Not Bourne Yesterday: Chalk Stream Communities of the Chilterns

Martha Glennon from the Chilterns Conservation Board, will be talking about the Chilterns Chalk Stream project – Not Bourne Yesterday: Chalk Stream Communities of the Chilterns

“Not Bourne Yesterday” is a Heritage Fund-supported initiative aimed at restoring endangered chalk streams in the Chilterns, by telling the 8,000 year-old story of Chilterns chalk streams with the everyday lives of the people – past, present and future – who live alongside them.

The project focuses on improving habitats, increasing community engagement through art and archaeology, and protecting the 8,000-year-old heritage of these, “England’s rainforests” ecosystems. It aims to reconnect communities with their local chalk streams, restoring both the rivers and landscapes they flow through. Nurturing a personal connection with these living waterways, Not Bourne Yesterday will build stronger relationships between people and their chalk streams, at a time when the rivers most need champions and people most need the wellbeing that being near water can bring.