River Thames in London gets first official bathing spot on Friday

Thames at Ham designated as one of 13 new swimming areas across England to be monitored for water quality The first designated bathing water area on the River Thames in London will welcome swimmers for the official start of the bathing season on Friday as one of 13 new monitored swimming areas across England. The Thames at Ham, in south-west London, has been designated as a new river bathing water area after campaigners gathered evidence to show thousands of people use the river for swimming throughout the year. Canvey Island foreshore, Essex East Beach at West Bay, Bridport, Dorset Falcon Meadow, Bungay, Suffolk Granville Parade Beach, Sandgate, Kent Little Shore, Amble, Northumberland New Brighton Beach (east), Merseyside Newton and Noss Creeks, Devon Pangbourne Meadow, Berkshire Queen Elizabeth Gardens, Salisbury, Wiltshire River Dee at Sandy Lane, Chester, Cheshire River Fowey in Lostwithiel, Cornwall River Swale in Richmond, Yorkshire River Thames at Ham and Kingston, Greater London Continue reading...

Original source: Guardian