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Town
Hall
Romsey’s
Water Heritage, Romsey and District Society.
The Romsey and District
Society’s Natural Romsey committee will be illustrating the
Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Barge Canal, one of
Romsey’s most precious and historic natural assets.
Lower Test
Valley Archaeological Society.
Romsey’s local historians (LTVAS Group) have an exhibition
of old photographs illustrating the use to which water has
been put in former times. They will also be showing the
Water Map composed by local artist Gordon Woods with
contributions from local Romsey townsfolk during the 2006
Water Festival.
Memorial Park.
Environment Agency.
Come and learn more about the Agency that is responsible for
protecting our rivers, wetlands and coasts, as well as
protecting our homes from flooding. Help prepare a map of
important features of Romsey’s environment, learn about the
flood risks in Romsey, and the plight of the eel. Learn to
fly fish with instructors from the Salmon and Trout
Association. For more information on their work visit their
website:
www.environmentagency.net/regions/southern
Hampshire and Isle of
Wight Wildlife Trust.
Come and see how
your local wildlife charity acts to protect
wildlife and wild places in Hampshire. Learn about the
plight of the water vole, the secret life of the otter and
why crayfish are under threat. Find out what the Trust and
its members are doing to protect our wetland wildlife - and
how you can help. See their displays and talk to their
experts. Children can enjoy fun activities such as dragonfly
making and join their WATCH club for junior members. For
more information visit
www.hwt.org.uk or phone 01489 774443
Photographic Exhibition.
Come and see photographs on a watery theme taken by members
of The Viewfinders of Romsey Camera Club.
Tap
into Health with Southern Water.
Take the Taste Test! Southern Water invite you to test ‘your
local tap water’ versus ‘bottled water’. Which do you
prefer? Become more aware of the health benefits of your tap
water: available on tap, no sugar, no fats, no
carbohydrates, no calories, no caffeine, no colourings, no
artificial flavourings and essential for your day to day
health! They will also have available save-a-flush bags,
drip gauges, water bottles and bubble blowers, and there
will be staff on hand to ask any questions. Visit
their
web site
www.southernwater.co.uk for more information.
Living
Rivers Project.
Take the River Avon challenge, do you know where your water
comes from? The Living River project aims to increase
awareness and appreciation of the River Avon and its
tributaries with a focus on how the special wildlife of the
river has developed alongside the history of the area. The
project is working with local communities in the Avon
catchment. See
www.livingriver.org.uk for more info or contact the
project team on 01722 334856.
Winchester
City Mill. Learn
about this historic working watermill in the heart of
Winchester. See how flour was milled in past times, and how
you can get involved in hand milling of flour. Learn too
about the Otter Watch programme which films the otters
living in the river by the mill. More details on their
website:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-winchestercitymill.htm.
Hampshire
Mills Group. Come
and visit their stand and learn more about the Group that is
responsible for the preservation and restoration of
windmills and watermills. Learn about windmills, watermills
and milling, and locations where you can see demonstrations
of milling techniques at active mills throughout Hampshire
including Longbridge, Winchester City Mill, Eling and
Burseldon. For further information visit their website at
www.hampshiremills.org or contact Mick Edgeworth on
02380 732967
Chartered Institute of
Plumbing and Heating Engineering.
Come to the CIPHE stand and meet the President of the
Institute! Learn about the Institute, how to deal with a
plumbing emergency and track down your local plumber! Get
handy tips for saving money whilst protecting the
environment by saving water in the home. For more
information visit their website:
www.iphe.org.uk
Hampshire Bat Group.
Come and learn
about bats and their habitats, especially around and about
our rivers. Colour in a bat drawing and make a finger bat!
For further information visit their website
www.bats.hampshire.org.uk or contact us on
their helpline 02380 617551
Hampshire and IoW Friends
of the Earth Network.
Climate change, global warming, pollution, soil erosion,
acid rain.....Raise your awareness of environmental issues
and learn what you can do to help address some of the major
issues of our time. Enter their competition on global
warming and win a prize!! For more information on Friends of
the Earth see their website –
www.foe.co.uk
River
Anton Project.
Come and see how the Test Valley Borough Council and the
Environment Agency have worked with local businesses to
reclaim sections of the River Anton through Andover to make
it better habitat for wildlife and a more pleasing
environment for the people of Andover. More details on the
TVBC website:
www.testvalley.gov.uk
Waterwise.
