About Thames21

Thames21 is an environmental charity working with communities to bring London's waterways to life. Thames21 mobilise thousands of volunteers every year to clean up waterside grot-spots, remove graffiti and create new habitats for wildlife. Innovative community inclusion and education projects like Adopt-A-River/Canal and Canalkeeper Volunteers inspire long-term change and run alongside frequent river clean ups which are open to all and organised by Thames21 with training and equipment provided.

Thames21 aim to transform neglected and littered waterways into areas that everyone can use and enjoy by encouraging all Londoner's to treat their waterways with care and respect.

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Our history

1994 - ThamesClean launched. A successful pilot project which aimed to reduce the amount of litter in the Thames and its tributaries. ThamesClean delivered hundreds of waterside clean ups with community organistions and volunteers, as well as research into marine litter, campaigning and education. Developed in partnership with the Tidy Britain Group (now ENCAMS), the Environment Agency, the Port of London Authority, Thames Water, the Association of London Government, the London Waste Regulation Authority and charitable trusts.

1998 - Thames21 launched by the Environment Minister Michael Meacher MP. As well as continuing to tackle the hundreds of tonnes of litter in London's waterways, Thames21 is working to secure long term change by working with communities to promote respect for their local waterways. The involvement of thousands of Londoners is recognised as key to delivering real change.

2004 - Thames21 becomes a registered environmental charity launched by the Rt Hon Alun Michael MP, Minister of State for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality.

2005 - Thames21 launch new projects including Riverkeeper Volunteers on the River Cray and increasing small-scale wildlife habitats on London's rivers and canals.

Thames21's partners are British Waterways, ENCAMS, Environment Agency, Port of London Authority and Thames Water.

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Click here to download Thames21's Annual Report / Financial Statement 2005 / 2006 (pdf 232kb - you can download Adobe Acrobat for free by visiting www.adobe.com)

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