Rewarding, Varied and Fun - A PLA Apprenticeship
Turn to the Thames - that’s the advice from three Port of London Authority (PLA) apprentices in a new film for young people considering their career options.
The Cleaner Thames campaign is all about stopping rubbish getting in the River Thames.
Every year hundreds of tonnes of plastic bottles, food wrappers and other rubbish gets into the Thames, harming creatures including fish, seals and birds. Backed by international explorer, Paul Rose the campaign has a simple message: Bin it for a Cleaner Thames.
Every year hundreds of tonnes of plastic bottles, food wrappers and other rubbish gets into the Thames, harming creatures including fish, seals and birds. Backed by international explorer, Paul Rose the campaign has a simple message: Bin it for a Cleaner Thames.
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Doggett's Coat and Badge
The world’s longest-running annual rowing race will take place on Wednesday 4 September at 2pm. It coincides with the start of the month-long Totally Thames festival.
Up to six recently qualified Thames Watermen apprentices will scull from London Bridge to Chelsea in a historic river spectacle that dates back to 1715. Can someone this year beat the race record of 23 min and 22 sec (set by Bobby Prentice in 1973)?
The 7,400-metre course is a gruelling test of participants’ physical ability and their knowledge of the river and its currents.
Up to six recently qualified Thames Watermen apprentices will scull from London Bridge to Chelsea in a historic river spectacle that dates back to 1715. Can someone this year beat the race record of 23 min and 22 sec (set by Bobby Prentice in 1973)?
The 7,400-metre course is a gruelling test of participants’ physical ability and their knowledge of the river and its currents.
@TWEET
Re our earlier tweet, about the little dog rescued from the Thames by a PLA crew last night: If you have any information to help reunite the dog with its owner, please call Greenwich Council's Stray Dog Collection Service on 0344 4828300. #Greenwich #lostdog #thames # #londo
3 hours ago
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Further to the previous tweet, Greenwich Council's Stray Dog Collection Service is due to collect the dog (thought to be a terrier cross) today. Further efforts will then be made to trace its owner.
10 hours ago
@TWEET
Last night, around 7.30pm, a PLA crew rescued this dog from the river near Woolwich Ferry. The unchipped dog is currently at Thamesmead PDSA and is in very good health. Email info@pla.co.uk if you can help find the owner. Greenwich. More to follow #Lostdog #Greenwich Please RT. https://t.co/ioTJPZNFCY
10 hours ago
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Visit our dedicated recreational users' website, Boating on the Thames. The site provides guidance and advice to assist you in navigating the tidal Thames for the first time, or even if you're a regular visitor.
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