News Archive 2005

Penistone & District Leader+ Upper Don Improvement Project

Work is progressing well on the Upper Don Improvement Project, with the Steering Group and Project Consultant, David Calvert; now looking to establish a Trust in order to benefit the river system as a whole. This could result in the Upper Don Steering Group and the local stretch of the Upper Don River being a catalyst for system wide improvement. On a practical note; volunteers have recently erected over 600 metres of fencing on the banks of the Don and work on more fencing, including two stiles and a stock watering point; looks likely to begin soon. Fencing of the river corridor can bring benefits to both farming and the environment by excluding farm stock, as David Calvert explains. (more)