Brainstorming session to improve our Broads waterways

Brainstorming talks to find a way to make the water and wetlands in and around the Broads healthier will be held on Wednesday 10th July in Norwich.

The Broadland Catchment Partnership, a range of organisations, groups and individuals with an interest in the area, will be exploring opportunities to improve our water environment by working with water companies, farmers and local communities.

The Broadland Catchment, which is 15 times bigger than the Broads and includes Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, is valuable for food, drinking water, wildlife habitat, recreation, beautiful views and a sense of well being.

Neil Punchard, Partnership Officer, said: “We are looking for novel solutions to issues that affect the water environment such as sediment entering the Broads. We’d like to hear people’s concerns and ideas to improve our waterways across the Broadland catchment. There’s something we can all do and we will be producing a plan which will highlight the roles we can all play.”

People with ideas for improving the catchment should contact Neil on neil.punchard@broads-authority.gov.uk
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The Evidence Workshop will be held at the Assembly House on July 10th   9am for 9.30am till 1pm. It is by invitation only.

The Broadland Catchment partnership aims to improve the local water environment for wildlife, angling, cleaner beaches, lower water bills, reduced flood risk, more sustainable farming and adapting to climate change.

Funding partners include the Broads Authority, the Environment Agency, Natural England and Essex & Suffolk Water. These organisations are represented on the Steering Group along with Farm Conservation, the Rivers Trust, Anglian Water and the Water Management Alliance. Farmers, landowners, anglers, canoeists, boaters, drainage boards, residents and businesses, local authorities and conservation organisations are represented at workshops.