The Company of Watermen and Lightermen, 16 -
“Time and tide waits for no man”
Shakespeare expresses well the need to keep moving forward and this is certainly
true of training and education.
The Company’s tradition role on the Thames has been to facilitate training and professional development Watermen and Lightermen both young and experienced.
Training To Day
Welcoe to all Freemen of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen of the River Thames
This page is intended to keep you up-
The details of the Company Court Calendar are shown below. Occasional dates have to be changes so please check the site for any changes. During the year additional events will be arranged for Freemen and full details will be available on this page when finalized.
“The Doggett’s Coat and Badge” is the oldest continuously run single sculling race
in the world.
The race was first run in 1715 and is open to the only to newly qualified Freemen of the Watermen’s Company.
The course is from London Bridge to Chelsea a course of four miles and five furlongs, and the prize of the orange red coat and silver arm badge is much treasured by those Freemen who have had the honour of winning the Wager.
For more information on the history of the Doggett’s Coat and Badge Wager please CLICK HERE.
For further information about working on the River Thames please contact
Sandra Watts -
020 79297452 or by email on sandra@watermenshall.org
For more information on training to work on the River please contact:-
Tim Keech -
07798 623786 (m)
