XAP

02/08/2025

Wonderful write up from OVO about Angela Mellen’s sculpture which has a new home for the summer at the outdoor theatre in St Albans.
Turbulence was first shown as part of XAPs installation in St Albans Cathedral during May.

Laura Dekker Ver Valley SocietyMix 92.6Liz Sergeant

This year the Roman Theatre are honoured to be hosting a sculpture by local artist Angela Mellen. If you’ve already visited the Roman Theatre this year you will have seen Angela’s fabulous willow sculpture ‘turbulence’, which graces the roof of the hilltop bar and cascades down the hill. Ang...

30/05/2025

Engaging, inspiring and informative - our panellists and Dr Hilary Marlow .

A lively discussion on the future of our waterways, hosted by - part of our exhibition : a River’s Call to Action with artists

19/05/2025

‘Watershed thinking’ & ‘the geography of hope’. Fabulous evening with discussing his latest book ‘Is a River Alive ?’ Hosted by

Thank you for the opportunity to hear how passion, love, rage and hope can restore our rivers and help us reconnect.

13/05/2025

Ibsen's ever apt An Enemy of the People - special performance Thurs 15th May raising funds for rare chalk stream conservation Ver Valley Society. Get your tickets on Eventrbrite!

Political intrigue, PR spin, whistle-blowing and divided opinions, all over poor water quality – the storyline couldn’t be more apt!

09/05/2025

Dean Jo had a guided tour of our installation Watershed: A River’s Call to Action this week.
It was great to share the backstory to our work together as a collective, and the story behind the installation.
We feel very privileged to be hosted by the cathedral and welcomed by the team here.

St Albans cathedral is a magnificent space in which to share the message of the need to protect our rivers, to protect all of our natural world.

08/05/2025

With Mix 92.6 – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

07/05/2025

Giving our rivers a voice. Watershed: A River’s Call to Action is an exciting installation about the vitality & vulnerability of our rivers - particularly our local chalk streams - the River Ver and the River Lea. New work by artists
.saas

01/05/2025

Opens today! Come and be inspired by the vitality and vulnerability of our beautiful rivers, especially our rare and precious chalk streams.
With a programme of events including The Watershed Debate with local MP
Details in bio


.saas

01/05/2025

We’re ready! Come and visit our installation, inspired by the vitality and vulnerability of our beautiful rivers, particularly our rare and precious chalk streams.
Events include with local mp
More details here https://www.stalbanscathedral.org/event/watershed-a-rivers-call-to-action

29/04/2025

The Podcast for a rivers call to action is on Mix 92.6.

Such a pleasure to meet Amanda Yorwerth who hosts the show and chat about our upcoming show in St Albans Cathedral 1st - 31st May 10am-4.30pm Entry free

For some people, continuous dumping of sewage in the River Ver might inspire action like setting up a petition or going on a protest march. But for artists Laura Dekker, Angela Mellen and Liz Sergeant, they have channelled their passion into a new art installation that you can see in St Albans Cathe...

26/04/2025

We met Amanda from Mix 92.6 local radio station this week while we were setting up our installation in St Albans Cathedral.
We shared the background behind : a river’s call to action. Open 1st - 31st May.

The interview aired first on Sunday at 18.00