Moored in the historic brickmaking dock at Lower Halstow, this restored Thames sailing barge spends her summers taking passengers on sailing trips, before converting to become a restaurant tea ...

The council and quay provide space for various fully rigged Thames sailing barges. There has been no significant dredging work in the main areas occupied by the barges since around 2000.

A man who was fined for blocking part of the River Thames ... to move the barges or face prosecution, including through an official notice. But after he was fined, the 57-year-old, of Kingston ...

In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at around 13:15hrs on Monday, 31 March to reports of an 11-year-old girl who had entered the River Thames near to Barge House ...