The Thames Landscape Strategy attends many events up and down the river during the summer events season. On Saturday May 10th we erected our marquees on the Green in Richmond for the annual May Fair. Despite a bit of rain and howling wind the fair was as successful as ever. The TLS display was …
The Arcadian Thames Pagoda & Camera Obscura Funding appeal launched for the construction of a replica C18th Chinese Tea Pagoda and camera obscura to form a new educational tool for the Thames Landscape Strategy Project Summary 2014 is the 20th anniversary of the Thames Landscape Strategy (TLS). To celebrate the 20th anniversary a series …
The Arcadian Thames Pagoda & Camera Obscura Funding Appeal Launched Read More »
TLS Co-ordinator Jason Debney spent a week in Richmond Virginia this April meeting partner organisations, lecturing and learning how the James River is managed. The visit was part of the long-standing relationship between the Thames Landscape Strategy and a number of organisations in Virginia including the James River Park, Scenic Virginia, Beautiful RVA and Capital …
31st March 2014 – To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Thames Landscape Strategy. A specially commissioned show to raise the funds to commission Mark Edwards of Richmond Bridge Boathouses to construct a replica of the Duke of Buccleuch C18th Chinese Tea Tent that will include a camera obscura to be used in the Thames Landscape Strategy’s educational programme, was held at Hampton Court Palace.
Another successful evening for the TLS Annual Meeting. Hosted by our partners at Kew Gardens in the Orangery, this year saw the TLS’s 20th Annual Meeting with the focus being very much on the future, current policy, and what it would mean for the TLS. Following an introduction by the TLS Chairman, Cllr Paul Lynch …
This is the day of the discontinuity. We start at Twickenham. On the north bank, there is very little public access between Kingston Bridge and Twickenham, and the walk would just be along ordinary roads, lined with fine and valuable property, but ordinary nevertheless. That does not mean we will omit that stretch from this …
Chairman’s Tour: Day four – Twickenham to Brentford Read More »
No more purple prose about the weather, now rather dull and humid. Teddington is very down to earth compared to the exotic, foreign air of Richmond in the bright light and searing heat a few days ago. The 281bus took me from the station to meet the others at Floating Cloud café, still missing Meg, …
Chaiman’s Tour: Day three – Teddington to Thames Ditton via Hampton Court Read More »
If anything, the weather was even more glorious that the first day. Richmond had an exotic, foreign air in the bright light and searing heat as I walked from the station to meet companions at the Tide Tables café. How I regret saying on that first day that the pace would suit Meg, my poor …
Chairman’s Tour Day two – Richmond to Teddington Read More »
It was such a beautiful day, I felt churlish to be wondering if it was actually going to be too hot. The change of the route to end at Richmond on the first day instead of pressing on to Teddington Lock, caused me no distress whatever. You may think that it is an easy stroll, …
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