With all ‘out and about’ activities suspended because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, here is a wonderful chance for one lucky RTS member to own a unique wooden table 'The Silver River' featuring the River Thames in silver leaf and for all those who buy tickets to help an important River Thames charity.
About the table
Mike Orme has carved the river from source to sea in this beautiful table of Sheesham wood, illuminated in silver leaf, 1400 mm long, 465 mm wide and 455 mm high.
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River Thames Society
Useful Links
We are pleased to offer links to other organisations with river interests that you may find useful.
Organisations dedicated to the care and improvement of the River Thames:
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The Times 'Clean It Up' campaign
Other organisations with an interest in the Thames:
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Campaign to Protect Rural England - Oxfordshire
National Coastwatch Institution
The Swan Sanctuary, Shepperton
Ebb & Flow - Notes on the Tidal Thames
Maritime Volunteer Service - Kingston
Thames Historic Barge Driving Trust
The Hennerton Backwater Association
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Information for visitors and other river users:
Discovering Britain - From the Royal Geographic Society, a series of walking routes, including the Thames near Marlow and Oxford.
Thames Landscape Strategy - a 100 year blueprint for the Arcadian Thames between Weybridge and Kew.
Local interests & societies:
Maidenhead Waterways Restoration Group
Walton-on-Thames Trading Alliance
East Berkshire Ramblers' Group
BlueTown Heritage Centre - Sheerness, Kent
Watersports & clubs
Thames Traditional Rowing Association - Promoting fixed seat rowing and sculling in traditional cutters
Westminster Boating Base - A charity teaching water skills in the heart of London
Merchant Navy Association Boat Club
On the Water - British Marine Federation's online guide to boating and watersports; essential information to inspire you to get on the water.
DBA - The Barge Association - For anyone interested in leisure boating on the inland waterways of Europe.
Outdoor Swimmer - The world’s first and only dedicated open water swimming magazine.
Active 360 - Stand Up Paddleboarding
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Education and promoting access to the river:
Rivertime Boat Trust - access to boating for children and adults with disabilities
River and Rowing Museum - Henley-on-Thames
Researching the River Thames - an environmental history guide from the University of Greenwich
Panorama of the Thames - a unique visual record of the river from Georgian times to the present day
Historic Craft:
Medway Queen - Heroine of Dunkirk
Consuta - 1898 fast steam launch
Cambria - Thames sailing barge reconstruction
Events:
Thames Traditional Boat Festival
Resources:
"Thames Smooth Waters" - the Thames in literature
Riverside Property Experts - sponsors of Thames Guardian magazine.
Thames Clippers - Tate Modern
Swans
Trad Boat Festival Henley
Teddington Lock Weir
Polish Ship
Marlow
Tudor Pull, Richmond
Richmond Canoe Club
Bridge at Walton-on-Thames
Eynsham Lock
Goring