Two weeks to the day before the petition closes on 1st November, we invite you to join us aboard the beautiful Thames Venturer on Sunday 18th October between 12 & 3pm. Given how this historic 85 foot Dutch barge is both a floating environmental classroom and a community boat, it felt like the perfect venue …
Are you worried about Thames Water’s disastrous plan to replace the natural, flowing water of the Thames with treated sewage? So are we! The proposed abstraction scheme (TDRA) will mean four years of disruption for Kingston, Teddington, Isleworth, Twickenham, and Ham—and long-lasting damage to the river’s ecosystem and wildlife. But we aren’t staying quiet. To …
🎵 A Song for the River: Help Us Stop the Thames Water Scheme! 🌊 Read More »
Here is a celebratory, rallying post focused on celebrating Berni’s fantastic fundraising and inviting the wider community to join in: We are cheering so loudly for Berni, who has been doing an incredible job raising money for our cause! Thanks to everyone’s generosity, she has officially exceeded her donation target! Let’s keep this momentum going …
🎉 Celebrating Berni! Just 5 Days to Go – Come Join the Effort! Read More »
We smashed through the previous Change.org petition milestone which had 30,000 signatures to challenge flawed water infrastructure schemes. Now, we have taken that fight directly to the heart of government with an official parliamentary e-petition, and we have already passed 45,000 signatures! While hitting our initial government milestones meant securing an official response, our ultimate …
Pressure is mounting against Thames Water’s controversial Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) scheme. Both the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames have formally stepped up to oppose the project, calling out the heavy construction gridlock, environmental risks, and the threat to our cherished riverside green spaces. Its …
Councils Push Back on TDRA: Now It’s Our Turn to Force a Parliamentary Debate Read More »
We are making incredible progress in the fight to protect our waterways, but we need your help to keep the pressure on. SOLAR’s official parliamentary petition, titled “Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards, as in the EU”, is surging. We are now nearly a third of the way to our 100,000 target, a …
SOLAR has written jointly to the Leaders and key councillors of Richmond and Kingston Councils, urging them to issue a formal joint statement challenging Thames Water’s proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) scheme. In the letter, SOLAR argues that newly identified financial evidence calls into question Thames Water’s long-standing claim that TDRA represents a low-cost, …
We at Save Our Lands and River (SOLAR) have issued formal challenges to the integrity of the Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) project’s “Best Value” selection process. Our campaign has identified a fundamental mathematical flaw that has been used to misrepresent the TDRA as a “bargain” option. While the project is marketed as having an …
Why Thames Water’s “Bargain” Project Is Actually the Most Expensive in the Country Read More »
Thames Water has quietly expanded its proposed Teddington scheme and it’s now far bigger, longer, and more damaging than first presented. The latest plans include: Read our press release on the changes here. It’s important to remember, this expansion of destruction comes at a time when this stretch of the Thames has been recognised as …
Thank you to the 33,795 people who signed the Change.org petition to stop the Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) scheme. That show of public support has been instrumental in getting us to where we are today. We now need to take the next step : 👉 The official UK Government petition is now live — …
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