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Leading a Waterway Cleanup

Volunteers count record 4,350 single-use plastic bottles in a day

By Ian Lamont, Communications Manager A group of Thames21 volunteers has reset the record for the number of single-use plastic bottles found in one day…

Published 1st December 201728th April 2018 Published in Latest news
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Volunteering with Thames21 has given me life-changing skills

Sam Tonge is a recent graduate of Royal Holloway, University of London with a Bachelor’s of Science in Geography. During is studies he volunteered with…

Published 18th July 201716th October 2017 Published in Blog

How Thames21 has helped me share my passion

My name is Sam Tonge and I am the Project Leader for Royal Holloway University’s ‘Thames Improvement Team’, a volunteer group that runs in partnership with Thames21….

Published 21st November 201628th February 2022 Published in Blog

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