Schools Programme – Progress Update January 2025 River Holme Connections As agreed a cheque for £5000 has been sent to River Home Connections to support their Year In Industry student and the Riverfly Monitoring Project. The year in industry students get involved in a wide range of activities during…...
Midshipman and Freeman
Congratulations to Worshipful Company of Water Conservators Freeman, Jess Fox, who has recieved her commission as an Officer in the Royal Navy. Jess was with Southern Water before she joined the Navy. Her training included time on HMS Prince of Wales during exercises ahead of the Carrier Strike Group world…...
Congratulations to our Dissertation Prize Winners
The Water Conservation Trust, the charitable arm of the Water Conservators, was pleased to announce the student winners of The Water Conservators’ Dissertation Prize. Fifteen prizes were awarded, for each of the universities supported by the Trust. Eight prize winners attended the Myddelton Lunch of the Company to recieve their…...
Government Consultations
The Christmas holiday was busy for the Water Conservators. We prepared two submissions for the government: one on draft guidance for stormwater overflows and another on a working paper about development and nature recovery. Briefings and the full submissions are archived on our website under the “Policy Position” section. It…...
Supporting Students at the University of Surrey
The Company’s Charitable Trust, The Water Conservation Trust, currently works with students at 15 universities. We provide bursaries to students on post graduate courses who may not otherwise be able to afford to attend the course. We also give a prize each year to the student with the best dissertation. …...
Health and Safety in Wild Swimming
The Company has responded to the Defra consultation on a review of the 2013 Bathing Water Regulations. It has provided a comprehensive background on the subject and repeated its message about ‘piece- meal’ changes to policies and practices. It has drawn analogy with hazard and risk management of Health and…...
CERN and the Large Hadron Collider
It is who you know that counts! The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators is very fortunate that one of our members works at the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN), or the European Council for Nuclear Research. This was a once in a lifetime experience. Freeman Grzegorz Skowronek (Greg)…...
Service of Remembrance and laying of wreaths
The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Chapter and City of London Livery joined together for a Service of Remembrance and the Commemoration of the Fallen on Remembrance Sunday in St Paul’s Cathedral. We committed ourselves to work for reconciliation between the nations, that all people may together live in freedom, justice and…...
