16/09/2026
We’ve won the Inland Waterways Association’s Sustainable Boating Award 2026 (non-commercial category)! 🎉
It’s recognition for the environmental programme we’ve built alongside our core mission of using rowing to change lives on the tidal Thames.
Some of our work has included:
🔋 Electrifying 40% of our coaching and safety fleet (charged with renewable energy, with our pontoon charging point open for community use too),
🗑️ Removing over 3.5 tonnes of rubbish from the river since 2024 with more than 1,000 volunteers
🧪 Running a citizen science water quality programme involving 500+ young people (now testing for microplastics as well as e.coli, with London Metropolitan University),
🤖 Trialling the Port of London Authority’s autonomous “WasteShark” clean-up robot,
♻️ Our kit-recycling partnership with Kitround,
🦭Our accessible wildlife watching and seal-spotting sessions on the river.
We can’t wait to share more exciting sustainability stories this season!