Interview with ‘ADrift on The Thames’ producer Karina Townsend
Earlier this year, we commissioned kayaker, adventurer and creative technologist Karina Townsend to create an underwater Thames soundscape called ‘ADrift’. Karina launched her kayak to…
Media Releases
Charity calls for urgent action on swimming spots after Oxfordshire river bathing sites get mixed water quality results for 2024
Environmental charity Thames21 is calling for clearer targets and more urgent action to clean up popular swimming sites after the Environment Agency announced that only…
New roadmap toolkit launched to help volunteers to form clean up groups
A coalition of environmental groups has unveiled a new roadmap to help volunteers to launch clean up groups to take action to tackle plastic pollution in…
Thames21’s response to news of raw sewage from new-build homes in Harrow and beyond polluting London rivers amid regulatory failures
Thames21 has issued a response to the latest news that sewage from some new-build developments in North and West London is being flushed directly into…
Thames21 gives response to Defra’s news on bathing water reforms
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation to invite the public, community and environmental groups, farmers, businesses and local…
Celebrating the improvement works at Beckenham Place Park
We recently held a series of fantastic events with our partners to celebrate improvements to the River Ravensbourne, as part of a collaborative £3 million…
Thames21 gets name-checked in House of Lords debate on Water (Special Measures) Bill
Thank you to Earl Russell who spoke really powerfully about the role citizen scientists play in helping to care for their rivers at yesterday’s (30th…
Thames21’s response to the government’s launch of an Independent Commission to review the water industry
Thames21 welcomes the news that the government has launched an independent review into the water industry. This is a step in the right direction. Our…
Call for government to speed up introduction of legislation to ban plastic in wet wipes
Environmental charity Thames21 is calling on the government to swiftly announce a date when it will introduce legislation to ban plastic in wet wipes to prevent…
Black History Month – unexplored narratives along and around the River Thames
Black History Month is an occasion to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of black people to British society. This year’s theme for Black History…