Last century, when George Orwell visited Sheffield, he had this to say about it ...

Even Wigan is beautiful compared with Sheffield. Sheffield, I suppose, could justly claim to be called the ugliest town in the Old World: its inhabitants, who want it to be pre-eminent in everything, very likely do make that claim for it. It has a population of half a million and it contains fewer decent buildings than the average East Anglian village of five hundred. And the stench! If at rare moments you stop smelling sulphur it is because you have begun smelling gas. Even the shallow river that runs through the town is-usually bright yellow with some chemical or other.

Well George, Sheffield, and its river, has changed considerably!

Part of that is due to the work of the Don Catchment Rivers Trust - https://dcrt.org.uk

Now GG Sheff are helping DCRT by inspecting the 8 fish passes on the Don between Steel Bank and Meadowhall each month to ensure they are flowing freely.

This is a great task and a really interesting way to learn about our city, the history of the river Don and the wildlife it supports.

Kudos to Celine for forging the link between GG Sheff and DCRT, and for setting up this mission on a monthly basis 👏