Severn Trent Water come to Tideswell
Nisha Aslam, STW, talks to local residents TDEG Whole Group Meeting – Severn Trent Water’s plans for Tideswell Wastewater Treatment Works 18 February 2026, at Fountain Square Church TDEG welcomed three officers from Severn Trent Water – Nisha Aslam (Stakeholder Engagement Manager), Hannah Hallet (Community Flood Team), and Leanne Town (Education Officer) to this open […]
DRAFT TDEG Committee Notes – 3 February 2026
INVITED All Committee members: Neill (Treasurer), Lynn (Communications Officer), Jules , Helen , Fiona (Secretary), Jill Others invited: Sue , Philip , Jane , Laurie , Allen PRESENT Neill (Treasurer), Lynn (Communications Officer), Jules, Fiona (Secretary), Allen 1. Committee membership Lynn was appointed to chair the meeting. The Secretary clarified that the current members of […]
Our Hedgehog Sightings Map is now Live!
– Have you seen a hedgehog this year? Or have you seen any signs of hedgehogs? In 2025, more than thirty of us have seen hedgehogs locally. Our new hedgehog sightings map is now live. You can view it here. You can also find out about the signs to look out for and send your […]
Tideswell Dale Butterflies in 2025
Common Blue (photo by Rob Acker) A group of committed TDEG members have taken surveys of butterflies down Tideswell Dale every year for the 26 weeks of the season since 2021. We now have a much larger team of ten pairs of surveyors, including our youngest surveyors so far (brilliant work from Alfie and Ellis). […]
Celebrating International Repair Day 2025
Your local Repair Café is firmly on the national and international maps! As a member of Repair Café International and a supporter of the Restart Project, we are able to add our voice to bigger campaigns nationally and internationally. The Right to Reuse and Repair declaration was recently signed by our Derbyshire Dales MP, John […]
How do we futureproof Tideswell?
TDEG whole group meeting (open to all). Tuesday 21 October 2025, 7.30pm – 9.00pm. Fountain Square Church, Tideswell. Phil Korbel’s presentation slides can been seen here. TDEG is very grateful to Phil Korbel, cofounder and director at the Carbon Literacy Project, for his dynamic talk ‘How do we futureproof Tideswell?‘. Phil gave us a whistle-stop tour […]
TDEG Committee Notes – 1 October 2025
COMMITEE MEMBERS PRESENT: Jules (Meeting Chair), Lynn (Communications Officer), Fiona (Secretary) OTHERS PRESENT: Laurie, Philip, Allen 1. Chair for the meeting The committee elected Jules to chair the meeting. It was noted that Jill had stepped down as project leader for the Rivers & Brooks project, but would still like to attend future committee meetings […]
Water Quality Action? Is it Enough?
Since we first learnt about the serious pollution of Tideswell Brook by sewage overflows and by pharmaceutical pollution in the summer 2024, we have discovered a lot more about this complex issue. The present government appears to be trying to take action. The water companies have been told they ‘must do better’. This page provides […]
Swift Action
– from Kathleen Rigg – How many Swift nests would you estimate there to be in Tideswell? Do you ever wonder where they nest and why they only visit the UK for around three months of the year – also where are they for the other nine months? Can you spot the difference between Swifts, […]
Sharing Information
TDEG’s Rivers & Brooks Group is working to learn more about the issues which affect our local water quality. Our members are researching the problems of wastewater management, and exploring solutions based on studies across the UK and around the world. We also want to keep up to date with actions proposed by our local […]
