Jones has dedicated the last six years of her life to fighting to save the River Wye in South Wales, and works tirelessly to help others take action in their local areas too, as water pollution issues have gripped communities up and down the UK recently and triggered national outrage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The River Wye is the poster child for water safety issues right now, largely due to Angela’s creative methods of raising awareness. While the Wye, alongside a number of other UK rivers, has experienced a dramatic rise in sewage and waste being pumped into its waters, which has led to the river becoming increasingly polluted and declared \u201cecologically dead.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Angela has staged a number of protests in support of the river. She was frustrated at getting no responses to her campaigning so decided to do something drastic. In 2021, Jones swam down the Wye, towing a coffin<\/a> with the words \u2018Death of the Wye\u2019 written on the side.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n A year later, she took aim at Tesco and the Happy Eggs company over the impact of chickens and intensive poultry farming on the Wye. Angela said how there are \u201c24 million chickens\u201d living next to the Wye now and their waste running off into the water is having a devastating impact on the river\u2019s health. To hammer home the point, she swam down the Wye with a giant egg box with the words \u2018Crappy Eggs\u2019 painted on the side.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Angela also helps set up and support local campaign groups, teaching people how to protect rivers and waterways in their local area. As well as guidance and advice, she provides groups with water testing kits. These tests, which only take 20 minutes to complete, measure the levels of chemicals and pollutants in the water, so people know the state of the water before getting in<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I teach people about that respect for the water first,” says Angela. Advising people about to swim to challenge their assumptions by assuming the water isn’t<\/em> safe first. “Also check it out for currents and eddys,” she adds. Finally, figure out both your entrance point and exit spot before getting in. <\/p>\n\n\n![\"Angela](\"http:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/plunge\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/03\/AngelaOnline2.jpg\")