Your next chance to get involved is coming up!
Look out for our leaflet dropping through your door in the next couple of weeks. Use the QR code to vote for the best idea
SuDS+ Innovation Forum Hosts First Meeting
SuDS+ held their first virtual Innovation Forum at the end of September. In addition to an update on community engagement in SuDS+ the forum also
SuDS+ team up with Durham County Council Stakeholders
Over the past few weeks our Engagement team met with various departments from Durham County Council to: Discussions have surfaced many useful strategies and datasets
SuDS+ At International Water National Conference
At the recent IWA Young Water Professionals Conference in Birmingham Caroline from ARUP was able to give a presentation on the SuDS+ project and the
Volunteer Connection
Staff and volunteers from the Wear Rivers Trust re-joined a wetland to the Stanley Burn last week. The inlet had become blocked with debris and
Volunteering Activities are go
Our volunteering activities have started again. Visit the get involved page for the latest news. A great chance to get involved. It will also help
Project partners meet for reflection, planning and fun
Last week the SuDS+ project partners met for two days to reflect on our progress to date, plan moving forwards and play with all the
SuDS+ shared with British Hydrological Society
Northumbria University shared the SuDS+ project during the ‘British Hydrological Society Peter Wolf Symposium’, which took place on 26th-27th June 2023 at Newcastle University. The
Stanley The Raindrop Needs Your Flooding Locations
Do you know somewhere which floods? Can you pin point it on our map? We want to know more about the areas which flood in
Thanks For Giving Us Your Locations For Improvement
Thanks to everyone who helped us map the locations residents would like to see improved. The community got right behind the idea and identified 383
Can You See Your Ideas In Our Gallery?
Take a look at our image gallery. Can you spot your idea from the May workshops? Areas for improvement mapping information to follow in the
May 2023 Engagement Overview
Thanks to everyone who attended our engagements sessions last week. The SuDS+ Team hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. We are also
May 2023 Engagement Sessions
Sign up is now available for our May workshops. See the Get Involved page for more details.
The Results Are In!
Stanley the Raindrop has added up all of the votes and the results are in! Thanks to everyone who took part in last months engagement
We need your views
In the next few weeks we need your views to shape our project. Visit our info points at local community venues to tell us which
What did we do in 2022?
What did we do in 2022? In 2022 we made a start to the project by: Holding co-creation workshops with the community to begin the
Litterpickers fill van in 90 minutes
Litterpickers fill van in 90 minutes Wear Rivers Trust volunteers and Environmental Caretakers from Stanley Town Council collected a whole van of rubbish in only
Saving the footpath
Saving the footpath Our replacement culvert at the Stanley Burn Wetland is partially complete and over the next few weeks should drain some of the
Leaky Dams Created
Leaky Dams Created Our leaky dams activities were successful and we were able to create a variety of types of dams on land owned by
You found a tent?
You found a tent? In our second community litter pick volunteers were joined by 24 pupils from Bloemfontein Primary School to work on Craghead Millennium
Bringing Home The Bacon?
Bringing Home The Bacon? On our first litter pick in East Stanley volunteers collected six bags of rubbish despite the area looking tidy. Our most
Volunteering Opportunities
Volunteering Opportunities Find out what opportunities are coming up in Stanley and sign up via the Wear Rivers Trust Website Get involved (wear-rivers-trust.org.uk)
Community Volunteering Events Launched
Community Volunteering Events Launched We’ve just launched our first 6 community events as part of the SuDS+ project. Check them out on the Wear Rivers
Check out our 1st project video
Check out our 1st project video We’ve just released our 1st engagement video where we gained valuable feedback from our community interviews!
