The Water Conservation Trust has supported the creation of, and following its opening on 5 June, the operation of the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration in Clerkenwell. It is in the old pumping station and works at the end of the New River. The Trustees were very keen to visit…...
Supporting Schools, Inspiring Futures: Water Conservation Trust Impact Report – May 2026
The Water Conservation Trust’s Schools Programme aims to enhance learning in water related science and the environment in schools, particularly those with high levels of disadvantaged children. The attached report from our May 2026 Trust meeting gives details on the many projects that are making a key difference to children…...
Day out at Chelsea Show
The Master Carolyn Roberts met the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Director General Clare Matterson CBE to celebrate the achievement of Freeman Chris Baines who has recently been awarded the prestigious RHS Victoria Medal of Honor. The Medal is restricted to 63 recipients at any one time ~ corresponding to the…...
We need to do more, faster – A Conversation about Sustainability
Our grateful thanks to Dame Polly Courtice, founder of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, and Peter Simpson, former Chief Executive of Anglian Water, for sharing a fascinating conversation on the development of politics, policy, economics and corporate attitudes to sustainability over the last thirty years. The conversation explored a…...
Providing water at the Treloar’s Gala Dinner
The Treloar’s 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner at the Guild Hall was a sell out. We had a wonderful night of celebration raising funds for this exceptional school. The school’s incredible work delivers specialist care and support for around 180 students from across the country. The Water Conservators are regular supporters…...
Putting the environment at the centre of thinking and planning
For too long businesses have treated the environmental impacts of what they do as a side effect. Instead they should be putting the environment at the centre of their thinking and planning, according to Dr Stephanie Wray of RSK Nature Repair, part of the RSK Group environmental consultancy. Businesses that…...
