NEW RIVER RENEWAL CAMPAIGN
CLEANING UP THE NEW RIVER
MAKING IT SAFE FOR WILDLIFE ... MAKING THE PATH SAFE FOR ALL ... BRINGING THE RIVER BACK TO LIFE
NEW RIVER CLEAN UP DATES - 2024
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Sunday, 09 June 2024
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Sunday, 14 July 2024
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Sunday, 11 August 2024
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Sunday, 08 September 2024
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Sunday 13 October 2024
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Sunday, 10 November 2024
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Sunday, 08 December 2024
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SIR HUGH MYDDELTON'S LEGACY
Sir Hugh Myddelton is still remembered in the names of streets and buildings across the English capitl, as well as schools and a Care Home.
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Myddelton is best remembered as the driving force behind the construction of the New River, an ambitious engineering project to bring clean water from the River Lea, near Ware, in Hertfordshire to New River Head in Clerkenwell, London.
After the initial project encountered financial difficulties, Myddelton helped fund the project through to completion, obtaining the assistance of King James I. The New River was constructed between 1608 and 1613 (being officially opened on 29 September that year), and was originally some 38 miles (60 km) long. It was not initially a financial success, and cost Myddelton substantial sums, although in 1612 he was successful in securing monetary assistance from King James I. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Myddelton
Plaque erected in 1982 - Cunard Crescent, Enfield
Marble statue with a drinking fountain was erected in Islington Green in 1862 - unveiled by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, William Gladstone
Great Amwell, Near Amwell Springs,
East Hertfordshire