The Company’s cutter, Water Forget-Me-Knot, was entered in the Great River Race, 2025, which took place on 20 September. A last-minute substitution meant that I, as Master’s Consort, stood in as passenger for the Master herself, who was indisposed. An annual event since 1988, the Great River Race is the…...
Sheriffs’ Ball, Guildhall
Many Livery Companies and friends gathered in a completely changed 1920’s Guildhall for the ninth annual Sheriffs’ Ball. This year’s Great Gatsby Ball captured the glamour of the 1920s while raising funds for The Lord Mayor’s Appeal and The Sheriffs’ and Recorder’s Fund. It was hosted by the Sheriffs of…...
Modern Livery Companies’ Dinner
The Master Prof Carolyn Roberts, and Thames Warden Tom Flood CBE, joined other modern livery companies in Armourers Hall for a dinner hosted by the Worshipful Company of Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Blenders. They were greeted by the Master Anthony Scanlan and fellow wardens and then enjoyed a delicious…...
Celebrating King Athelstan crowned King of England
1100 years ago King Athelstan was crowned King of a newly unified England at Kingston on the River Thames. In the 900’s the river marked the divide between Wessex and Mercia. As part of the celebrations the Water Conservators and our cutter Water Forget-me-not joined with other Livery cutters and…...
Save the date – City Water Debate – Wednesday 18 March 2026 – WATER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, TOO LITTLE SUPPLY, TOO MUCH DEMAND
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 is sustainable. In England alone the Environment Agency has estimated that there will be shortfall of five billion…...
Bursary and Dissertation Prize Winners
Past Master and Trustee, Professor Martin Bigg, was invited on behalf of the Water Conservation Trust, to Clare College, Cambridge, for the MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development, Annual End of Course and Alumni Dinner. It is 23 years since the first cohort of students came to Cambridge to begin…...
Response to Cunliffe Report
Picture courtesy of the BBC Following the publication of the report of the Independent Water Commission chaired by Sir Jon Cunliffe this morning, Professor Carolyn Roberts, Master of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators, issued the following statement in a personal capacity: The Cunliffe Report is perhaps the most important…...
Report of the Independent Water Commission chaired by Sir Jon Cunliffe
The Report from the Independent Water Commission, chaired by Sir Jon Cunliffe, has been publised and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/roadmap-to-rebuild-trust-in-water-sector-unveiled-in-major-new-report The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators contributed to the work of the Commission. The full report is available here: Independent Water Commission final report The Government response is available here:…...
