Thames River Capital and one of its founders, Charlie Porter, have each pledged £50,000 over three years to support a charity that is cleaning up the River Thames.
The charity, Thames21, already collects 600 tonnes of rubbish a year, ranging from fridges and supermarket trolleys to guns, from the river. Thames21 has been operating for a decade to fill a gap whereby no single organisation or Government controlled-body has responsibility for cleaning the waterways of the UK, including the Thames. The charity was initially formed with the support of the Port of London Authority, and has now established a corporate membership scheme, Thamesis, to develop its work. Membership starts at £1,000 annually rising to £10,000 and Thames River Capital and Porter...
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