about water and how it's "managed" in the UK?Last few days to respond to this consultation:
consult.defra.gov.uk/independent-...
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Independent Water Commission β Call for Evidence - Defra - Citizen Space
This site contains consultations that are run by Defra.
https://consult.defra.gov.uk/independent-water-commission/independent-commission-on-the-water-sector-regulat/
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For the love of River - don't forget to come to the excellent film Rave On the Avon on Saturday 3:30pm at the Arts Picturehouse - advance tickets available. With a Q&A at the end with the film director and local water/river campaigners.
9 months ago
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
9 months ago
Discovering Newmarket's forgotten chalk stream and the local people tracing its path in light and love
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
9 months ago
Rave On the Avon Film / Q&A with director Charlotte Sawyer and local clean water campaigners Anne Miller cam valley forum, Ruth Sapsed & chaired by James M-W @sky_larking. March 22nd 3:30pm, @CamPicturehouse. @CambridgePPF Get your ticket:
bit.ly/3DKLbOH
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
10 months ago
Wild swimming and designated bathing water regulations reform is high on the agenda. Debate yesterday in parliament,
#southcambs
MP
@pippaheylings.bsky.social
gave a brilliant speech. Watch the debate here.
parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
10 months ago
New
#slowflow
rain planters outside of 110-113 Fallowfield Cambridge. Grasses, ferns, herbs & flowers feed pollinators, while preventing 100s of litres of stormwater from overwhelming pipe & ponding at Fen Rd. Low cost
#suds
retrofit for climate resilient streets.
#pebblefund
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
10 months ago
π Charlotte Sawyer's celebration of the Bristol community, life and wild swimming in Cambridge! March 22 3:30,
#picturehousegreenscreen
, and
#riversoffilm
The panel features fimmakers & local water loving groups. Continue conversation in the cafe afterwards. π¦
www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
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Green Screen: Rave On For The Avon + Panel with director Charlotte Sawyer | Showtimes and Tickets
Fall in love with the River Avon and the people fighting to protect it, the Bristol way!Rave On For The Avon is a feature-length documentary film that follows campaigners and river lovers across a yea...
https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/002/HO00015599/green-screen-rave-on-for-the-avon-panel-with-director-charlotte-sawyer
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
10 months ago
Day 1 complete! Our friends at Phoenix delivered four gorgeous handmade planters to us in Fallowfield, ready to transform into
#slowflow
rain planters. After a day of sun, rain, mud, we'll soon be ready to plant leafy shade-loving beings here
#raingardens
#flowersnotfloods
#pebblefund
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Watch this. The story of how California got screwed over for its water by a billionaire couple who are more commonly known for philanthropy, glitzy hollywood parties and quirky advertising.
www.pistachiowars.com
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Pistachio Wars
Advance Preview Release! Stream Pistachio Wars for one week only.
https://www.pistachiowars.com/
10 months ago
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Clara Todd
11 months ago
Proud to introduce this new project by
@watersencam.bsky.social
in Cambridge. Funded by
#PebbleFund
for biodiversity, we'll be installing six of our
#SlowFlow
planters in the catchment of Fallowfield's surface water drain pipe. Not only reducing floods, bringing back nature π»
youtu.be/82bCVmH0GWI
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First SlowFlow Planter Installed in Fallowfield | Water Sensitive Cambridge
YouTube video by Water Sensitive Cambridge
https://youtu.be/82bCVmH0GWI
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
11 months ago
To help you get through
#BlueMonday
, here's a picture of some gorgeous purple wands of woodland sage being enjoyed by a carder bee in the Fallowfield Rain Gardens last year. Whatever is getting you down today, remember life persists. There will be spring.
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Last panel session of the brilliant Rewilding Futures conference right here in Cambridge. Two days of inspirational talks and workshops from global practitioners, by Citizen Zoo.
11 months ago
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The trials of England's first granted inland river bathing water site (2020) Ilkley Wharf. Last chance to achieve improvement.
