Be careful, if you walk across Nuns’ Bridges in Thetford after nightfall, this is where a child ghost has been seen riding a headless wooden rocking horse.
6000 chub and dace were released into the river Ivel at 3 locations. This benefited:
Letchworth Garden City Angling Association at Henlow
The Ivel Protection Association sites at Biggleswade Mill and Biggleswade Common.
Brandon and District Angling Club also received 6,000 chub and dace these fish went into their stretch of the Little Ouse downstream of Brandon Staunch.
5,000 roach and 5,000 common bream were stocked into the Cambridge Fish Preservation and Angling Society stretch of the River Cam downstream of Baits Bite Lock.
Fisheries officer, Chris Middleton, holding 2 fish during the restocking.
These specific locations were chosen as they provided the most suitable habitat for juvenile fish. Also due to on-going joint habitat enhancement projects between the angling clubs and the Environment Agency’s local fisheries team.
Published:
5:17 PM April 28, 2021
Updated:
11:07 AM April 29, 2021
Clare Higson, Sean Ready and Clare Miller-Jones from the Thetford River Group after a litter pick.
- Credit: Ella Wilkinson
A community of eco-warriors has been fishing out litter from in and around a town’s river.
Thetford Conservation Group and the Thetford River Group were out in force on Wednesday, April 28, as part of efforts to collect and record vital data on plastic waste.
Thetford Conservation Group out litter picking as part of the Preventing Plastic Pollution (PPP) project.
- Credit: Ella Wilkinson
The groups were invited to take part by The Rivers Trust, which is coordinating the Preventing Plastic Pollution (PPP) project and focusing efforts on the Great Ouse and River Thet in Norfolk.
Published:
4:56 PM February 6, 2021
Serious flooding has already affected a number of Suffolk communities in the past few weeks
- Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown
Flood alerts have been issued for northern parts of Suffolk as river levels continue to rise.
There are currently five flood alerts in place for Suffolk.
The Environment Agency has raised concerns for Little Ouse and River Thet as well as the Rivers Blyth and Walpole as well as the Chediston Bramfield and Wrentham watercourses.
A further alert also covers the River Waveney and the River Dove including Bungay.
There are also alerts for both Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket following concerns of groundwater flooding.
As a result our team followed our strict protocols which were instrumental in bringing the fire under control within an hour. At no point was anyone in any danger but we are carrying out a full investigation into the cause of the fire. In the meantime, the site has been given the all clear by the fire service to recommence operations.”
Lesley Randall, chairperson of Hockwold cum Wilton Parish Council, said: There are serious concerns for public health if the smoke continues for any length of time or directs itself towards the nearby populated areas. There are also concerns regarding the environmental impact, particularly due to the proximity of the Little Ouse river and the RSPB Lakenheath (a popular venue for daily exercise during lockdown) which has already advised people to stay away from the area because of the fire.