Down the Drain is a 30-minute documentary presented by retired vet and passionate kayaker Rupert Kirkwood, who takes viewers on a journey of discovery up the River Tamar.

Along the way he finds out about how increasingly torrential and unpredictable rain is affecting our wildlife, the water we all need to drink and grow our crops, and the safety of our homes.

Watch the film trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfyhKwb7qdY

Just a few of the stories covered in Down the Drain, the fourth episode in the Cornwall's Climate Stories series (cornwallclimate.org), include:

• The volunteer river monitors lifting the lid on sewage pollution in Cornish rivers that haven’t been officially tested for 30 years

• A project to ‘re-wet’ Cornwall’s peatlands, which lock away one million tonnes of carbon, and could also make a big difference in preventing flooding

• Farmers changing how they manage their land to help save our topsoil, which is being lost at an alarming rate

• A small village taking the lead by drawing up plans on how to respond to a major flooding event

• The return of beavers, which could create natural flood defences in parts of Cornwall, several hundred years after they were hunted to extinction.

Launching on Earth Day, the film premiere will be followed by Q&A with the filmmakers, Chris Jones from the Beaver Trust, and Simon Browning from the Westcountry Rivers Trust.

Praise for Cornwall’s Climate Stories

“The need you have identified is indeed a real one, and your films meet it very well. Congratulations and best wishes for more.” Sir David Attenborough

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We're asking for a minimum £1 donation to join this event to make it accessible to everyone, but also cover Eventbrite fees.

If you can afford more that would be much appreciated and any additional funds raised will go towards helping us produce more films in this series.

We will also be donating 10% of the proceeds to the 'Medical Aid for Ukraine' appeal: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/medical-aid-for-ukraine

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