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Swimming status of Ilkleyβs River Wharfe in limbo over sewage pollution
Stretch of river in West Yorkshire was first to get bathing status in 2020 but has since recorded poor water quality
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/16/swimming-status-of-ilkleys-river-wharfe-in-limbo-over-sewage-pollution?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
about 1 year ago
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We are sad - but not at all surprised - that the River Cam at Sheep's Green was classified as "Poor". 53% of new inland river Bathing Water sites for 2024, just over half also received "poor".
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Consultation on Reform of the Bathing Water Regulations 2013 - Defra - Citizen Space
This site contains consultations that are run by Defra.
https://consult.defra.gov.uk/water/bathing-water-reforms-consultation/
about 1 year ago
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Sorry electric car owners, you too. A car is a car, tyres are still tyres. The damage we do on the living world, especially our rivers, is shocking. Now, what are we going to do about it?
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about 1 year ago
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The UK government should run a public information campaign about the facts of Climate Change. Please sign and share; at 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Petition: Run a public information campaign on the climate crisis
Communicate clearly: 1) the science behind the climate crisis - how & why for the first time in the last year we've averaged 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels 2) the implications of going beyond...
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700189
about 1 year ago
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Industrial chicken farming is killing the River Wye, and it could kill the beautiful River Wissey too if Cranswick megafarm in Norfolk gets built.
youtube.com/shorts/5U5NP...
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Nando's, stop killing our rivers!
YouTube video by River Action UK
https://youtube.com/shorts/5U5NP8Zy36k?si=yHFnPsC3CSIsmNo2
about 1 year ago
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
about 1 year ago
How may we
#slowtheflow
and grow
#flowersnotfloods
? A day of
#rainlab
demonstrations and chat at Phoenix Trust Christmas event in
#milton
!
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
about 1 year ago
Panel discussion with the brilliant
@jobradley.bsky.social
of Stormwater Shepherds UK at
#sudstheatre
at
#floodex
with an impassioned plea not just for installing
#SuDS
but maintaining SuDS...long term often left out of the planning and costing of projects.
#schedule3
#susdrain
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
about 1 year ago
#suds
#sustrain
at
#floodex
. Coordinate, collaborate, consistency, keep on going! The importance and benefit of making places for water and trees as well as houses in new developments with Bill Blackledge of 2B Landscape Consultancy Ltd.
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
about 1 year ago
We need law, we need policy Holly Smith presenting some incredible work on
#surfacewaterstrategy
#climateresilience
#ciria
#sudsforschools
across London. big and holistic use of
#suds
#surfacewater
. Innovation focuses on surface water. Greater London Authority.
#suds
#sustrain
#ciria
at
#floodex
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"Nice theory - but does it work?" Yes it does πΌπ¦π Small neighbourhood projects in existing green spaces Creates more flood-resilient and nature-friendly places. Here's a little film celebrating the first 6 months of the Fallowfield Rain Gardens.
#flowersnotfloods
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about 1 year ago
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Clara Todd
about 1 year ago
The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at UEA published the following excellent report in Oct 2024. It can be found here.
awinnovationhub.co.uk/wp-content/u...
It goes a long way towards describing the challenges the Fens face in the next 50 to 75 years.
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Talks, walks, films and workshops to be with water otherwise in our water-scarce and chalky catchment...Looking back at our event with CIP and CRASSH. How may we build better relationships with water that are more meaningful & restorative?
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about 1 year ago
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
about 1 year ago
π¦ In just six months, we saved thousands of litres of road run-off from the drain. An ordinary grass verge near the River Cam in Cambridge is now a rain garden full of flowers πΌ! This supports biodiversity π while reducing river pollution & flooding.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i3M...
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Fallowfield Rain Gardens - First 6 Months Summary - 2024
YouTube video by Water Sensitive Cambridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i3MleWtjbA
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
about 1 year ago
Proud to be part of the Cam & Ely Ouse Catchment Partnership collaboratively working for better health of our local water bodies. Citizen Science and road run-off pollution were the focus of this year's conference
www.cameopartnership.org/cameo-confer...
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Clara Todd
Water Sensitive Cambridge
about 1 year ago
Greetings! A tentative flutter in this Blue Sky space. We are a small group working toward a better relationship with water, with our head, heart and hands. Come plant the rain with us!
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