Water Water Everywhere
Starts: 1 June 2009
Finishes: 1 September 2010
Location
River and Rowing Museum
Mill Meadows
Henley-on-Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 1BF
Telephone: +44 (0)1491 415600
Fax: +44 (0)1491 415601
Website: http://www.rrm.co.uk/
E-mail: mailto:museum@rrm.co.uk
Description
Water Water Everywhere: Exploring Flooding on the Thames.
Flooding has been affecting people's lives for centuries...find out more about why it happens and how you can prepare at this new exhibition. The River and Rowing Musuem have teamed up with the Environment Agency to tell you the real stories of people who live and work on the river. See the interactive flood wall of pictures and fascinating facts and find out if you live in a flood risk area. Learn about the wildlife that lives in and around the river, including the shy water vole. The River & Rowing Museum is trying to encourage the water vole back to the banks of the Thames at Henley and has created a special garden. Ratty’s Refuge is full of water-vole friendly plants and a pond. It can be viewed from the terrace cafe and the far end of the Thames Gallery.
Look out for details of a young writers' competition on the theme - Flood! It will be launched at this year's Henley Literary Festival.
For more information visit the River and Rowing Museum website.