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River Litter Detectives – Broomhouse Dock

Book your place here Come along and join Thames21 as a river citizen scientist on the River Thames. We will collect the litter we find…

River Litter Detectives – Broomhouse Dock

Book your place here Come along and join Thames21 as a river citizen scientist on the River Thames. We will collect the litter we find…

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…

Published 24th September 202124th September 2021 Published in Latest news, Media Releases, Thames River Watch
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Thames21 activities to resume under strict guidelines: update 16 March

Thames21 are pleased to announce that we will resume riverside volunteering activity from March 29th with a group size limit of 15. In line with…

Published 16th March 202116th March 2021 Published in Latest news

Why wood is good for rivers

Carolina Pinto is our Brent Rivers and Communities Officer, working with the community in north west London to help bring the river back to life….

Published 2nd November 20204th October 2021 Published in Blog, Thames 21

Investing in London’s rivers will boost post-COVID recovery, report shows

LONDON RIVERS WEEK 2020 Saturday 24 October – Sunday 1 November New report shows rewilding promotes social inclusion as well as boosting flagship wildlife species London,…

Published 26th October 202026th October 2020 Published in Latest news, Media Releases, Thames 21

Thames21 activities to continue under safe guidelines: Update 16 October

Further COVID-19 restrictions will come into force in London this Saturday 17 October. These still allow organised activity for groups larger than six and up…

Published 16th October 202016th October 2020 Published in Latest news, Thames 21

New project to open up access to the Thames

Thames21 has received funding from City Bridge Trust to deliver an exciting new project, Thames Connections, which aims to make it easier for communities in low-income neighbourhoods…

Published 17th August 202017th August 2020 Published in Latest news

Hollywood star Zac Efron joins forces with Thames21 to highlight London’s plastic waste crisis

American actor and singer Zac Efron highlights the huge issue of London’s plastic waste problem as part of a new series on Netflix airing in…

Published 8th July 20206th February 2023 Published in Latest news

Coronavirus Plastic Pollution: what we can do about it

By Jo Pike – Communications Volunteer at Thames21 Jo Pike is our newest Thames21 volunteer, supporting the ever-busy comms department. She works part-time in a…

Published 30th June 202015th July 2020 Published in Blog

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    Water quality data collected by volunteers used to fix sewage pollution
    In 2024, volunteers from the River Ching Action Group discovered a massive spike in the concentration of ammonia during their regular water quality testing. They passed the data on to the Environment Agency and Thames Water, and...
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