Riverlution celebrates the successful launch of the Humber Stewardship Partnership
On Thursday November 6 at St Mike's Youth Project in Orchard Park, Riverlution officially launched the Humber Stewardship Partnership with the support of local Councillors Rosie Nicola, Deborah Matthews and Gary Waering.
Attendees at the event heard about how Riverlution brings together private, public and third-sector organisations and investments to focus community efforts on practical river stewardship, flood resilience, and water risk management, unlocking tangible social value while training and enhancing the practical skills of the local community.
During the morning, the Riverlution team discussed the Humber’s 2026 Riverlution and how it will be shaped by:
• Tangible improvements in local people’s health and wellbeing through outdoor activity, social connection, and a sense of purpose.
• Building pathways into work, with free, practical training, accredited qualifications, and supported progression into green/blue skills jobs or further learning.
• Improving local Hull/Humber environments by restoring rivers and green spaces, boosting the mental well-being of residents, embedding community pride, and building climate resilience.
Commenting on the success of the event, Andy Gaskell, business development manager at Riverlution, said: “It was fantastic to see so many people joining us at St Mike’s Youth Project to hear about the brand new Humber Stewardship Partnership.
“Following the success of the existing Sheffield Stewardship Partnership, we can’t wait to get started in the Humber and support the community here in building skills and maintaining the local rivers.
“Through the Stewardship Partnership in Sheffield, in 2024/2025, we delivered 2,558 training hours and 4,202 volunteer hours, alongside managing 310,790 square meters of invasive species and achieving £1,219,654 of social impact.
“This was a fantastic achievement for us, and we are delighted to be able to bring all of our experience from this project to the Humber to achieve even bigger and better results!”
If you know someone who would be interested in taking part in the Humber Stewardship Partnership, or if you are a business that would like to support Riverlution’s work across the Humber, you can find out more about the partnership via the Riverlution website, or by getting in touch with Andy via email: [email protected]