Waterloo Gallery was one of three venues which hosted the first River Clun Festival. It was initiated and organised by Bob and Susie Cunning, along with an amazing group of volunteers. The Festival was to highlight the River Clun as many species that live in and around the river have declined in recent decades due to pollution and sediment build-up. However, there are otters, salmon, white-clawed crayfish, bullhead, grayling and brook lamprey in the river. The lower reaches are a Special Area of Conservation, an important habitat for the freshwater pearl mussel, but pollution and sediment build up is undermining the mussel's life cycle, resulting in a dramatic decline in recent decades.
Artists, including sculptors, stone carvers and painters exhibited in Waterloo Gallery and we were thrilled that more than 300 people visited the venue to discover more about the River Clun.
