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A new chapter for London’s swimming history as Thames site opened to the public

If the River Nile is mythic, and the Amazon, exotic; if swimming down the Aare in Switzerland is part of

An image of an RNLI lifeboat going out on a rescue.

Cool off safely: Your guide to the Thames this summer

With warmer days on the way this summer, it’s tempting to think about cooling off in the River Thames –

Teddington allotment plots and plants

Residents frustrated by Richmond Council as allotments set to become cemetery

Residents are appalled by the lack of action taken by Richmond Council to prevent Teddington allotments from becoming a cemetery.

Joe Peterson and Brynde Kreft on their record breaking Thames paddle

Kayakers smash world record for fastest paddle down the Thames

A pair of kayakers have smashed the world record for the fastest time to paddle down the navigable Thames in

Photo of choir at Elleray Centre

The Teddington singing group supporting people with dementia

A weekly singing group in Teddington is striking a chord with those living with dementia and their support systems. Led

Natalie and Laura from RDA Park Lane

A cup of tea, a horse and a reason to keep going: Inside Teddington’s best-loved stables

On a quiet stretch of Park Lane in Teddington, something quietly extraordinary is happening. From the outside, the RDA Park

‘Men talk shoulder to shoulder’: Mental health shed supports older people in Teddington – with James May as patron

A community workshop in Teddington – filled with more tools than you can count – is combatting loneliness with a

Meet the south west London pub choir challenging tradition

A south west London pub choir is rethinking traditional singing by running informal drop-in sessions where anyone can take part.

Women playing hockey

WATCH: GLL Sport Foundation launches in Richmond

The GLL Sport Foundation (GSF) launched in Richmond this month, where it now runs Pools on the Park and Teddington

Future of Twickenham Sea Cadets hangs in the balance, as £160,000 needed to save building

The Twickenham Sea Cadets in Teddington has surpassed a £15,000 fundraising target to refurbish its main building, but the beloved

Image of the Royal Greenwich Observatory

‘Our whole relationship with time has changed’ – The hidden forces behind Britain’s changing clocks

As the clocks fall back and British Summer Time draws to a close, millions of people feel the subtle but

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