🎉The #LondonRiversWeek2026 countdown is on! 🌊

🎂Celebrate our 10th anniversary from May 23-31.

🚶 Guided walks
🧹 Clean-ups
🎨 Kids' crafts & more

🚨 Tickets are going fast! Secure your spot: ow.ly/wq1K50Yy33

#thames21 #lrw2026 #communityevents

Urban Riverfly Training at Braywick Nature Centre <p>Thank you for your interest in becoming an Urban Riverfly Monitor! For more information about the Urban Riverfly scheme, which was developed by the Riverfly Partnership, please click <a href="https...

🤝It’s a great chance to gather crucial data, connect with your community, and make a positive contribution.
💧Everyone is welcome, no prior experience needed!

🔗Register and learn more here: ow.ly/inVQ50Yv9sO
#thames21 #citizenscience #maidenhead #volunteer

🗓️Join our River Litter Detectives event on 11th Feb at Broomhouse Dock, Fulham.

🚮You’ll learn about the impact of plastic pollution, take part in a litter survey, and help us collect and categorise waste on the foreshore.

🔗https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/U7eeece9UaDHAJq9kcMD

#thames21 #riverthames

🌿🌊Join us for a hands-on wetland habitat maintenance session at Northbrook Park, Lewisham, this Friday 16th Jan. All equipment will be provided and no prior experience is needed.
Come ready to get stuck in!😉
➡️https://shorturl.at/8ziRN
#thames21

Beat the winter blues and get active with Action for Silk Stream! ❄️

📍Come along for a guided walk along the Silk Stream Way tomorrow, Thursday 15th Jan, starting at 10am at Simmonds Mead Open Space in Edgware. There's no need to register.

#thames21 #actionforsilkstream

We’d like to say a huge thanks to volunteers from West London Welcome who joined our litter survey in Bishops Park last week. 💙

🚮The incredible work of the volunteers removed plastic litter and wet wipes, benefitting the environment and the community.

#thames21

📣Our final volunteer event of the year at the River Beck is tomorrow!

🗓️Join us tomorrow, 17th December, at High Broom Wood.

🌿🪵We'll be installing dead hedges, building flow deflectors, and litterpicking.

🔗https://ow.ly/7Va350XKacO

#thames21 #bromley

📣Gores Brook-ers, don’t miss our last volunteer session of the year!

🗓️Join us us this Saturday, 13th December, at Goresbrook Park for a fun and rewarding event. We'll be clearing litter and managing vegetation.

🔗https://ow.ly/MQNT50XG9ss

#thames21 #goresbrook

Urban Riverfly Training at Chalvey Community Hub <p>Thank you for your interest in becoming an Urban Riverfly Monitor! For more information about the Urban Riverfly scheme, which was developed by the Riverfly Partnership, please click <a href="https...

➡️Looking for ways to get involved in citizen science and help gather data on river health? Join our riverfly monitoring training session at Chalvey Community Hub in Slough on 23rd Nov.

🏃‍♀️Hurry to secure your place here: ow.ly/qx3B50Xtoih

#thames21 #slough

Celebrating the Ravensbourne: Shaping its future together Join us in imagining the future of Riverdale Sculpture Park, a place shaped by water, people, and time.

🗺️Part of the Lewisham community?

🗓️Join us on Saturday 15th November, for an informative session at Riverdale Sculpture Park from 11am to 1pm followed by a co-making workshop at The Blue Garage from 2pm.

➡️ ow.ly/sSQz50XqsOW

#thames21 #lewisham

Celebrating the Ravensbourne: Shaping its future together Join us in imagining the future of Riverdale Sculpture Park, a place shaped by water, people, and time.

🗺️Part of the Lewisham community?

🗓️Join us on Sunday, 15th November, for an informative session at Riverdale Sculpture Park from 11am to 1pm followed by a co-making workshop at The Blue Garage from 2pm.

➡️ ow.ly/sSQz50XqsOW

#thames21 #lewisham

📍Join us on the 17th November at Woodlands Farm, Welling, for an informative discussion on the benefits, different types of natural flood management (NFM), and the works happening in Oxleas Wood and Bostall Woods.

🔗 ow.ly/c6Mr50XmnW6

#thames21 #bexley

Halloween at Northbrook Park Wetlands <p><strong>Come</strong><strong style="color: rgba(0,0,0,var(--O42jJQ,1));"> explore, connect with nature and have fun this Halloween at Northbrook Park Wetlands!</strong></p><p><br></p><p>This free c...

🗓️🎃Are you part of the Lewisham community? Come spend this Halloween with us at Northbrook Park Wetlands on 31st Oct.

🎨🦎🔊 There’ll be plenty of activities: arts and crafts, scavenger hunt, pondside tales and more.

🔗 ow.ly/7tRI50XiUMv

#thames21 #lewisham

🌺🚮We have two upcoming events on the 28th Oct and 13th Nov at Gores Brook Park and would love your help in improving the brook. We’ll be removing invasive plant species such as Himalayan Balsam and litter picking.

