Londoners urged to take back their rivers during London Rivers Week 2018
‘Massively increased opportunities’ for Londoners to explore and protect their rivers through collecting key data and joining clean up events Saturday 23 JUNE – Sunday…
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Thames21 welcomes Deposit Return System as it ‘will significantly help rivers’
Thames21 is delighted that Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for the Environment, has announced today that the Government plans to implement a deposit return…
Friends turn out in force for Chris Stafford Memorial Day
Chris Stafford Memorial Day A bench plaque was unveiled and tree planted in memory of Chris Stafford, river volunteer extraordinaire and the mainstay of much…
Thames21 hits out at fish being dumped in Thames by Brexiteers
Thames21 today criticises the Fishing for Leave Protest – during which dead haddock were thrown into the Thames – because the stunt damages the river’s…
Thames21 mourns inventor and advisory council member Trevor Baylis
Thames21 is very sad to hear the news of the death of Trevor Baylis, CBE on 5 March 2018. He was a founder member of…
Sign up to be Litter Heroes with Thames21’s events for Great British Spring Clean
Thames21 and our volunteer groups are giving you the chance to get involved with the Great British Spring Clean, which runs from March 2-4 –…
Faulty drains threaten Thames water quality
Date of Release: Wednesday 6 December 2017 Londoners urged to check plumbing as signs of contamination found in almost one-third of outfalls across capital Raw…
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…
Pollution and grumpy golfers: Adventures of the 2017 Ravensbourne Outfall Safari
Outfall Safaris, carried out by volunteers, are a scheme to identify pollution in rivers caused when property drains are misconnected or cross connected. Here, Lawrence…
Defra gives Thames21 Natural Flood Management projects £200,000 boost
Thames21 and partners have received £200,000 for four new Natural Flood Management projects in North London, from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural…