FINAL DETAILS OF PAGEANT REVEALED Described variously as “the world’s biggest outdoor party” and “the most spectacular river pageant ever seen”, final details of the pageant have been revealed. Full Story
DETAILS OF BOATS TAKING PART The fullest details yet of participating boats have been released by pageant organisers. More on our Pageant Pages ___________________________________
LOCKS MAY CLOSE OUT-OF-HOURS IF DROUGHT CONTINUES Locks on the non-tidal river may have to be shut out of hours if the drought continues through the summer , the Environment Agency has warned. Full Story
PLA 'SERIOUS CONCERNS' ON THAMES AIRPORT The Port of London Authority has underlined its “serious concerns” about proposals for a Thames Estuary airport. Full Story
TWO MORE THAMES PAGEANTS TO BE STAGED
NEXT MONTH An alternative Diamond Jubilee Pageant and another when the Queen visits Henley are being staged on the Thames. Full Story
SUMMER'S BT RIVER OF MUSIC DETAILS Details of a two-day free festival of live music at stages along the Thames have been announced. Full Story
FEATURED THAMES BOOK
'Ferries of the Upper Thames' Joan Tucker's new history of river ferries . More here
EARLIER ON RIVER THAMES NEWS
NEW BOATYARD OPENS ON THAMES AIT The first new boatyard on the Thames for many years has opened on an island in the river in West London. Full Story