Charity bosses say key marine life is coming back to the River Mersey thanks to decades of cleanup work.
The Mersey Rivers Trust has been keeping rivers clean for 38 years, and is now hoping to gain funding to launch a new community engagement programme. The Trust was established after the Mersey Basin Campaign, which aimed to clean up the entire Mersey river system between 1985 to 2010.
Since 2019, the team has had over 1,500 dedicated volunteers working to protect the River Mersey and its tributaries across Greater Manchester and Cheshire and to continue their essential work, the charity has joined the 2023 Green Match Fund.
