PLA celebrates 100 years
Published: 10:46, 17 March 2009
WATER way to mark 100 years on the river!
Around 100 staff from The Port of London Authority celebrated its centenary year at the Gravesend Royal Pier Road base with a specially-commissioned cake.
A series of events will mark the milestone including an exhibition at London’s Docklands later this month and a history book.
The PLA – responsible for the navigational safety on a 95-mile stretch of the Thames – came about in 1909 after congestion on the river began to get out of hand.
Special report and pictures in this week's Gravesend Messenger, out on Thursday.
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