thames21

A cinema made from fridges, cleaning up the Thames, dangerous plants and a Victorian murder.

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Time once again to decrapify the Thames. Each year, Thames21 organises a voluntary cleanup of the river. Old Father Thames is among the cleanest rivers to flow through a capital city, but he’s still prone to a build up of bottles, trolleys and other unsightly …

How does that old song go? ‘When the weather is fine you know it’s the time…For messin’ about on the river’. Actually, it’s the time to sort out the mess on the river, as Thames21 announce their spring/summer programme of volunteer days. All you need …

Flash mobs. We’ve all grown sick of them by now, haven’t we? Well here’s one with a worthy purpose. Thames21 are organising a series of mass participations with the aim of cleaning up Old Father Thames. The litter clearing events take place from 20th to …

River Pool, by DICKSDAILY London’s smaller rivers are an endlessly fascinating yet little-appreciated feature of the London topography. Boris wants to bring them back. Londonist wants to track them. Thames21 wants to clean them up…and they need your help. From 30 May to 7 June, …

Photographer Mike King was down in Greenwich today, getting snaps of environmental volunteers cleaning up the Thames. The project, organised by Thames21, takes advantage of a low-tide + Thames-barrier-closed combo, allowing the volunteers to reach much deeper parts of the river bed. It’s not too …

Image: Astonmatt76 Can you get the morning off work on Thursday or Friday this week? If so, do so, and head along to the Isle of Dogs. The Thames21 charity is appealing for volunteers to help clean up the particularly trash-prone stretch of the river …