You can take Stratford out of Shakespeare – as indeed Shakespeare spent much of his time in London – but you cannot take Shakespeare out of Stratford. Shakespeare tea rooms, the Shakespeare bookshop, Shakespeare distillery … For our Master’s weekend in Stratford-upon-Avon we enjoyed full immersion in all things Shakespeare.…...
Best in Class – Congratulations!
The Water Conservators’ cutter Water Forget-me-not won the mixed crew class in the Oxbridge Watermen’s Challenge from Putney Bridge to Chiswick Bridge on the river Thames. The race for traditional Thames Watermen’s Cutters or Gigs took place just before the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Teams came from City of…...
WATER IN THE UK – TOO MUCH DEMAND, TOO LITTLE SUPPLY
CITY WATER DEBATE 2026 Bakers’ Hall, London, Wednesday 18th March Hosted by the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators The UK is running out of water. Population and economic growth combined with climate change mean that consumption is increasingly outstripping supply. We are already abstracting more water from the environment than…...
England needs “complete behavioural change at national level” from water users
CITY WATER DEBATE 2026 Bakers’ Hall, London, Wednesday 18 March Hosted by the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators NEWS RELEASE England needs “complete behavioural change at national level” from water users if it is to meet the challenge posed by a predicted shortfall in the public water supply of 5…...
Pancake Race 2026
The Water Conservators again entered a team in the Worshipful Company of Poulters’ Inter-Livery Pancake Race. It was a great charity event in aid of the West Ham Foundation, the Combined Cadet Force Association, Homewards-Royal Foundation and the Master Poulter’s Pelican Trust. In addition to 46 teams from City of…...
Invest in your Future – Help us support education and research in water and the environment
The Water Conservation Trust is encouraging more members of the Company and friends to contribute to its work. Protecting all our futures lies at the heart of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators. That is why our charity, the Water Conservation Trust CIO, is promoting knowledge, research and education of…...
Are We Prepared? Livery Climate Action Group Annual Conference
“Are We Prepared” was the theme of this year’s Livery Climate Action Group (LCAG) Annual Conference held at Merchant Taylors’ Hall on the 26th January 2026. Alderman Alison Gowman, LCAG Chair, along with Sheriff and Deputy Keith Bottomley opened the conference which included four main sessions: Financial Risks, Risks To…...
