Thames Festival Trust - An immersive performance on Bankside Beach, Mudlarking walks, clay workshops and more @ Totally Thames 2021

 

Join a Mudlarking Themed poetry workshop Poet as Mudlark Sat 11 Sep | Online Interested in mudlarking? Poetry enthusiast? Why not join award winning poet and Boat Poets resident Sophie Dumont as she takes you through a virtual riverbank to examine finds from the foreshore and learn how to use this to inspire your creativity. Find out more Sing for Water is back! Sun 19 Sep | The Scoop Sing for Water celebrates 20 years! The programme has so far raised 1.2 million pounds for WaterAid projects. Head to The Scoop by City Hall and see hundreds of singers from choirs across the country express their love for rivers through song Find out more Lifelines | Trinity Buoy Wharf | Thu 23 - Thu 30 Sep See Ros Burgin's sculpture Lifelines from 23 Sep at Trinity Buoy Wharf - using 4 life size surfboards to explore marine pollution & climate change Thames Run | Online | Fri 24 Sep Artist Veronique Chance ran the entire length of the Thames from Source to Sea earlier this year   join her for a talk on the project this September Brentford Community Clay Workshop | London Museum of Water & Steam | Sat 18 & 25 Sep Maire Gartland  will be running two clay workshops in London Museum of Water & Steam this September. Royal Connections | Victoria Embankment Gardens | All Sep Northbank BID 's Royal Connections exhibition explores historical connections between the River Thames, the Embankment and Royal Family MSCTY x Thames: Felix Taylor Felix Taylor takes a trip down the river with Uber Boat by Thames Clippers to discuss the creative process behind his new track 'float!'. Watch Bodies of Water | Bankside Beach | Sat 25 & Sun 26 Sep Bodies of Water by performance duo ALICE & SYNNE will be a feast for the eyes: a performance melding dramatic costume, water, and bodies.  Riverside Craft at Faraday | Trinity Buoy Wharf | Sat 11 Sep  Join a day of inspirational riverside craft workshops at Faraday Prep School with talented teachers and local artists Canada Water: Building Victorian London | Various Locations | Fri 24 - Sun 26 Sep Explore an immersive gallery in Canada Water & see the importance of Canada's Ottawa Valley forest for London’s industrialisation Foreshore Finds | Museum of Richmond | Sat 25 Sep Try your hand at archaeology ! Forage through foreshore finds and learn about the history of mudlarking  Family Fun Weekend | Cutty Sark | Sat 4 & Sun 5 Sep Join the Cutty Sark for a weekend of fun activities for deaf and hearing families, as they celebrate the Thames at the magnificent Cutty Sark The Tidal Thames: A Virtual Tour | Online | All Sep Explore the Tidal Thames on a virtual boat tour created by Thames Estuary Partnership Doves Press & Emery Walker House Walking Tour | Sat 25 Sep | Chiswick Join a walking tour and hear the fascinating story of the Doves Press and lost type Mudlarking Tours | Various Dates & Locations Discover the Thames' History and the secrets of mudlarking on these walks lead by Thames Explorer Trust St Mary's Church Patronal Festival | Putney | Fri 10 - Sun 12 Sep Join St Mary's Church in Putney for a weekend of music and events, many with a water theme  Take part in Thames Lens 2021! We want amateur photographers to capture the Thames and what it means to them personally through photography with the theme ‘My Thames Vision’. Connecting with the ways that the river has served as a multi-purpose, multi-faceted entity that we should celebrate and protect through photography. Find out more