05 Dec 2023
A sponsored run along the 17.5 miles of the River Ver has raised £1,000 for the organisation dedicated to making the chalk stream a better place for wildlife and people to enjoy.
St Albans resident and runner Richard Witter and his friends presented the money to the Ver Valley Society this week.
John Pritchard, chair of the Ver Valley Society, said: “We are delighted to receive Richard’s generous donation and intend to use it to improve our water quality monitoring in St Albans and beyond. It’ll provide our volunteers with better kit, regular consumables and pay for analysis of the road run-off that enters the river.
“We are determined to seek solutions, as there’s no doubt that the road run-off plays a big part in the less that perfect quality of water that enters the Ver, especially when it rains.”