Visit their stand and get the facts about water availability
and use in the UK – did you know that we have less water per
person than most of our European neighbours and yet use more
per person per day, and that 5% of our greenhouse gas
emissions come from treating and pumping water to our homes
and then heating it? Learn about ways to reduce their water
wastage by a third. For more information on easy ways to
save water visit
www.waterwise.org.uk and the Big Green Smile website
www.biggreensmile.com for an extensive range of green,
ethical, recycled and eco-friendly gifts and gadgets to help
you help our environment.
Peterton
Ltd. Visit
Peterton’s stand to learn more about water saving devices
for the house, including the Variflush which enables the
quantity of water used for each flush to be varied. Useful
for those with metered supplies.
Time Travelling by Water,
Wessex Archaeology.
Water holds the key to many secrets about our past and
development – evidence from shipwrecks, the rivers that have
been barriers, borders and highways, the bridges, fords and
the watermills and canals that we see around us today can
shed light on the past. Visit the Time Travelling by Water
stand to learn about the exciting world of coastal and
marine archaeology. Become an underwater archaeologist and
explore, excavate and record some real submerged finds using
diving and archaeological equipment. Talk to their marine
and coastal archaeologists and view a display about the work
that they do and the different methods they use to find out
about our past! Visit Time Travelling by Water at
http://blogs.wessexarch.co.uk/ttbw and their main
coastal and marine website at
http://splash.wessexarch.co.uk/
Steamboat Billy.
Come, see and, if you
like, buy working models of steamboats. Perfect working
replicas from a bygone era.
WaterAid.
Safe water is something most of us take for granted, but
over a billion people still do not have access to it.
WaterAid’s vision is of a world where everyone has access to
safe water and sanitation. Want to learn more about
WaterAid’s work and how you can get involved? Stop by the
WaterAid stand to receive information, adopt a duck for the
Great British Duck Race and refresh yourself with a glass of
Hampshire tap water! Visit
their
website for more information:
www.wateraid.org
World Development
Movement. STOP RIVER WARS!
There are 263 river systems
which cross international borders. Climate change,
population growth and industrialisation are making conflict
over access inevitable. WDM is campaigning to persuade our
Government to support the U.N. Convention for arbitration.
Support their campaign by visiting their stand and
signing a card. For more information visit their
website -
www.wdm.org.uk
RSPB.
Come and visit the RSPB’s stall for free children’s
activities and to find out more about Europe’s largest
nature conservation charity! Rivers, lakes, ponds and
estuaries are great places to see wildlife - not just birds,
but fish, insects, plants, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals
such as the otter and the water vole. However, the picture
for wetlands and wetland wildlife is worrying, with
population numbers falling, rivers drying out and high
levels of nutrients threatening the diversity of insect and
plant life. The RSPB is taking action, through a variety of
measures to reduce water usage and waste – hopefully with
your support we can make a difference. Visit their website -
www.rspb.org.uk to learn how you can help to
protect birds and our environment.
National Trust.
Come and learn more about
the National Trust and its water-related and other
activities in Hampshire and the South. Children can make
and take away a willow fish on a rod!! For more information
see their website:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
The Environment Centre.
Come and visit them for free and impartial advice on saving
energy, and get free low energy light bulbs and Powerdowns
if you fill in a pledge to save energy in your home! For
more information on energy saving measures visit their
website:
www.environmentcentre.com
The
Romsey Fairtrade Coalition was formed in April 2002 to
work towards achieving Fairtrade Town status for Romsey,
which was achieved in March 2005. The Coalition has the
support of the Romsey Town Council and Romsey Chamber of
Commerce and works to promote the use and awareness of
Fairtrade products in and around Romsey. For more
information on their
work, or details of where you can buy Fairtrade products
locally, please phone Arthur Roberts on 01794 516593 or
email
arthrob@uwclub.net.
Ecover.
Ecover make ecological
products that deliver a sparkling clean. Visit their stand
to find out more about their range, pick up a free sample
and for your chance to win some cool prizes, including a
luxurious visit for 2 to The Titanic Spa, the UK’s first
eco-spa. Visit their web site (www.ecover.com)
for more information on living a greener lifestyle.
Kinetico
is part of the Axel Johnson
group, and is a world leader in water treatment systems. On
display will be Kinetico’s range of domestic water softeners
and drinking water systems. They will be pleased to hear
from anyone who is concerned about the damage hard water
could be doing to their home and to find out just how much
NOT having a softener could be costing you. Visit their web
site for further information:
www.kinetico.co.uk |
