Northmoor weir

Ice-breaker in wartime UK

For some time now, my good friend Peter Bailey at the Sunbury and Shepperton Local History Society has been reminding me that in the society’s Aladdin’s Cave of treasures about the history of the river and the surrounding area, they’ve had these four photos of the Thames frozen over in 1940.

Rain, rain, go away…

I’m beginning to think that the water gods have got it in for me at the moment because every time I plan to take my boat out on the river, the fates conspire to stop me.

Jenny embodies the camaraderie of the river

Woman selflessly helps desperate father facing tragedy with Fuzz