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Thames21
@thames21.bsky.social
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💧 Environmental charity that works with communities to restore and look after rivers, water and nature across London and the Thames Basin.💧
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · Jul 14
🌦️The UK is increasingly breaking heat and rainfall records due to the climate emergency, the Met Office has warned.🌊There’s no doubt that our rivers will need to become more climate resilient to cope with these changes. 🧵⬇️
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 7h
Please read more about our Action for Silk Stream programme below: www.thames21.org.uk/2025/03/burn...
Burnt Oak Brook broken out of its concrete channel and given a new lease of life - Thames21
Work has begun on a major initiative to restore and improve the North London-based Burnt Oak Brook, which runs through Watling Park, as part of...
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 7h
Please check out our Chinbrook Meadows video here: youtu.be/SHMLUVqQvV4?...
Chinbrook Meadows Wetlands - Lewisham, southeast London
YouTube video by Thames21
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 7h
💦This #floodactionweek we would like to reflect on the flood risk community programmes we have successfully worked on in the past and the ones we are still working on.⬇️
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 7h
🦆Wetlands can help to reduce the risk of flooding downstream by slowing the flow of water into rivers, temporarily storing it in the ponds.⬇️
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 7h
🫱🏾‍🫲🏼We’ve been working together with our dedicated volunteers and partners on collaborative projects to make London a sponge city by creating wetlands and rain gardens, for example.⬇️
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 7h
🧽💧🍃 🌳🐸 Have you heard of a ‘sponge city’?🧽💧🍃 🌳🐸

🧼A sponge city is one better designed to absorb and hold rainwater, managing flood risks, sewage and road run-off pollution with green solutions instead of relying solely on drains. 🧼⬇️
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 4d
Fantastic film. Fantastic work. Please watch below.💦
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CURB CleanUptheRiverBrent @brentpollution.bsky.social · 5d
Watch our little film about the Brent, its beauty, and our battle to defend it from a host of man-made troubles. @thames21.bsky.social @friendsofthethames.bsky.social @brentriverpark.bsky.social @riveractionuk.bsky.social @thatvetsean.bsky.social
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 4d
🦆Please view more information here: www.thames21.org.uk/events/
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 4d
Today we celebrate #WorldMentalHealthDay🌎🎗️
📘Studies consistently show that exposure and proximity to blue and green spaces is linked to positive mental health and well-being.
👢We 💙 to connect communities to their local rivers and green spaces to improve them. Join us! #WMHD
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CURB CleanUptheRiverBrent @brentpollution.bsky.social · 5d
Watch our little film about the Brent, its beauty, and our battle to defend it from a host of man-made troubles. @thames21.bsky.social @friendsofthethames.bsky.social @brentriverpark.bsky.social @riveractionuk.bsky.social @thatvetsean.bsky.social
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 6d
💻Look no further! Register for one of our community volunteering events. No experience necessary! All are welcome! ☺️Please view link here: www.thames21.org.uk/events/
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 6d
🦆🌲Elsewhere, are you passionate about finding out more about your local river and want to protect it? Do you want to make a positive difference to your local community and don’t know where to start?⬇️
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 6d
🫱🏼‍🫲🏿Thames21 is an environmental charity that works with communities to restore and look after rivers, water and nature across London and the Thames Basin.🫱🏼‍🫲🏿🥾🌅⬇️
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 6d
🌊Here at Thames21, we love our blue spaces. That’s why we are pleased to be spreading the word about our mission at this year’s @blueearthsummit.bsky.social. If you’re also attending the summit, we look forward to meeting you! 🌊🌊⬇️🧵
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 6d
🗓️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
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 6d
🫱🏼‍🫲🏿Thames21 is an environmental charity that works with communities to restore and look after rivers, water and nature across London and the Thames Basin.🫱🏼‍🫲🏿🥾🌅⬇️
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 8d
🚮Glad that this article has highlighted our call on the government to swiftly announce a date when it will introduce legislation to ban plastic in wet wipes to prevent them from ending up in the River Thames and its tributaries. www.thames21.org.uk/2025/04/tham...
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 8d
Excellent to be featured in this comprehensive article by
@thegrocer.bsky.social's Dene Mullen. ⬇️🧵
www.thegrocer.co.uk/analysis-and...
Are retailers and suppliers doing enough in the war on wet wipes?
Wet wipes are the scourge of the sewer system. Is the solution clearer messaging deterring shoppers from flushing them, or a ban on wipes containing plastic?
www.thegrocer.co.uk
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 13d
Here, we want to use this opportunity to highlight the often-unexplored relationship between black people and the River Thames and update our 2024 article.
Read full story here: www.thames21.org.uk/2025/10/blac...
Black History Month – a historical trip along the River Thames - Thames21
Black History Month is an occasion to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of black people to British society. This year’s theme for Black History...
www.thames21.org.uk
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 13d
Today marks the beginning of #BlackHistoryMonth. Black History Month is an occasion to recognise and celebrate the invaluable contributions of black people to British society.

In order to understand our present times, it’s important to look to the past.🧵⬇️
Black History Month 2025
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 16d
#worldriversday #riverthames #rivers #water #waterways #enviroment #climateemergency #climatechange #wetlands #sewagepollution #plasticpollution #thameslandscape #misconnections #flooding #droughts #dragonflies
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 16d
In fact, as we celebrate our 21st anniversary this year, we invite you to join us to help protect our rivers. Please find out more by clicking the link here: www.thames21.org.uk/events/
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 16d
As an independent environmental charity, Thames21 has been a dedicated advocate for the River Thames, the lifeblood of London, for many years and has long called for action on pollution to protect our waterways.⬇️
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 16d
We've said it once before, but it bears repeating! Water companies must invest swiftly in sewerage infrastructure. We also need properly funded environmental protection agencies and regulators, which take firm action against polluters.⬇️
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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 16d
🌊Our rivers face many challenges. This includes sewage pollution, road run-off, climate change-based flooding and droughts, plastic pollution and pollution from misconnections. Yet, solutions exist to tackle these challenges.⬇️
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