Three cheers for the River Thames Guide, the website which provides a comprehensive information service about all things to do with the Thames, which is launching a project aimed at encouraging youngsters to get involved with bird-watching along the length of the river.
Author: Mort Smith
A few more floating assets
Now I know spring has truly arrived. Why? Because I’ve got my tickets for Beaulieu boat jumble, the annual junkfest held in the grounds of Lord Montagu’s little pad in the New Forest which attracts boaters and yachties from all over the country – and even further afield – eager to replenish their supplies of unnecessary bits of boating memorabilia.
Getting to the bottom of the problem
It’s a foul job – but someone (including the wife) has to do it
We’ve cracked it!
Solving the mystery of those floating coconuts
Giving berth to a dream
ROB MARSH has a dream. He wants to make Shepperton Marina the best on the Thames – no small ambition when you consider some of the competitors he’s up against.
A lovely bunch of jetsam
I know that climate change is a serious concern to many, but its effect on our part of the Thames appears to be more rapid than I had thought it would be.
Fierce competition
If you happen to be walking down by the Thames at Runnymede most Sunday mornings you might have wondered at the rhythmic drumming that occasionally emanates from the river.
The gloves are coming off
I remember fondly summer holidays with my children at Southwold on the Suffolk coast when one of the regular highlights was taking part in the annual crabbing contest. We regularly used to lift out hundreds of crabs of various sizes by dangling old fishheads and bits of bacon rind into the water.
Generations join in Thames ‘rescue’
Teamwork helps distraught boy fish his homemade skateboard from the river
How we miss those floating cops
Increase in river crime illustrates the need for dedicated patrols