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Month: August 2014

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Thames relay: Benson to Henley for Bank Holiday Monday

A bottle filled with water from near the Thames source is making its way downstream as part of the Totally Thames programme. Totally Thames is the rebranded and much extended annual Thames Festival. The journey started last Sunday 17 August. This bank holiday weekend 23-25 August the bottle travels from Benson Lock to Henley. On […]

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Leigh Hatts
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RNLI: 25 years after Marchioness disaster

Next Wednesday 20 August those who died in the Marchioness tragedy will be remembered during the services at Southwark  Cathedral. It will be 25 years since the early morning accident on the River Thames. The cathedral, which is a short distance downstream from the scene of the collision, has the memorial just inside the main […]

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Leigh Hatts