If you’re passionate about protecting your local river and want to get involved in your community, please check out our community volunteering sessions here: https://t.co/ztKFc6fOEA
As Volunteers’ Week draws to a close, we’re celebrating the incredible people who give their time to make a positive difference to our local rivers.🧵⬇️
Plastic manufacturers must continue to innovate and reduce waste across their operations. Policymakers need to create systems that enable long-term, sustainable change. And consumers can make a real impact through informed, mindful choices.⬇️
Join a free community performance along the Hogsmill River with FRAUD. All are welcome.
📅 Friday 12 June🕔 5–7pm
📍 Stanley Picker Gallery, SW London
Come together to celebrate the river through performance and participation. 💻https://t.co/kGBgYzsbrv
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Healthy rivers are powerful allies in the 'Global Call for Climate Action.'
💙This #WorldEnvironmentDay, join us in transforming London and the Thames Basin into a healthier, more climate-resilient region with rivers that everyone can enjoy.
https://t.co/iFrulhk9aF
#thames21
Over the centuries the River Wandle has attracted entrepreneurs, authors, anglers and artists. This post lists five famous people connected to the Wandle.
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Floods are becoming more frequent, more intense and are impacting more lives.
Resilience is no longer optional. It must shape how we plan, invest, and respond to protect lives and support economies.
The signal is clear: https://t.co/pF78hkRMBk
#NowForClimate #WorldEnvironmentDay
Hedgehogs, puffins and common frogs are among the British Wildlife species shortlisted for new UK banknotes.
We’re helping protect these species through wildlife health research and projects – from London HogWatch to investigating threats facing wild birds and amphibians.
The more visible wildlife is in our daily lives, the more likely we are to value and protect it 💚 https://t.co/HzvEX6ObPK
“Water companies must be held accountable when performance falls short. Cleaner, healthier rivers will only come through sustained investment, practical action and long-term commitment from companies, regulators, government and environmental organisations.”
Recent figures published in @thetimes have shown that Thames Water caused almost a third of the water sector’s most harmful pollution incidents in 2025. 🧵⬇️
"Healthy rivers matter for nature, for people and for the resilience of communities across London and the Thames Basin. That is why Thames21 works with local communities and partner organisations to restore rivers and support long-term solutions to the pressures facing our rivers
Calling all West London citizen scientists! Want to make a real, measurable impact on the health of the Thames? 🌊🔍
🗓️Join us on the 8th June at Broomhouse Dock to help us investigate plastic pollution on the foreshore.
🔗Register here: https://t.co/A3385oZ4RW
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💧Help the River Cray thrive by coming along to our volunteer wade session this Friday, 5th June.
🌸We’ll be removing Himalayan Balsam, a fast-growing invasive species that erodes riverbanks and outcompetes native plants.
🔗 https://t.co/GOZYoGxMmE
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As Volunteers’ Week begins, we want to celebrate and express our heartfelt thanks to all our volunteers for the incredible work they do. We truly couldn’t thank them enough.🧵⬇️
Thames21 is proud to support volunteer-led action for rivers across London through our EMPOWER Rivers Community Grant. We’re delighted to highlight the outstanding Brook Way Community Biodiversity Project in north-west London.⬇️