Active Thames
Experience blue space
Active Thames is a partnership programme in place to support the development of watersports on the tidal Thames and inland waterways in London, Kent and Essex.
Active Essex, Active Kent & Medway, London Sport, British Rowing, Paddle UK, RYA, Canal & River Trust, Thames Path National Trail and the PLA are working to better serve the watersports community.
To date the partnership has provided hundreds of thousands of pounds to encourage sport and physical activity on the region's blue spaces.
Active Thames doubles investment in watersports and introduces multi-year funding to boost long-term community impact on the Thames
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The Active Thames website is run and administered by the Port of London Authority (PLA) and has been designed to provide support to members of the public who are interested in watersports and physical activity. Whilst we make reasonable efforts to ensure that information provided on our website is accurate and up to date, we make no representations or guarantees, whether express or implied, as to the accuracy of the content. Therefore, users should ensure that they make their own enquiries of the information provided including coaches, their qualifications (and whether the same are up to date) and contact details as listed on the Active Thames website. The information and links provided by Active Thames are for convenience only. Listing of coaches and links provided on our website may lead to external sites and any information or statements on these sites are not sponsored or endorsed by the PLA. The PLA cannot be held liable for the availability (or lack thereof) of individuals listed on or content located within any external websites.
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