A TRADITION OLD AND NEW – THE ANNUAL WOOLMEN SHEEP DRIVE
On Sunday 27 September a select flock of Water Conservators (including Court Assistants Dinah Nichols and Brett Bader and Freeman Liam Hogg) exercised their right as Freemen of the City of London to drive an equally select flock of Yorkshire sheep over Southwark Bridge. This ancient tradition dates from the…...
Water Conservation Trust Sponsored Walk
To raise funds for our school’s programme, the Water Conservation Trust CIO organised a sponsored walk on Sunday 20th September 2026 along the course of the ancient River Westbourne. The 6 walkers set off from Paddington Station initially following the route of the Grand Union Canal then south through Westbourne…...
Building on the lessons from the Thames Tideway Tunnel construction
“The lessons learnt from the construction of the Thames Tideway Tunnel can usefully be applied to other construction projects in the water sector, but with caution where anything other than exceptionally large projects are concerned.” The Company has responded to the Ofwat July 2026 Consultation on draft guidance for water…...
Accelerating major wastewater infrastructure projects
Major wastewater infrastructure projects should be brought within the scope of the present system for accelerating the development of clean water projects, but with safeguards, the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators has said in response to the Ofwat July 2026 Consultation: the future of RAPID. The Company advocates the disciplined…...