Obituary of Francis Carnwath: First Chairman of Thames21
“From time to time you can see there are things that can be made to happen” Francis Carnwath CBE Francis Carnwath CBE applied skills, insight and…
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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…
Precious Thames saltmarsh bearing brunt of capital’s plastic tide, latest pollution data finds
Thames21 calls for tougher action on five key plastic items to tackle two-thirds of entire Thames plastic pollution An analysis of citizen science surveys conducted…
Heritage Emergency Fund grant to help us reconnect Londoners with rivers
Thames21 has received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to help it to continue its work throughout and after London’s lockdown. The Heritage Emergency…
Thames21 receives vital COVID-19 funding from the Garfield Weston Foundation
Thames21 has received a grant for core funding from the Garfield Weston Foundation to enable it to continue its work during and after the COVID-19…
Lockdown River Resources
We know how much you love your rivers, and how much you’re missing them during lockdown. We’ve been regularly sharing inspiring river-related resources on Facebook, Twitter…
Coronavirus update: Thames21 statement
Thames21 statement 26 March 2020 The safety, health and wellbeing of the public, our volunteers and our staff are of paramount importance to…
More than 27 000 single-use plastic bottles removed from the Thames in past 12 months
Environmental groups call for action following Thames21’s Big Bottle Count Date of release: 28 October 2019 London’s largest mass census of river plastic, the annual…
23 thousand wet wipes discovered on stretch of Thames river bank
Other plastic waste found included menstrual products and microplastic glitter A record 23,000 wet wipes were counted and removed from one stretch of the Thames…
Single-use items to blame for majority of Thames pollution
More than 60% of litter would disappear from the Thames Basin if we moved away from single-use. That’s the claim from Thames21 and the Marine…