Wild swimming in icy waters of the North Sea.

Electric baths and brine treatments in Victorian Saltburn.

Learning to swim in the River Esk in the 1950s.

Guided walks beside rivers, reservoirs and along the coast.

Where does our drinking water actually come from?

How are we protecting our rivers from pollution and checking their health?

The enduring enigma of the Sledge Shoe House reservoir at Blakey Ridge.

 Balderhead Reservoir, created when flower-rich meadows were flooded.

 Water-powered mills at Scaling, Roxby, Handale, Loftus and Kilton.

The water ‘stolen’ from Esk Valley millers to service Howl Beck corn mill.

The sea as a barrier between people and places: Hannah Hobson, gaoled for rioting against the press gang in Whitby in 1793, then sentenced to transportation to Australia for a life of servitude.

Rituals to protect from danger reflecting real fears of communities vulnerable to loss of life from the furies of the sea.

Memories of fishing communities in Scarborough and Staithes.

The multi generations of one Staithes family who, over 140 years, have crewed the Staithes and Runswick lifeboats.

River health and nature recovery are key concerns of the Community Earth Project, just launched at Danby.

An inspiring visit to a wetlands nature recovery site in Great Fryup Dale.

Water, rivers and the sea inspiring poetry, art, music and creative writing.

What if we try to express our lives in terms of the features of a river? Have you followed the flow or sometimes fought against it?