🔗 Join us! ow.ly/1I2F50XgiJp

#thames21 #goresbrook #dagenham

🗓️Join us on the 29th October, for a community gathering to learn about the water quality results carried out by citizen scientists across the Ock catchment and a stretch of the Thames.

Come along! 😉

🔗 ow.ly/jemA50X7GBh

#thames21 #ock #riverhealth

📍Lewisham community, we’re back at Northbrook Park on the 19th Sep!

🌿Join us for our free, family-friendly events by the wetlands taking place on the third Friday of the month from 10am to 3pm.

🔗https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/zvD7G2m1JDB5Si9OL6lI

#thames21 #lewisham

River Dipping at TideFest <p>Please sign up here to join the River Dipping Experience at Tide Fest.</p><p><br></p><p>Places are free, but all adult participants must sign up.</p><p><br></p><p>We look forward to showing you som...

➡️Join us this Sunday, 14th Sep, for a River Dipping experience as part of the TideFest, along Strand On The Green in Chiswick.

🐠🪱The river dipping sessions will run from 12pm to 4pm, and you can turn up on the day or register here: ow.ly/tmAf50WTLtB

#thames21

More details can be found by clicking link here: thames21.org.uk/events/

#riverthames #riverwandle #thames21 #thames

We’re also having three River Litter Detectives events on the 10th, 24th and 30th of the month as part of the Totally Thames Festival which are fully booked, but you can keep an eye out for any cancellations.

➡️https://www.thames21.org.uk/events/

See you soon! 😉

#thames21 #volunteer

💻🚮Join our ‘Plasticblitz 2025 – Results & Reflections’ webinar on the 5th Sept at 1pm. We’ll go through the data collected, discuss ideas for future events and answer questions.

Come share your thoughts and learn more!

🔗 ow.ly/90nk50WMVNX

#thames21 #plasticblitz

Chestnuts Field Wetland - Understanding your local wetland <h2><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);">Chstnuts Field Wetland: Understanding your local wetland </span></h2><p><br></p><p><strong>Location</strong>: Walthamstow, Jewel Rd</p><p><strong>Date</stron...

🗓️Walthamstow community, join our free training on the 10th & 17th September at Jewel Rd, Walthamstow, to learn more about river health, sustainable drainage systems and their importance, and pollution issues.

🔗 ow.ly/2kxE50WIZ2l

#thames21 #wetlands #freetraining

Tales Of The Thames: Uncovering Stories with Arts & Citizen Science With Thames21

➡️Join Dr Claire Robertson, Thames21 Oxford Rivers Project Officer, artist Anya Gleizer, and Alex Lui from Makespace Oxford for a free citizen science and creative session on the 30th Aug at The Community Works in Oxford.

🔗Register here: ow.ly/e8zl50WI4lr

#thames21

📍Local to Lewisham?

🗓️Get involved in a hands-on volunteering session at Northbrook Park Wetlands tomorrow, August 15th! Help us maintain the local habitat by clearing overgrown vegetation, deepening ponds, and litter picking.

🔗https://book.plinth.org.uk/e/zvD7G2m1JDB5Si9OL6lI

#thames21 #lewisham

Have you already made any of these swaps, or would you be willing to give them a go? Let us know! 😉

#thames21 #actionforsilkstream #plasticfreejuly #plasticpollution

🎨💙On Saturday, 26th, join us for a family-friendly event to explore the ponds and get creative. There’ll be many activities such as pondside art, story time, nature scavenger hunt, and more.

➡️https://linktr.ee/Thames21_RavensbourneCatchment

#thames21 #lewisham #volunteer #freeevents

Screenshot of report of sewage discharge point on 19 July

Thames Water discharged untreated sewage into the Pymmes Brook for 1hr 44 mins yesterday. A disgrace to treat our natural world in this way. #PalmersGreen @friendsofpymmes.bsky.social #Thames21 #ThamesWater #WaterRegulation #sewage #CleanWaterNow

🤝This small act makes a big impact, reducing plastic waste and showing businesses that consumers want sustainable options.

Ready to make a difference? 😉

#thames21 #actionforsilkstream #plasticfree #reduceplasticwaste #reusablebags

Surrey Docks River History & Community Clean Up <p>Do you want to help keep the River Thames clean and healthy? Join us at <strong>Surrey Docks Farm </strong>by the riverside next to Trinity Wharf Stairs at <strong>Durand's Wharf, London SE16 5HA</...

🗓️🚮Join us on the 27th July at Durand’s Wharf in south-east London for a river clean-up at the Thames foreshore. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn more about local history with historian Jane Parker.

🔗 ow.ly/Hm5m50Wn7S8

#thames21 #rivercleanup #volunteer

💐If you’re feeling creative, you can also repurpose them to decorate your home as flower vases and candle holders.

💙Always remember: individual actions matter and together we can make a difference. Our consumption habits have the power to drive big changes!

#thames21 #reduceplasticwaste

🗓️Join us tomorrow, 27th June, and help us look out for the Thames while enjoying the sunshine! ☀️🤝

📍Come along for a community clean up at Newcastle Draw Dock or join our citizen science session at Bishop’s Park in Fulham. 🚮💧

ow.ly/r8wj50Wg90q

#thames21 #volunteer