The Teddington Society is hosting an information event about its plans for the Thames in Teddington next month.

The event will take place at 7pm on Monday, 16 June at The Lensbury and will invite representatives of local river groups to present discussions and Q&A conversations on various topics including:

• Thames Water's proposed Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) – led by Ian McNuff from Save Our Lands And River (SOLAR) - this summer the big consultation is on for this proposal to extract river water and replace with treated effluent just upstream of the Weir.
• The River Thames Scheme (RTS) – led by John Adams (River Users Group, Teddington Stretch) - this project will draw more flood water to this stretch and next year the Environment Agency/Surrey Council project plan to start major works to build more weir gates at Teddington.
• Mayor of London's mission for a "swimmable river"- a positive initiative to improve our amenity and river water quality in the stretch above the weir.
• "Mayors for a Drinkable Thames" – a new initiative for the benefit of both river users and wildlife from river-fronting boroughs from Hounslow to Runneymede. 

The Lensbury's bar will be open to purchase drinks from and tea and coffee will be available before and after the event.

Tickets to the event are free, but you must register for a ticket to attend.

You can register for a ticket and find out more information about the event here.