A BOTTLE of water filled at the source of the River Thames near Kemble started its 215 miles along the river, through London and finally out to sea this weekend.

The Source to Sea River Relay is part of the 2015 Totally Thames Festival, a month-long celebration of the historic River Thames.

A season of arts, cultural and river events across the 42-mile stretch of the river, the festival joins together various organisations and communities across the 17 riparian boroughs and beyond.

The Totally Thames Team filled the bottle at the source yesterday and took it to Cricklade and today the team will be taking the bottle from the Wiltshire town to Lechlade.