Sustainability at the British Rowing Club Championships: What can you do in Nottingham (and at home!) to protect our blue spaces?
What ideas could you bring home to your club to keep your stretch clean?
Environmental Sustainability is incredibly important for the future of our sport. Each year at our Championships we take more and more steps to minimise our impact on the planet – from waste disposal to reusing branding and bringing on new partners to help us amplify our vision for clean blue spaces across the country.
What sustainability measures are in place at the Championships?
Water refill points are available around the site – make sure to bring your own reusable water bottle!
Delphis Eco, one of our partners, are giving away bottles of their multi-surface cleaner suitable for washing boats and hand sanitiser. Be sure to pick yours up at registration!
North Wales Wildlife Trust are offering free boat cleaning on Saturday and Sunday to prevent the spread of non-native species (which are actually stopping rowing in some spots in the country!)
The Rivers Trust and local Trent Rivers are doing nature reserve walks and have a short survey on flooding – with a prize draw for entrants!
There are specific food and recycling bins this year to ensure we dispose of waste properly.
Who of our partners can you talk to whilst you’re in Nottingham?
- We can’t save our blues spaces alone! British Rowing has partnered with a number of organisations to help spread the word about sustainability.
- Delphis Eco are offering rowers a 15% discount for the month of July with code DELPHISERCC15.
- The Rivers Trust and local Trent Rivers Trust will be in our event village – talk to them about key issues in your local area and how you can help! They are focussing on flood prevention and how natural solutions can work to protect our clubs and rivers.
- River Action have been instrumental in enabling some of our clubs test for phosphates and nitrates (as well as e.coli) whilst raising awareness of the issue with Government.
- Earthwatch is an international environmental charity who help us by testing water around the country to keep us informed on what we’re rowing on. Talk to them about testing your stretch!
- Nottingham (Lady Bay) Plastic Free Community will help with some litter picks and show how it’s possible to live plastic free. isit them at the weekend to find out how.
- Severn Trent Water – have an educational bus on Saturday and Sunday – you can learn about how the water system really works.
- Waterwatch are giving water testing tutorials on Sunday, supported by River Action
How to keep sustainability going at home!
Check, Clean, Dry
Make sure that you clean your boats before putting them back on your water to prevent the spread of non-native species. Want to spread the word at your club? Email us if you’d like identification cards, A3 posters or A3 metal signs for your club at [email protected].
Prevent Chemical Pollution – the biggest polluter of our rivers
Don’t forget to prevent chemical pollution going into our waters – use products like those from Delphis Eco.
Spread the word!
Have you learned anything that you could bring to your club? Even one conversation can spark a shift in attitude that contributes towards safeguarding our waterways and our planet.
Plastic free July
Not only can you make sure that you take all your rubbish home with you from the Championships – take a look around your club and see if you’re disposing of waste in the best way! Gather some ideas here
