Local residents joine forces with Tideway, Thames21, Justine Greening MP

Tideway joined forces with Thames21, Justine Greening MP and local residents to pick up litter left behind by spectators who watched the University Boat Race.

Armed with bin bags and litter picks, the sizeable group walked the foreshore picking up litter to prevent it being washed into the Thames.


Justine Greening with Patrick Kelly (Tideway) and Allison Ogden-Newton (Keep Britain Tidy)

Justine Greening MP said "Fantastic to do the Boat Race tidy up with local residents, Tideway, and the Keep Britain Tidy team. Really appreciated all the support and it is great knowing our Thames foreshore is cleaner today because of our efforts. Thanks again to everyone who helped out. It's made a difference!"

Also in the group of volunteers was Ann Sullivan co-founder of the Barnes Tidy Towpath Group who commented: "It was incredibly clean on the Putney side even after the Boat Race,where great progress was made but there is more to do: we must reduce our consumption of single use plastic and recycle more! It was great to see so many different parties down on the river to clean up: Keep Britain Tidy CEO Allison Ogden-Newton, local MP Justine Greening, many Tideway super sewer people, Putney Tidy Towpath and environmentally concerned locals… Together we can raise awareness and make a difference!"



Patrick Kelly from Tideway said: "A big thank you from all at Tideway to those within the community who joined us, Justine Greening MP, Thames21, Putney Tidy Towpath and Keep Britain Tidy in cleaning up the foreshore following the Boat Race. It was a great effort and the river is cleaner as a result. Well done everyone."

April 26, 2019