21/04/2026
It was all hands on deck for the ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐บ Community Clean and Green Day last Saturday! ๐ฟ
Organised by Future Foundry in collaboration with White Cliffs Countryside Partnership and Samphire, the day saw our town come together to care for the River Dour. We spent the day working beside and in the water, cleaning the river and planting up the banks with species specially chosen to thrive in this rare chalk stream environment.
The day was a true celebration of collaboration: โจ Future Foundry coordinated the event, bringing a team of young greening enthusiasts from their youth art club, The Forge โจ White Cliffs Countryside Partnership led the river clean, bringing their expert conservation knowledge and deep understanding of the Dour. โจ Samphire volunteers joined us from the refugee community, helping to plant up the riverbeds with enthusiasm and care. โจ Laura Lee our garden designer, brought her specialist experience in chalk stream planting to guide the work. โจ And Doverโs future creative leaders, the team from The Forge! Future Foundryโs youth art club couldnโt wait to get their waders on and jump into the river, bringing their energy and passion to the cause.
Huge thanks to Bradley (The Forge) for snapping these brilliant photos of the day. ๐ธ
It was social, it was joyful, and it was all about making Dover a better place together.
