Shabby Stour, stir, purr

....and I just heard a BBC news programe discussing a MULTI million pound redevelopement scheme for the stour, focusing on Businesses, Bars, Restaurants and other 'Merry Hill' type phenomena. 

Meanwhile these two article cover the litter pick I attended and documentaed and shared, as an Independent litter picker. Not representative of Trasition Stourbridge or Tidy Stourbridge, although, practically what they are doing seems good. I just wonder about the development and links between the big businesses and the environmental groups. Something smells fishy to me, and it's not the River stour.

--SBD (Silent But Dudley)

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"The group is teaming up with the Waterside Care initiative which is led by a partnership of Keep Britain Tidy, British Waterways, Severn Trent Water and the Environment Agency."

Eco-groups get set to clean up in Stourbridge

8:30am Tuesday 24th April 2012 in News

A STOURBRIDGE environmental group is getting set for the latest round in its mission to restore the River Stour.
Transition Stourbridge aims to restore the neglected waterway to its former glory by cleaning up litter and working to combat pollution.
The group is teaming up with the Waterside Care initiative which is led by a partnership of Keep Britain Tidy, British Waterways, Severn Trent Water and the Environment Agency for its next outing on Saturday April 28.
Volunteers will be in action between Bagley Street and The Bonded Warehouse from 10am clearing the river bed of rubbish including embedded plastic bottles and tyres using grappling hooks from the bank.

Teams from Transition Stourbridge will also be in waders cleaning litter from the river and investigating levels of invertebrate activity in the water, which can indicate levels of pollution.
Waterside Care will be providing equipment, anyone wishing to take part should register by emailing organiser Rosanne Adams via rosanneadams@yahoo.co.uk and meet at 10am on the day at Bagley Street Car Park.
Meanwhile Tidy Stourbridge has announced its summer programme Pick'n'Pints which have become a popular social event for community-minded volunteers.

The group's next meetings will be on Thursday April 26 at the The Stepping Stones, Birmingham Street, followed by Thursday May 10 at The Hadcroft, Grange Lane.
For a full list of dates visit www.tidystourbridge.org.uk
http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/local/your_community/st/stourbridge/9664867.Stourbridge_activists_get_set_for_river_bed_clean_up/


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Support grows to clean up shabby Stourbridge

8:00am Tuesday 27th March 2012 in Local

Lauren Partridge and Bridge Williams from Black Country band The Lyrebirds who played live to support the Transition Stourbridge campaign to Save Our Stour

SUPPORT is growing for campaigns dedicated to cleaning up shabby sections of Stourbridge including its landmark river.
Around 50 members of Transition Stourbridge and Tidy Stourbridge joined forces for a litter pick in the Bagley Street area and along the River Stour on March 25.
The pickers, who were fully kitted-out with safety equipment, filled around 40 bags of rubbish including grot which had been deliberately dumped.
David Colley, of Tidy Stourbridge, said: "Fly-tipping and street drinking were much in evidence in the Bagley Street car park and on the Stour as items such as asbestos, car batteries, cones, a vacuum, rubble and tyres were collected.

“The rubbish was quite hidden in overgrown bushes and it had become another out of sight, out of mind scenario."
Rosanne Adams, from Transition Stourbridge, said: “What a great event, I was amazed at the pile of rubbish waiting at Bagley Street when I returned. There really is such a lot of enthusiasm for getting something done.”
During the summer, Tidy Stourbridge will be holding regular Pick’n'Pint events, their next meeting will be at The Little Pig in High Street, Amblecote, at 7pm on Thursday April 12 to clean up School Drive and Corbett Hospital.

Meanwhile staff at Merry Hill cosmetics store Lush joined forces with music duo The Lyrebirds earlier this month for an in-store event to raise awareness and funds for Transition Stourbridge.
Lesley Rhodes, from Lush, said: "We want to help get word out, It's a great opportunity to get involved with a project that aims to transform the shabby rubbish-strewn river into a wildlife and tourist haven.”
http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/news/local/9613809.Support_grows_to_clean_up_shabby_Stourbridge/