Pitshanger Park Life
It was a chilly day in Ealing, but that did not deter the 9 volunteers and 4 Thames21 crew who all turned up eager to…
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Capture the essence of London’s rivers
Thames21 2013 annual photography competition opens for entries, in association with the National Maritime Museum Judged by leading landscape photographer Charlie Waite Winners displayed…
Where does pollution come from?
East London’s rivers are some of the most polluted in Britain, running with high levels of e-coli sewage bacteria, waste water from people’s homes and…
Volunteers get Ed McKeever Fever
Last Friday, Big Waterways Clean Up 2012 volunteers took to the water in a canoe clean-up of the Lea Navigation at Bow Lock. The volunteers…
Green drainage must accompany Thames Tunnel
Opponents of Thames Supersewer urged to embrace both solutions after US presentation A US wastewater expert has urged London to embrace the Thames Tunnel as…
River Lea water quality results – October
The table below shows the water quality test results for October 2012. The samples are tested at a lab in the University College London (Department…
A volunteer’s journey
When I first joined the Thames21 as an intern on the Big Waterways Clean Up 2012 campaign, I was unaware of the variety and magnitude…
A Cleaner Thames after the Challenge
The River Thames is now lighter by 8 tonnes of litter following the immense effort of volunteers over the weekend. Despite wet and misty conditions,…
“Getting London Fishing” – action group formed
Angling Action Group formed in the capital A London Angling Action Group has been formed to encourage Londoners to get fishing again and to take…
Thames21 success at the Bexley Environmental Challenge Awards.
Thames21’s River Cray and River Shuttle projects again stood out at the Bexley Environmental Challenge Awards. The projects were submitted as one entry, and were…