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'River Journey: The Bristol Frome' is a podcast series flowing with conversations about the river. I’m Christina Wheeler and I’ll be following the river on its 20 mile journey from the source, near Tormarton, to the mouth where it reaches the River Avon in the centre of Bristol. I'll be meeting up with people along the way. We'll be talking about wildlife and climate change, flooding and fishes. We’ll hear stories from the past and present and find out how the river has inspired and influenced our lives, and how we have influenced the life of the river.
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This episode of River Journey begins at Seven Springs, the source of the Frome, and finishes on the outskirts of Chipping Sodbury. Christina walks with Pommy Harmar, who has created a soundscape of the river; Pauline Wilson from Sodbury Woodland and Nature, a group planting trees on land near a new aqueduct; Liz Kinsey, coordinator of the River Frome Reconnected Project ; and David Hardill from Yate Heritage Centre who talks about medieval burgage plots and ancient mil...
This stretch of river journey is from Yate to Algars Manor, near Iron Acton. Along the way, Christina meets up with people who are passionate about the river: Peter Coombes, who is committed to leaving the Frome in a better state for future generations, Peter volunteers with Storm Water Shepherds and Bristol Avon River Trust (BART); Lucy Newton finds great solace and inspiration from spending time near the river; Jody Armitage is a Fisheries Of...
On the Frome Valley walkway between Cog Mill and Moorend, Christina meets artist Holly Dunham who talks about how the river inspired her to make important changes in her life; Jean Ray, one of nine children who grew up next to the river in Frampton Cotterell; Tony Harding and Peter Bruce, local experts on the hat making industry which was centred around the Frome for over three hundred years; and Duncan Porter who is part of the very active Frome Valley Environmental Group ...
This journey begins with a detour - a visit to Stoke Brook, a tributary of the Frome. Christina meets up with Rozy Gray and volunteers from BART (Bristol Avon River Trust) to find out about BART's work throughout the Bristol Avon catchment and to see a conservation project in the Three Brooks Nature Reserve. Christina then re-joins the Frome Valley Walkway at Hambrook and walks to Snuff Mills. Along this stretch of the river she meets Carol Thorne from Frenchay Museum...
For the final part of the journey Christina canoes with Julie Doherty from Avon Wildlife Trust. As they paddle along they chat about the river as wildlife corridor and how we can all play our part in tackling the ecological crisis. In Eastville Park they come across wildlife photographer Robbie Deville photographing kingfishers. And Christina meets Melvin Woods from the Environment Agency. They talk about flood management and urban dilemmas as they walk through the streets of Bristol, w...
a drop of what's to expect over the journey
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