Wallingford Beach gets green light to become the second designated bathing site along the Thames
Defra has announced that a stretch of the River Thames at Wallingford Beach will officially become a designated bathing water, joining a total of 27…
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Thames21 scoops prestigious UK River Prize Award
Environmental charity Thames21 has won a prestigious river award for its collaborative ‘Rewilding the Rom’ project with Barking and Dagenham Council. The exciting initiative has…
Thames21 launches two grant schemes to support river restoration and citizen science as part of its EMPOWER Rivers programme
Volunteers, community groups, charities and local authorities in Greater London are being invited to apply for environmental grants through Thames21’s EMPOWER Rivers programme. The grants,…
The importance of urban blue spaces
Blue spaces, which can be either natural or artificial bodies of water, have been neglected for a long time despite providing multiple benefits for people…
Thames21 welcomes Government’s plan to ban plastic in wet wipes
Environmental charity Thames21 has welcomed the Government’s plan to ban the sale of wet wipes containing plastic, calling it a monumental victory for the health…
The UK sewage crisis and how other countries manage their wastewater
Our rivers and freshwater ecosystems are in a dire state. Recent data published by the Environment Agency stated that 3.6 million hours of sewage spills…
The importance of citizen science for river conservation
Water quality in the UK remained high on the news agenda over the Easter break. We stressed during this period that water companies must urgently…
The importance of removing obsolete barriers from our rivers
Rivers around the world have been heavily modified for many years now, for a variety of reasons and purposes. There are over 1 million barriers…
Thames21’s ‘Rewilding the Rom’ project shortlisted for ‘UK River Prize’
Environmental charity Thames21 has been shortlisted as a finalist for a prestigious river award for its innovative ‘Rewilding the Rom’ project – a project which…
How open data can rescue rivers
You do not have to look far in the media to know that our rivers are in crisis: at the last assessment, only 15% of…