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🎉 Celebrating Berni! Just 5 Days to Go – Come Join the Effort!

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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 …

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Councils Push Back on TDRA: Now It’s Our Turn to Force a Parliamentary Debate

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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 …

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the difference between the parliamentary and change.org petition

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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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SOLAR CHALLENGES THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY FOR TRANSPARENCY IN THE TEDDINGTON DIRECT RIVER ABSTRACTION SCHEME

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On 7 March 2026 Save Our Lands and River, sent a letter to Anna Burns, Area Director at the Thames Environment Agency. The letter addressed urgent concerns about the technical viability of the Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) scheme in light of the newly published PFAS UK Plan and its implications for water quality standards. …

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Why Emma Hardy MP’s Latest Announcements Make Stopping TDRA More Urgent Than Ever

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In recent weeks, Emma Hardy MP, who is the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Flooding, has made two significant national announcements, both of which expose serious contradictions at the heart of Thames Water’s Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) proposal. As SOLAR we have written to her to help set these out as …

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TAKING OUR CAMPAIGN TO THE HOUSE OF LORDS

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In the pursuit of our campaign aims, we submitted evidence to the HoL Environment and Climate Change Committee. Our written evidence has now been published on the House of Lords website. You can view it here: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/153371/pdf/

SARAH OLNEY MP CHALLENGES THAMES WATER AND THE PROPOSED THAMES SEWER PUMP

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Sarah Olney, Member of Parliament for Richmond Park, has issued a public letter setting out her objection to Thames Water’s proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) scheme. In her recently published letter, the local MP voiced her support for local residents and environmental groups, calling for the project to be reconsidered and for alternative solutions …

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THAMES WATER STATUTORY CONSULTATION DATES CONFIRMED

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We now have the dates for Thames Water’s statutory consultation. Thames Water’s communications suggest you need to register to attend however this is an open consultation that mean anyone can attend without any registration. We would encourage as many people to attend and give your feedback on the proposals. We want to make sure we …

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