Welcome to the Thames Estuary Partnership

The Thames Estuary Partnership approaches the challenge of managing the estuary from a view point that values the contribution of all the estuaries' users and seeks to learn from, and work with, this expertise.

As a neutral champion we bring together as diverse a mix of people as it's possible to find - yet all share a concern for our estuary.

Our network runs between Tower Bridge, the Isle of Grain and Shoeburyness

Changing Times - Changing Tides

Annual Forum 2010

14th October, 9am-4pm at the Royal Geographical Society, South Kensington. The full programme is available and booking is now open.

Marine Act Implementation

Public Consultation 21st July 2010 - 13th October 2010

Please be advised the public consultations and supporting documents on the Marine Policy Statement, the Marine Planning System and Marine Licensing consultation are now live

Vacancy

Archaeological Outreach Officer for the Thames Discovery Programme required - An exciting opportunity to be part of a major archaeology project in London. This project is run by the Thames Estuary Partnership and the Thames Explorer Trust, with support from the Museum of London, English Heritage and University College London.

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'Click on map' for education centres along the Thames>>

We have been awarded £10,000 by the Big Lottery Fund to work with our partners to extend the non tidal "click on" map for education centres to cover the tidal stretch of the Thames. In early 2009, TEP's Tidal Thames Education Network group have been working with the River Thames Alliance Learning Partnership to see how we can ensure good publicity for all the centres on the river Thames. Both groups agreed that a single on-line map for river-related centres will be very useful. [more]

Annual Forum 2010 >>

Talks, discussion and debates, exhibition – our Annual Forum. This year's title is 'Changing Times - Changing Tides' acknowledging that a new elected Government and current European and Government legislation, such as the Marine and Coastal Access Act and the Water Framework Directive will have an impact that concerns us all. Have a look at our Annual Forum page to find out about the current event and past speakers and presentations.[more]

Action Groups >>

There are many different sectors who have a stake in the Thames Estuary. To reflect the diversity of these stakeholders we set up different action groups - interest groups of its own as part of the management and function of the Thames Estuary Partnership. Each Action Group comes together several times every year depending on issues discussed and projects that may develop as outcome of a meeting. Agendas and minutes of meetings are available for download. [more]

What's New

Enjoying Water - consultation Do you care about water sport and leisure in London and the South East? The Environment Agency is encouraging people to have their say on the future of water sport and leisure development in London and the South East with the launch of a public consultation for its Enjoying Water project.

Balanced Seas The success of Balanced Seas will depend in part on having good information about spatial use of the sea for the whole range of human activities that are undertaken there. They have therefore developed two mechanisms for collecting the necessary data.

Please follow the link below to the latest on line edition of the TDP newsletter for Summer 2010, which includes information about the Festival of British Archaeology:

TDP newsletter

Enjoying Water The workshop report is now available. It is a synthesis of all the meetings held and is not intended as a record of all the issues raised at every meeting.

The Thames Tunnel public consultation is due to start in September 2010, giving all interested parties a chance to have their say.