River Thames Draw Off Clean Up, Saturday November 15th, 2014

It's a mystery why the annual River Thames draw off clean up is so popular, but so it was again that 35 enthusiastic volunteers were prepared to get muddy down the river cleaning up rubbish.

The volunteers spread out along the foreshore a stone's throw from Marble Hill Park in Twickenham to improve the appearance of the river close to Glover's Island.

This year the metal cages were placed by the Port of London Authority further upstream, as we've successfully removed most of the rubbish close to Richmond Bridge. Next year, the clean up will likely be held under Kew Bridge, or perhaps near Twickenham Road Bridge, unless anyone else knows of a particularly grotty spot which can be safely reached from the foreshore at low tide?

More photos of the 2014 draw off clean up can be found here http://etrutvolunteering.blogspot.co.uk/