New music inspired by the London Lea exhibition now open
In summer 2014, Ben Fenton of Thames21’s Love the Lea campaign got in touch with Lancastrian musician, artist and writer, Rob St John, with an…
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Thames21 and local London community put much needed green corridor along the River Lea
Leading waterway charity Thames21 have restored 320 metres of the River Lea in Newham by installing a ‘green corridor’ of vegetation onto the river walls…
New music release to raise awareness of the capital’s polluted rivers
Surface Tension, a new music project drawing from both art and science, seeks to creatively explore and document pollution along London’s second largest waterway, the…
A pioneering scheme set up to monitor the health of the tidal Thames will celebrate its first anniversary with a series of exciting foreshore activities.
Thames River Watch encourages members of the public to help collect information about the River – by measuring water quality, quantity and types of litter,…
Environment groups celebrate judges’ ruling to allow Thames Tideway Tunnel to proceed
Environment groups in London are this week celebrating a High Court ruling to reject four judicial reviews by opponents of the Thames Tideway Tunnel. The…
Local community group celebrates successful series of clean-up events on the Regents Canal
Team of East London volunteers removes more than 10 tonnes of rubbish from drained section of the lower Regents Canal The Lower Regents Coalition, a…
New campaign to ensure only rain enters London’s rivers
Stinking waste from toilets, washing machines and sinks is currently going straight into the capital’s waterways with devastating effects on wildlife and local public spaces…
Newly planted rainscapes will improve the quality of Enfield’s waterways
Leading London waterway charity Thames21 and the London Borough of Enfield have planted several thousand wetland plants as part of two rainscapes which will help…
Thames21 calls for re-think of current London flood risk management proposals
Despite the capital being at increasing risk of surface water flooding, positive progress towards increasing use of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) would be reversed by…
Environmental and Waterways groups welcome go ahead for Thames super sewer
Environmental charities and amenity groups representing over 5 million people who have been campaigning for a cleaner Thames in London have today welcomed the decision…