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TIDAL THAMES

Published by the Port of London Authority

"This magazine will be much appreciated by anyone who is interested in activities on the tidal Thames."

(to order)

Safer Boating on the Thames

The Port of London Authority have a dedicated website with lots of information for users of recreational craft.

www.boatingonthethames.co.uk

The Tidal Thames – Guidance for Users of Recreational Craft.


The Port of London Authority publish information for users of recreational craft with important information on enjoying the river safely. Copies are available from Martin Garside, Port of London Authority. Tel: 01474 562366. Email martin.garside@pola.co.uk

Fundraiser’s Take Note.

The British public is literally throwing away millions of pounds each year.

Those annoying coppers weighing down your pockets or clogging up your purse would be a thing of the past if a 99p coin were to be added to the UK’s currency.The new coin, mooted by Virgin Money, would save consumers more than £133 million in discarded change a year. It would also come in handy for all those items sold for 99p.
Virgin’s research found most Brits collected their coppers but we’re still throwing away more than £10 million in shrapnel every month. That’s enough to pay more than 2.6 million parking fines or to buy more than 44 million pints of beer each year.
Youth have the biggest problem with coppers: nearly half claimed they don’t like carrying small change around, compared to only a quarter of fifty-something’s.More than half of 16 to 24 year olds and a third of men would welcome the new coin, Virgin found.Its research also revealed: Four in 10 Brits preferred to break a £1 coin or note rather than count out coppers, leaving the average person with £10 of unspent coppers jingling in their pockets each month. One in 10 put their loose change to good use by donating it to charity. A savvy 52% kept a copper jar to save their small change 40% of shoppers refused to count out coppers at the till. Men were less likely to use small change than women: 59% of women used small change before breaking a note, compared to only 47% of men. Scots were the most charitable sector, with 12% giving their small change to charity, compared to only 3% from the north east,16 to 24s were the most charitable age group, with 15% giving their small change to charity, compared to only 4% of 35 to 44s. Only 8% of the population agreed with the 99p pricing policy, which gives the impression that an item is better value for money.
The alternative to a 99p coin could be to follow the lead of other countries and remove coppers from circulation altogether, rounding all purchases to the closest 5p.