Join us for a one-day symposium exploring the deep connections between rivers, ecology, community wellbeing, and environmental care in the North East. Organised in collaboration with the NU Centre for Water, this event brings together local organisations working on projects  to protect and nurture our waterways and communities.

See below for programme and timings.

The event is free to attend. Please use this form to register (registration closes on Monday 10th November at 12pm).

Programme

• 10:00 Registration

• 10:15 Welcome (Claire Walsh, Centre for Water)

• 10:30 Presentations from: Tyne Rivers Trust, Environment Agency, ARUP, The Reece Foundation (The Ouseburn Way), Mike Jeffries and Dale Bolland (Ouseburn Trust).

• 12:15 Lunch and Gallery Visit

• 13:30 Presentations from: Rember Yahuarcani (Uitoto artist exhibiting in the exhibition), Michelle Allen (artist), Zoe Walker and Neil Bromwich (artists exhibiting in the exhibition), Heather Devey (Wildlife Intrigue)

• 15:00 Closing remarks: Giuliana Borea and Jaime Amezaga, networking

• 16:00 Event close

The event is part of the public programme for Listening to the Voices of the Rivers. Full details of the exhibition can be found here.

Image: Michele Allen - Mud Mapping (2022) Film still