At a meeting of the Court, at the Oxford and Cambridge Club in London, the Master, Dylan Barker, admitted Graham Edwards as a Liveryman, and Peter Simpson as a Freeman. The Court and Company are very pleased to welcome them to the Company....
Thank you for your generosity
Members of The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators not only support its charity, The Water Conservation Trust, but also give directly to deserving causes in the City of London and beyond.  The receiving organisation is announced at each lunch and thanks to the sterling efforts of collector Nigel Cartwright and…...
Creating great music to support charity
One way to create great music is to fill St Paul’s Cathedral with cathedral choirs and clergy supported by the Lord Mayor, City Corporation and Livery Masters and representatives. Our singing was significantly enhanced by the amazing voices of St Paul’s, Litchfield and Bradford Cathedral choirs. Little can beat the…...
Congratulations to our students
The Water Conservation Trust currently supports postgraduate students at 15 universities. The Deputy Master, representing the Trust, was invited to the graduation ceremony for students of the University of Surrey in the impressive surroundings of Guildford Cathedral. It was great to catch up with Ruth Leslie our bursary award winner…...
Barriers and Opportunities for Restoring Rivers
Members of the Company were at the UK Water Partnership Annual Summit on the barriers and opportunities for restoring river health. It was encouraging to hear progress to date and the contribution of young professionals to the debate around river health. There was a high level of ambition for change…...
Environmental Watchdog Hails Landmark Legal Case
A Court of Appeal judgment earlier this month could prove a significant development in legal efforts to hold the government to its duty to protect the environment, according to The Office for Environmental Protection. The Court upheld a complaint brought by a group of fishermen in North Yorkshire, who accused…...
New Liverymen and Freemen at Election Court
At our Election Court meeting we were pleased to admit Tom Morton, Michael Nates, and Cherry Parker, as Liverymen of the Company, and Penelope Banks, Sharon Barker, Eileen Bigg, Susannah Clements, Polly Courtice, Karyn Georges, Karen Murrell, Caryn Novak, Matthew Sparkes, and Craig Turner as Freemen of the Company....
Influencing the Restoration of Welsh Rivers
The Welsh Government has acknowledged and responded to a series of ambitions in a report to help restore the health of Welsh rivers. The top five priorities put forward were: Reducing Intensive Agriculture Runoff Strengthening Enforcement of Environmental Regulations Implementing Nature-Based Solutions (Wetlands and Riparian buffer zones) Adopting a Catchment…...
