We HAVE a charter for the River Char

Please read it and sign it! To find out more about what a charter means and how it might work please see below.
​Read:
​Rights of Rivers: A practical guide for local communities and local  authorities to recognise  your local river's rights.
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Thank you to everyone who came to the 'Rivers of Hope' workshops on 15th and 16th July - organised by Tracy Bell-Reeves and led by Josh Levene.
 
Our overall aim was to mobilise communities and key stakeholders to begin developing a Rights of Nature approach for their river.

Participants came from organisations like Dorchester Town Council, Devon County Council, Somerset Rivers Authority, the Brit Valley Project and Dorset Wildlife Trust. The rivers they spoke for included:
  • The Asker
  • The Axe
  • The Bride
  • The Brit
  • The Char
  • The Frome
  • The Lim
  • The Otter
  • The Piddle
  • The Sid
  • The Simene

We learnt about the idea of Rights for Rivers and explored how to take it forward. We plan further meetings with these local rivers and also discussions with Dorset Councillors about how to ensure that our Charter has maximum impact at Dorset Council.

If you'd like to be involved in any way, please contact Andrew Carey: [email protected]

See the workshop flyer 

Our charter 

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Charter designed by Eva Goolden
Our Charter sets out our vision for the River Char. Anyone can sign it to support the river and our bold aim to establish in law the rights of the river to be unpolluted and protected in law.

​We want as many people (residents, visitors and friends of the river) as possible to sign it. You can sign digitally on this page.

We also have a Declaration of Rights for the River Char (also beautifully designed by Eva Goolden) based on the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Rivers and a draft covenant for the River Char.
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Here's a framework to explain how they fit together.

    I hereby sign the River Char Charter

  • We ask for your name and postcode so we can verify that you are a real person. It gives our Charter credibility.
  • We will never release your details to any third party. 
  • If you add your email , we will send you news about the river. You can remove your name from the list at any time.

Information about other river charters and the 'rights of nature' movement