The demise of the Kennet makes me sad The Dead Kennedys was an old punk band back in the punk era of the late Seventies when the River Kennet was one of the finest rivers in the country. People travelled from all over the world to fish its hallowed waters and go home with a good catch, record-breaking fish and a few fishy stories. When you looked over any bridge into the River Kennet, you could not see the river bottom for shoals of fish, beautiful lush weeds and reeds. All you see now is built up piles of silt, carrier bags, traffic cones and shopping trolleys. Now it is the dead Kennet! Afte…