How can I help at home?
You can:
- Donate to support the ECP.
- Write a letter to your local MP or your water company asking them to prioritise action on river health and water quality.
- Only flush the 3-P’s down the loo.
- Be a conscious consumer.
- Store rain water in your garden.
Scroll down for resources and more information on how you can help from home
Donate to support our work
A small donation today will help look after the river for tomorrow. We can’t do it without you.
Helpful resources
How to make a rain garden
How to create a rain garden in your garden. Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
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Rain garden guide pdf
What rain gardens are and how they help reduce flooding and save water.
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How to take action
Take action to protect our rivers.
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Reduce your chemical footprint
Help protect our rivers by reducing your chemical footprint.
DownloadRemember the 3-P’s
Only flush the 3-P’s down the toilet: Pee, Poo and toilet Paper.
Don’t flush wetwipes! These can cause blockages, especially if they contain plastics and don’t break down. Remember, everything you flush down the toilet ends up in the sewage system, and quite frequently in our rivers and oceans.
Write a letter
Write to your local councillors or MP and ask them to make water quality a priority on their agenda. We all know sewage pollution in our rivers is unacceptable so let’s make ourselves heard! Together we can make a difference.
How?
- Click the button below.
- Enter your postcode.
- Select the representative you want to write to.
- Write in the text boxes using the prompts to help you.
- Submit. It’s that easy!
“Why isn’t there a standardised letter I can copy?”
Generic, copied letters almost always end up low down on the priority list and ignored. So instead there are helpful prompts and ideas to help you write your unique response to make sure you’re heard.
Be a conscious consumer
You can make a difference by considering which products you use and how to properly dispose of them. The choices you make at home can reduce pollution in our rivers. Click the button to download a PDF with some ideas on how to reduce your chemical footprint.
Rain gardens and water butts
There are various ways of storing and re-using water in your garden.
