The Connecting the Culm team was delighted to be out in the community once again, joining the lively Cullompton Autumn Festival on 11 October. It was a fantastic day of conversations, creativity, and hands-on
The River Kit in East Devon flows to the east down from the Blackdown Hills into the River Axe - just as the River Culm flows to the west down from the AONB to join
We had a wonderful time at our fifth bi-annual Forum in mid-November 2022. Held at Cullompton Community Centre, we welcomed over 60 guests to enjoy an evening of talks, film, discussion and discovery. The
A major part of the Connecting the Culm project is our focus on co-designing and co-creating nature-based solutions (NBS) and the Blueprint with stakeholders and communities across the Culm catchment. Due to the COVID pandemic
As spring transitioned into summer the time came for our volunteering groups to rear into action. In the last few months, the air and waters have warmed up allowing invertebrates to spring into action and
We have been back enjoying face to face events out and about in the Culm catchment. Here is a roundup of what has been going on during the first half of this year. We
#ConnectingTheCulm Project Manager Steven Johnson spoke to BBC Radio Somerset about the project - you can listen to Steven's interview with Charlie Taylor in 3 parts here on this coming Monday, Wednesday
On 17th November 2021 the latest open Forum took place with over 50 people in attendance. The CtC team reflected back on recent work and opened up the floor for people to share their
The vision and progress being made at the National Trust’s Killerton Estate through the River Restoration Project was celebrated at an event on 3rd November and you can learn more about it by viewing
Walking along the banks of the River Culm this summer was beautiful. Tall stands of purple loosestrife, carpets of water forget-me-not and reed canary-grass swaying and rustling in the breeze. But these outings weren’t purely
