The annual United Guild Service at St Paul’s Cathedral is one of the major ