On Wednesday, The RTS Chairman and Bargemaster relocated the RTS Cutter upstream to Weybridge. Picture by John Tomsit

A dispute over eligibility criteria has rocked the build-up to the Boat Race. Article from the Independent. 

As young rowers take to the river, Sir Steve Redgrave urges Thames clean-up.Report from ITV 

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The long awaited Lower Thames Crossing between Kent and Essex has been approved by the UK Government. Details in a Telegraph article.

Today the Environment Agency alongside Police and Elmbridge Council staff have removed a number of illegal craft from the Thames at Molesey including 2 narrow boats.

The greatest disaster on River Thames was in 1878 -The Princess Alice Disaster in which 800 people died. The memorial in Woolwich Cemetery is in need of  restoration, The story is related on this
Crowdfunding page, Donations welcome,

With fine weather in the forecast. The Thames Path provides ideal walking. An article in  the Telegraph gives details of 5 different walks by the Thames.  

Safety concerns could lead to a strike. BBC News article

A bungalow on a tiny Thames island is up for auction. Details from the Standard

Travelodge hotel managers completed a 60km row for charity. Report in the Oxford Mail.

The effect of melting snow up river is featured in a Kent article. Chatham Daily News

Update on the future of the River & Rowing Museum. Article in the Henley Herald

RTS Members are enjoying the Spring edition of Thames Guardian. Why not get your own copy by becoming a member of the River Thames Society?