Call to businesses to fund ‘ready to go’ climate resilient river restorations
Media Release: October 15th Dozens of waterway sites ripe for rewilding, say London Rivers Week organisers A map of 145 ‘ready-to-go’ river restorations will be…
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Thames21 participates in RECOUP’s 2021 plastics recycling and resources conference
Recycling charity RECOUP recently organised its 2021 conference around the theme ‘plastics resources and recycling’. Our CEO Debbie Leach was invited to participate in this…
Time to fix our broken water sector report: Thames21 responds
Last week, the Angling Trust and Salmon & Trout Conservation released a new report called ‘Time to Fix The Broken Water Sector’. In this report,…
Photography competition puts focus on upcoming London Rivers Week
A photography competition, called #PictureBlueLondon, has been launched in celebration of London Rivers Week, which runs from October 23-31 – visit our full events list….
Thames21 celebrates Breakthrough Challenge win
Thames21 has been announced as one of the beneficiaries of Ofwat’s first Water Breakthrough Challenge – a challenge that contributes to Ofwat’s goal of creating…
Thames21 teams up with Harrow Council and Barnet Council to combat Silk Stream flood risk
Thames21 has linked up with north-west London councils Harrow and Barnet on a six-year project to reduce flood risk on the Silk Stream catchment and…
Volunteers pick 27,000 wet wipes out of the Thames at Battersea
Date of release: September 24 Environmental charity Thames21 has found 27,400 wet wipes on just one site of the river Thames this week. Just under…
Sewage pollution makes popular Oxford bathing site unsafe after rainfall, study finds
Sewage pollution is raising bacteria levels in Oxford’s popular swimming spots to unsafe levels after rainfall, new research has found. Research by the Oxford Rivers…
Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre (WHEEC) update
“After recent discussions between Thames21 and Brent Council, the Council has agreed to support the continued operation of the Welsh Harp Environmental Education Centre until…
Canvey Island residents invited to shape flood risk management
Date of release: September 6 Are you a Canvey Island resident frustrated by regular flooding incidents? Would you like to help map out the problems…