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Thames Path National Trail marking 30 years with relay
The relay will involve hundreds of walkers and community groups as they travel the full 185.2-mile route from Gloucestershire to east London, passing through Henley and other towns along the way.
It begins at the river’s source near Kemble, Gloucestershire, on June 5, finishing at the Woolwich Foot Tunnel on June 28.
Hannah Gutteridge, Thames Path national trail manager, said: “We’ve created 24 walks along the Thames Path, each walk will be led by an experienced leader from a community group, several of them from The Ramblers.
“We’re now inviting everyone to join us on the Relay.”
To mark the anniversary, 30 poems by Poet-in-Residence Robert Seatter will be featured in 30 locations between the Source and Woolwich, accessible through QR codes on waymarker posts.
A special mural by artist Vickie Amiralis is also being painted on Mill Meadows Pavilion in Henley-on-Thames during May.
Ms Gutteridge said: “We’re delighted to be collaborating with enthusiastic and experienced walk leaders from local Ramblers groups, regular Thames Path users and the Mayors for a Drinkable Thames.”
The relay is being organised in partnership with the Drinkable Rivers Foundation.
Li An Phoa, founder of the foundation, walked the Thames Path from source-to-sea in 2023, which gathered momentum for the ‘Mayors for a Drinkable Thames’ action network.
Li An Phoa and co-initiator of the Mayors for a Drinkable Thames James Manthel said: “During this walk we hope to strengthen the connection between the people and communities along the Thames.”
The Thames Valley Police Abingdon unit arrested a man for “breaching court bail conditions” on Saturday, August 29.
A spokesperson said: “On Saturday, PC Hackett attended reports of a male breaching court bail conditions.
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“With assistance from PC Ellingworth and PC Harvey, the male was arrested. Following a search, a knife was recovered from his possession.”
In a wide ranging update, the force also revealed it had supported in a “concern for welfare incident linked to the night-time economy.
In addition, it had carried out licensing checks across Abingdon with drug wipes used and sent off for testing
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The collision happened on the southbound carriageway between Junction 6 for Lewknor and Junction 5 for Watlington in the late morning on Saturday, August 29.
The emergency services attended the scene and closed the road,
National Highways said lanes two and three of the three-lane motorway were shut as a result while crews dealt with the incident, leading to delays of around 40 minutes.
Congestion was worsened by separate lane closures between Junctions 4 and 5 in both directions following damage to the central reservation from an earlier incident.
Traffic built up on approaches to the crash, with nearby areas including Stokenchurch and Lewknor also affected.
Images from traffic cameras showed long queues of vehicles and emergency workers at the scene throughout the afternoon.
AA Travel also reported that one lane was closed on the northbound carriageway between Handy Cross and Stokenchurch due to emergency repairs.
National Highways later confirmed that all southbound lanes between Junctions 6 and 5 had reopened and that the lane closures linked to the earlier incident were also being removed.
Despite the reopening, delays of around 40 minutes remained on the approach as traffic slowly returned to normal.
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