New pictures reveal moments from the Thames Water protest at the weekend, which saw hundreds of people gather at Port Meadow.
At least 500 protesters attended the event at 11:30 on Port Meadow to protest sewage being dumped into the River Thames by Thames Water.
The protest took place because outdoor swimmers were not told about a sewage release from Witney Sewage Treatment Works in the early hours of Christmas Day until 24 hours later. Meaning, they had already swum in the polluted water.
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The event which was hosted by the Clean Our River Thames (CORT) and #EndSewagePollution Mid-Thames groups.
Scientists, campaigners and Oxford MP Layla Moran spoke at the rally.
The MP said she was “absolutely disgusted” by the sewage releases into Oxfordshire's waterways.
Check out photographs from the protest below:
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