Ripples and Reflections – watch films shown at the event

On Saturday 11 March 2023, Lewes District Council hosted ‘Ripples and Reflections’, an event which celebrated the River Ouse and other bodies of water through films and talks.

The event came hot on the heels of the motion passed at Full Council that marked the first step towards creating a Rights of River Ouse Charter with partner organisations to secure the river's health and its right to be pollution-free.

Ripples and Reflections featured several short films, which are available to watch via the links below.

• Let’s Make Waves by Patina Lewes  
• Downstream by Danny Mondo   
• River Festival film by Love Our Ouse Film to be added soon
• Introduction to the Sussex Flow Initiative 
• Alternate Spaces by Sussex Screen and Film School students  
• Ripple Effect by Sussex Screen and Film School students  

Speakers on the day included: 

• Cllr Matthew Bird, Lead Cabinet Member for Sustainability, Lewes District Council
• Natasha Padbury, Love Our Ouse 
• Rachel Paget, Ouse and Adur River Trust and Sussex Flow Initiative 

Published 14 March 2023