Saturday 29 November 2025 | 11.30 am – 4.30 pm
Trinity Rooms, Field Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2HZ

Across the UK, momentum is growing for recognising rivers as living entities. The Sacred Severn campaign is exploring legal avenues designed to protect both the Severn and its majestic bore.

You are warmly invited to join this gathering to ask: Can a Rights of Rivers approach work for the Severn?

• Keynote Speech
  Do Rivers Have Rights? Mónica Feria-Tinta, author of A Barrister for the Earth

• Breakout Discussions & Plenary Reports
  Small-group sessions exploring how Rights of Nature frameworks could be applied locally. Sharing insights from groups back to the main circle.

• Lunch - Bring and share meal — nourishment for body and mind.

• Panel Discussion: Can This Legal Approach Work for the Severn?

• Open discussion and music to close the day.

On World Rivers Day, Sunday 28th September, the community is gathering to celebrate the beauty, history, and vitality of the River Severn – and you’re warmly invited to join!

The celebration will take place at Arlingham Victory Hall from 12 noon to 5 pm, with a wonderful programme of activities for all ages. Visitors can enjoy:

• An inspiring art exhibition and poetry readings

• Morris dancing and live creativity

• Children’s crafts

• Water blessings and reflections

• Refreshments to share together

The highlight of the day will be at 2 pm, when we will process to the River Severn for a ceremonial blessing of the waters – a chance to connect with the river and honour its life-giving flow.

This is a free community event, open to everyone. Bring your friends, family, and neighbours and join us as we celebrate the River Severn on this special day.