Notice of public meeting
The Environment Agency will be holding a public meeting on
Thursday 13th November at 7pm at The Memorial Hall, The Borough, Downton, to discuss
what we have learnt from the tragic death of 18-year-old Jonathan Morton.
Operation Delivery Manager from the South West Region, Robbie Williams
will discuss water safety at the site of Jonathan’s death, in the Hampshire
Avon river at Downton, earlier this year.
The Environment Agency will explain what has been done to try and prevent
another tragedy, and will give an update on the ‘Be Safe Around Water’
campaign, which was created in Jonathan’s memory.
This is an opportunity for local people to discuss water safety and any issue
surrounding Jonathan’s death with the Environment Agency.
Sadly, around 50 children under the age of 16 die as a result of drowning
every year in Britain.
The meeting is part of an ongoing campaign by the Environment Agency and
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) to hit home the
following message:
Keep yourself safe, when you are in, on or beside water.
Chairman's welcome: