OSBrecks

Throughout 2024, we have been working to create better places for people and wildlife 🌊 From protecting properties to fighting environmental crime, #TeamEA have shown their commitment to helping us improve our environment. Follow us to see what we can achieve in 2025!

#BrecksOutdoorFestival2024! Celebrate outdoors in #Brecks Sept: Events by @OSBrecks: #Swim intros, 8 Sept. #Mildenhall river walk 11 Sept. Swim walks #Thetford & #Brandon 22 Sept. More info, booking tinyurl.com/SeptSwimWalkBr…. See link in @TheBrecksLP bio for more. @HeritageFundUK

Delighted to speak to Thetford U3A about Tales from the River, show photos of people swimming and fishing and boating in the Brecks rivers, share some of the memories we've collected, hear theirs. Project still keen to hear from people – tinyurl.com/TalesRiverStor…. @TheBrecksLP

@AncientHouseMus @buryfree @TheBrecksLP Imogen Radford Love that story. So did the young historians - chose it to include in the exhibition of river recreation history in the Brecks, imogensriverswims.co.uk/.../tales-from… (on the Boating panel, see also Fishing for more old photos of fishing). @TheBrecksLP

#OnThisDay in 1962 @buryfree had the headline "THE BOYS IN BRRR … BRECKLAND" with a report about boys from Holland Park School completing their Duke of Edinburgh Silver award at a camp site at Santon Downham. The image is a #PostcardAH from about 1965. @OSBrecks @TheBrecksLP

Seasons greetings from Bathing in the Brecks! Some Brecks landscapes – Little Ouse, Lakenheath, Rushford, Northwold – interesting places for swimming/recreation/history

So lucky living few minutes drive from a chalk stream, beautifully clear, & clearing for immersed mind & body on a still, frosty day. River Lark at Worlington, warmer than the air (5°C, air 4°). Archetypal chalky river bed & fresh inflow from springs by golf links. #MySwim🧵1/3

@AncientHouseMus @TheBrecksLP @JubileeNorfolk @BreckCouncil We collected a memory of how that bridge was sourced, prepared and installed, which is fascinating

#OnThisDay in 1948 King Charles III was born. In 1999 the then Prince Charles visited Thetford to open a new bridge over the river and unveil a statue of Maharajah Duleep Singh. @OSBrecks @TheBrecksLP @JubileeNorfolk @BreckCouncil

@numenini @greatousert @BBCLookEast @AquiferChalk @theriverstrust @annefreshwater @BuryLung @LOHProject @N_Rivers_Trust @TheBrecksLP @FascinatingFens @camvalleyforum An excellent article, really tells the story and brings the rivers to life

Honoured that @greatousert wanted to find out about my river snorkelling in the Great Ouse catchment, which began July 2020, a silver lining of the lockdown. It's led to many adventures greatouseriverstrust.org/news/beneath-t… (incl. with @BBCLookEast; photo clipped from bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng…).

Great article on Nicola Crockford's local river snorkelling, greatouseriverstrust.org/news/beneath-t…

#WalkNorfolk2023 - Launch Event Thank you to everyone who came out to join us yesterday for the launch of WalkNorfolk2023 festival. Special thank you to @Norfolk_LL for officially opening the festival this year. To book tickets to upcoming walks: pathmakers.org.uk/events

#WalkNorfolk2023 - Ticket Sales are now live! 📷 1st October - 31st October 📷 Daily guided themed walks 📷 Norfolk wide 📷More than 40 walks To find out more and to book tickets visit: pathmakers.org.uk/events/ Funded and supported by @HeritageFundUK @NorfolkCC

Top Suffolk farmer's delight as NFU poll shows 'huge' support for agriculture eadt.co.uk/news/23784911.…

Exhibition at Ancient House Museum now-9 Sept, with Made in Thetford. Don’t miss! Tales from Riverbank, lively story of river fun Thetford last 120 yrs. Curated young historians @AncientHouseMus, using stories gathered by project vols @OSBrecks. @HeritageFundM_E @TheBrecksLP

This month's litter picks will be on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th August. Meet at 10:30am at Cloverfield Community Church. Please bring your own gloves if you have some.

@MikeLiggins @JamieNiblock Thanks so much @MikeLiggins & @JamieNiblock for sharing that immersive experience in the sparkling clear River Lark at #CavenhamHeath on Monday and capturing some of the joy of river snorkelling on film bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng… #chalkstreams @OSBrecks @BuryLung @NENorfolkSufflk

@numenini Wonderful, amazingly warm, clear, and interesting. Glad you got there. Reviving swims at a historic swim spot! This was it in 1947, thanks to Lakenheath Heritage Group

Perfect antidote to day of doing river media interviews was tranquil swim in Lakenheath claypit (24.4°C) on a on a warm (27.2), still summer's eve. Poor visibility due to green algae didn't matter as felt good just to swim. Guess scum on surface was pollen? #MySwim #Suffolk 1/6

TWITTER TALK ANNOUNCEMENT Next Month’s Twitter Talk will be on Water Safety and Water Rescue, this will see some of the nations greatest water safety ambassadors come together to discuss all aspects of Water Safety, including the role of the FRS in Water Safety/Rescue.

Thanks @BBCCambs @dottymcl for chance to speak for the River Cam just now at 0711 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…. Ta too @camvalleyforum for all you do for the river. If Canterbury & Thetford, can have clear #chalkstreams in their centres, why not Cambridge? twitter.com/numenini/statu…