Carlos de Sousa and Carolyn Newton will paddle the length of the River Thames on their SUPs (stand up paddle boards) made out of plastic bottles, to raise awareness of plastic pollution in waterways and to deliver a message from school children to parliament. Their journey will begin on World Oceans Day 2018 (8th June) and will continue for 300km, from the navigable source at Lechlade to the sea at Gravesend.

In 2017, Carlos and Carolyn became the first people in the world to paddle a marathon on a SUP board made out of plastic bottles. They went on to paddle 12 marathons in 12 countries in Europe.

Join Carlos and Carolyn for the launch event of "Message in a Bottle – Source to Sea", which will take place in the Embassy of Brazil in London, on 5th June 2018 (World Environment Day) from 6.30 pm to 9.00 pm.

Programme:

6.30 pm: Guests arrival and welcome drinks

7.00 pm: Welcoming remarks by representative of the Embassy of Brazil in London

7.05 pm: Talk and short video screening by Carolyn and Carlos (The Whale Company)

7.30 – 9.00 pm: Drinks and photo exhibition