Do join us for our 2026 AGM and help celebrate our 25th Anniversary. This will be followed by our Guest Speaker, Alison Matthews, Chalk Stream Programme Manager, The Rivers Trust on ‘Finding a way to protect and restore our Chalk Streams‘
David Attenborough Building (Seminar Room), New Museums Site, Downing Street. CB2 3QZ
- AGM 7pm
- Celebration with cake at 7.30pm, to celebrate Cam Valley Forum’s 25th Anniversary
- Annual Lecture ~8.00 pm
Annual Lecture: Finding a way to protect and restore our Chalk Streams
Alison Matthews, Chalk Stream Programme Manager at The Rivers Trust will outline the current national policy and legal framework for chalk stream protection and recovery, and share some thoughts about the various government strategies and the challenges.
She will also share some inspiring stories about positive case studies on our chalk streams
About Alison Matthews
Chalk streams have run through Alison’s 30 year career in the environmental sector and so she was delighted to be appointed to manage implementation of the Chalk Stream Restoration Strategy in April 2024. Working for many years in Hampshire as a water resources specialist, Alison understands the pressures facing chalk stream salmon in the iconic Test and Itchen rivers. Working across organisations, she hopes to bring people together to unite them in delivering the ambition of the Rivers Trust to deliver wild, healthy and natural rivers valued by all.