Latest Thames Region news...
- KEEPING IT REEL IN OXFORD
| 02/07/2008 |
The Environment Agency and Oxford Safer Communities Partnership (OSCP) have jointly funded a new position of Angling Development Officer to promote the sport of angling to the young people of Oxfor...
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- UP, UP AND AWAY
| 25/06/2008 |
Oxfordshire County Council and the Environment Agency have pooled their resources to combat a known flood risk in Bridge Street, Witney. Five work men from the council and its contractor have begu...
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Thames Region Information
Welcome to the Thames Region of the Environment Agency.
The Region covers the Thames basin - the area surrounding the River Thames where rain falls and runs into the river. The Thames flows for 205 miles from Thames Head Bridge in the Cotswolds to where it joins the North Sea at Shoeburyness in Essex. On its course, the Thames passes through picturesque villages, the large towns of Oxford, Reading and Maidenhead and the historic centres of Windsor and Henley.
We have a growing population of 14 million people living in the Thames Region and the number is rising. This means there is a lot of pressure to provide houses and drinking water, and to get rid of our rubbish properly and safely. How might we recycle more rubbish, or have less waste in the first place? How can we make our air and rivers clean enough for people to enjoy their surroundings and for wildlife to survive? How could we stop rivers from flooding homes and businesses?
We need to think about all these problems and work with other organisations to solve them.
