Bridge works scheduled for November
It is hoped the long-awaited work to the Bridge at Cascades will finally take place later this year, cutting journey times for users of the path. Local residents and visitors have been forced for over a year to make the substantial detour which involves having to cross multiple lanes of traffic via Westferry Circus. The […]
Will Norman joins the campaign
Yesterday was wet and windy, but absolutely beautiful for a cycle ride around the Isle of Dogs with Will Norman. Will is the Walking & Cycling Commissioner at City Hall. He has been responsible for the segregated cycle lanes across London in recent years. These days London doesn’t have a huge amount of money to […]
Tideway closes Thames Path in Wapping
https://youtu.be/wJ1kXiv5Gy8 Tideway have closed the Thames Path at King Edwards Memorial Park in Wapping. This is to build their control kiosk which contains the equipment that monitors and controls the sewer. The schedule was from January 2023 to September 2024, but we have persuaded them to bring the works forward, due to a path closure […]
Thames Path closed at Westferry to Cascades.
The Canal & River Trust closed the bridge at the end of the path next to the Cascades building, following an engineering report that declared the bridge unsafe. This has closed off a whole section of path.
Demolition of Historic Jetty on Thames Path
Free Trade Wharf have applied for a demolition order for Charrington Jetty on the Thames Path just to the east of King Edwards Park. Crumbling concrete, rotten timbers In February the PLA (Port of London Authority) wrote a severely worded warning to Free Trade Wharf. “There is the potential for a serious navigational incident to […]
Tower Bridge Wharf
RESIDENTS APPLY FOR PLANNING PERMISSION TO CLOSE GATES EARLIER. The residents of Tower Bridge Wharf have filed a planning application with Tower Hamlets Council to close the gates to the Thames Path at 7pm on winter evenings, due to anti-social behaviour. This 5-minute film explores the issues and proposes that the area be redesigned and […]
CAMPAIGN EXPLAINER FILM
This 4-minute film explains how we plan to create a continuous walkway along the Thames Path in Tower Hamlets.
Chiswick River Walkway
The Thames Path in Chiswick is to get a river walkway to allow the path to pass under the railway bridge at Duke’s Meadow. … As shown on the map, the railway bridge blocks off the path forcing walkers to navigate some distance to get past. The red arrow being the new structure. … The […]
