⚠️ We’ve updated our Flood Alert for the tidal #Thames from Putney-Teddington for high tides this afternoon and tonight Expected to be higher than yesterday as we head towards the equinox spring tides With no property flooding expected, the #ThamesBarrier will not operate today

📢The Big River Watch is back this weekend! Organised by the The Rivers Trust the Big River Watch invites citizen scientists to take part in a weekend to survey their local rivers and help build a bigger picture of river health across the UK and Ireland.

There's a test closure of the #ThamesBarrier tomorrow, on the 40th anniversary of the official opening. This will be earlier than normal test closures, with gates starting to move at around 07.55, and they'll be fully open by 10.25. x.com/AlanBarrierEA/…

40 years ago today the Thames Barrier was opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. To this day, it stands proudly as a testament to our commitment to protect people and properties from flooding. Join us in wishing the Barrier a happy 40th anniversary!🎉 gov.uk/government/new…

🎈Happy Birthday #ThamesBarrier🎈 #OnThisDay in 1984, #London’s tidal flood defence was officially opened It was operational for 18 months prior to this, and thanks to the work of our engineering team, should continue operating until 2070 - 40 years more than originally thought

Today marks 40 years since the late Queen officially opened the Thames Barrier in 1984! The Thames Barrier’s future is encapsulated in the Thames Estuary 2100 plan, setting out the management of flood risk in the Thames estuary to the end of the century and beyond.

We are so pleased to be spending the day in Woolwich with our Future Thames Forum. It’s great hearing from our climate adaptation experts and being asked insightful questions from the community ☀️🌊🌱 City of London JBA Consulting CIWEM Thames21 PeabodyLDN Environment Agency

Our very own Dave Cuthbertson presenting to our brilliant panellists at our Future Thames Forum on Saturday. It was great to be joined by such engaged and willing participants. Looking forward to seeing everyone again at our final session on Saturday! #tidalflooding #community

A HUGE thank you to all of our participants who took part in our Future Thames Forum. Everyone was brilliant, offering up truly insightful and smart ideas for the Environment Agency to take on board when adapting our Thames Estuary riverside #adaptation #thames #community

Happy #LeftHandersDay! Rumour has it that during the construction of the #ThamesBarrier in the 1970s & 80s, there was a demand for left handed engineers due the unique design of the piers. There were some jobs where space was so tight, only a left handed person could do it.

Passionate about the Thames? Turn your ideas into action! The #ThamesEnvironmentFund is now accepting applications for eco-friendly river projects. Apply by 30 August hubs.la/Q02JcnCj0 #ThamesVision2050 #NaturalThames

The July Water situation report is now available. Headlines: A return to wetter than average with 136% of the LTA. 5 Groundwater levels recorded the highest end of July levels on record (reflecting a relatively wet 12 months). read more 👇 rb.gy/2cwgtc Environment AgencySE

Thrilled to be joined by GOV.UK departments at the Thames Barrier today to discuss the #te2100plan and how we can come together to address the challenges we face across the estuary Defra UK HM Treasury Department for Transport NatInfraCommission London Gov Environment Agency

We have successfully completed our £75m flood scheme at Canvey Island, Essex 🌊 Our Chair, Alan Lovell, went to visit the completed scheme to see how it will protect more than 6,000 properties. Find out more: gov.uk/government/new…

Last week a closing ceremony was held to celebrate the success of Thames Estuary Asset Management programme, involving the Environment Agency, Jacobs and Balfour Beatty. Over 10 years, over 34,000 homes are better protected while delivering £112 million in capital efficiencies.

6.3 million homes and businesses are in areas at risk of flooding. Knowing what to do when it floods can save your money, belongings or even your life. Learn how to prepare this #FloodActionWeek: gov.uk/prepare-for-fl…

Today is the last day of Flood Action week #FloodActionWeek . Check out what TE2100's plan is to adapt to climate change along the Thames Estuary here gov.uk/te2100 #TE2100 #ThamesEstuary.

We’re thrilled to announce that Thames21 has secured funding of more than £1.4 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to launch a collaborative project called ‘The Roding Rises’ that will kickstart the revitalisation of the River Roding - London's third longest river.🧵⬇️

The project will be delivered through working with key partners from the Roding, Beam and Ingrebourne catchment partnership including the London boroughs of Redbridge, Newham and Barking & Dagenham, the Environment Agency, the River Roding Trust and the Roding Farm Cluster.⬇️

We attended the London Partnership capabilities event with our resilience and incident teams, showcase our responsibilities in responding to incidents and show how we are planning for the future. Find your role and responsibilities: Thames Estuary 2100 - GOV.UK