The Rivers Trust

So I think there's a key thing in here as well about we make relationships with people, not teams, not organizations, not departments.

And this has been a key feature of my work, which would probably possibly come on to with the Rivers Trust, which was a charity I've been involved in.

They fundamentally operate partnerships.

And it's really, really important that when you want to get something done, to remember that you build partnerships with people.

Okay.

And the short answer is we disengaged.

Again, with my Rivers Trust hat on, we tried very hard to work with a partner who was, again, was quite fundamental to what we were trying to do.

And we found over a period of years, and it wasn't just us, other people with whom I had relationships who related to this third party also found that, to put it bluntly, his word couldn't be trusted.

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I have to talk to a lot of different organisations.

When I'm talking to the Lake District National Park or the Rivers Trust or someone like that, I know more about the subject we're talking about.

I feel more confident having those conversations.

And then going back to the farmers, I think they have more confidence in us now that we've done something like this perhaps.