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An occasional look at the ebb and flow of the Thames

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Month: August 2011

Recent developments

Steps to improvement

29/08/201102/12/2012Mort SmithComment(0)

One of my earliest recollections of the River Thames takes me back to when I was five or six.

Doreen Love
History

More water babies

21/08/201103/12/2012Mort SmithComment(0)

It is obvious that lots of you have fond recollections of swimming in the Thames during your youth and I’ve received a number of phone calls and emails from people thanking me for reviving old memories.

History

Good Thames times

14/08/201103/12/2012Mort SmithComment(0)

One of my colleagues recently decided to swim in the Thames to raise money for charity and she bravely navigated the river all the way from Hampton Court to Kingston Bridge in just over an hour and three-quarters which was good going.

The mayor is rowed from Staines to Sunbury in a shallop
Events

A summer favourite

07/08/201103/12/2012Mort SmithComment(0)

It’s one of my favourite weekends on the river this Saturday and Sunday when Sunbury stages its annual regatta – always guaranteed to be a great fun day almost regardless of what the weather throws up.

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To contact Mort, email him at mortsmith32@gmail.com or call him on 01787 226974. He’s always pleased to hear from old friends who provided such a wealth of information and great stories for Riverwatch.

These columns appeared in the Surrey Herald.

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