Bid to give Norfolk's 'national treasure' more protection gains momentum |
Norwich's Green councillors are launching a fresh bid to give the River Wensum, one of the UK's rare chalk streams, more protection as part of a growing international movement.
A motion, tabled for next week's full council meeting, aims to gain support to enshrine the waterway with the right to flow, to be free from pollution and the right to native biodiversity, among others.
A woman paddleboards on the River Wensum (Image: Newsquest)
It is a second attempt to create more legal mechanisms to ensure........