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Thank you Master

Thank you to our Master Dylan Barker for his traditional farewell dinner for the Court, Past Masters and partners which this year was held at the Museum of Water and…

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Election of Sheriffs

We are pleased to welcome Alderman Robert Hughes-Penney and Deputy Keith Bottomley as the next Sheriffs of the City of London.  They were elected at Guildhall’s Common Hall in a…

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Defining Food Poverty – The New Normal

The Water Conservators have supported the Livery Food Initiative and City Harvest through donations and collections.  It was very interesting to receive an update at the Drapers Hall attended by…

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The Lord Mayor’s Show 8 November 2025

Save the date! To celebrate 20 years since we received our Royal Charter and 25 years since we became the 102nd Livery Company, we are entering our Float – The…

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Independent Water Commission’s key proposals

Members of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators have worked to share their knowledge and enperience, on behalf of the Company, with government, agencies, regulators and other organisations.  We have…

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Supportive Response Submitted to Defra’s Permitting Reform Consultation

The Company has made a short response to the Defra consultation on reform of the exemptions processes in environmental permitting,  giving broad support. The response is filed on the web…

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Congratulations to Imperial winner

Congratulations to Hanzhi Chen for winning a Water Conservators’ Company Dissertation Prize for his dissertation entitled ‘The Impacts of Flame Retardants on Soil Quality, Human Health and the Environment from…

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The New Towns Task Force and Water

The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators has offered to provide the government’s New Towns Task Force with a detailed briefing on regulations governing water use and waste water disposal, and…

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Sustainability Policy update

The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators has the promotion of sustainability at the heart of its thinking and activities, well captured in its vision of ‘Promoting a Diverse and Sustainable…

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Tudor Pull

The Master of the Water Conservators, Dylan Barker and the Master of the Watermen and Lightermen, Ted Manning, were presented with the Stela, a section of medieval wooden water pipe,…

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