A sweet river ritual down Battersea way
In mid-July, as part of London Rivers Week, we were lucky enough to partner up again with Dr. Michelle Yaa Asantewa – organiser of the…
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Plastic Free Mersey team engages with international wetland scientists
Last month, our Plastic Free Mersey team presented our cross-sectoral project at the 17th Society of Wetland Scientists Europe Chapter conference in Arles in southern…
BRIC Project: On the road to Rouen
In March, all the partners from the Building Resilience in Communities (BRIC) project finally managed to meet in person, gathering in Rouen, France. It was…
Thames21 carries out its first 2022 litter monitoring initiative for InNoPlastic project
On 22nd March, students from East London-based George Green’s School were invited by Thames21 to carry out Thames21’s first 2022 litter survey monitoring session on…
Volunteer spotlight on Amaechi Anolue
“With river clean-ups, we deal with collecting litter or perhaps we can call them enemies of nature.” Everyone can do their bit to ensure that…
Volunteer Spotlight on John Cole
Our trees and woodlands are rich habitats, supporting diverse wildlife, plants and humans. To celebrate National Tree Week, communications officer Liz Gyekye sat down with…
Citizen science volunteers ready to contribute to our Plastic Free Mersey project
Thames21 is proud to announce that its first wave of volunteers have successfully completed their training to be citizen scientists on the Plastic Free…
Why wood is good for rivers
Carolina Pinto is our Brent Rivers and Communities Officer, working with the community in north west London to help bring the river back to life….
When jet lag helped save a cygnet
By Helen Stoddard – Thames21 Volunteer Helen Stoddard is part of Thames21’s citizen science army – a Thames River Watch volunteer. She recounts the time…
Coronavirus Plastic Pollution: what we can do about it
By Jo Pike – Communications Volunteer at Thames21 Jo Pike is our newest Thames21 volunteer, supporting the ever-busy comms department. She works part-time in a…