The Alde & Ore Association
Taking care of the
Alde & Ore Estuary
It is the only member-driven organisation in the Alde and Ore area with these objectives, working under the banner of Your Voice – Your Estuary.
The valley of the River Alde has always been an essential part of the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape (formerly Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) and the estuary is protected by national and international designations, with some of the most significant coastal marshland sites for birds and flora in Europe. It is this beguiling spot which the Alde & Ore Association is determined to protect and preserve.
The area is fragile, depending on sea and river walls for protection; a failure of these walls would catastrophically change the area for ever. The Association has long campaigned for the maintenance of the defences and was instrumental in the formation of the Alde & Ore Estuary Partnership (now the Alde & Ore Community Partnership), a ground-breaking initiative bringing together local interests and national bodies such as the Environment Agency. The Association is a voting Partner, ensuring that it is closely involved in the work to protect the Estuary.
Committee and Trustees
All our trustees are unpaid volunteers who together help to run our charity and deliver our campaigning work, communications and events. They also ensure we operate legally and comply with financial and governance obligations.
The committee of trustees and co-opted members meet regularly to discuss all matters that concern the Alde and Ore rivers.
The Association is seeking new committee members; please contact our Chairman, Alison Andrews, at info@aldeandore.org if you are interested in helping in any way.
Bernadette Gilbert
Monica Allen
Colin Chamberlain
Mark Goyder
Keith Martin
