At the meeting of our Installation Court we were very pleased to welcome new Freemen and Liverymen to the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators: Upgrade to the Livery – Lina Nieto. Admit as Freemen – Barrie-John Lancaster, Jesicca Kahl, Abdullah Al-Ausi, Duncan Margetts, and Leonie Cooper....
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 ceremony attended by a magnificent show of Livery Masters and Liverymen. The Water Conservators were represented by the Master Dylan…...
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 representatives of the Livery and the City. The Deputy Master Martin Bigg attended on behalf of the Company. Their work…...
Admiral of the Port Challenge
The Thames Warden Carolyn Roberts stepped into our Cutter, Water Forget-me-not, as substitute passenger for the Master, for this hotly contested race from Coin Street Shoal outside the Royal Festival Hall to Westminster Boating Base at Chelsea Harbour. The event for cutters is very capably organised by the Thames Traditional…...
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 supported the work of The Independent Water Commission (IWC) established by the UK and Welsh governments in October 2024. Its…...
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 Agricultural Use of Sewage Sludge’, submitted for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Engineering at Imperial, London. Deputy…...
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 the relevant government strategies as they relate to housing development. The briefing will be based on the Company’s submissions to…...
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 Environment’. It has broadened its Climate Action Plan into a Sustainability Policy with objectives that are consistent with the United…...
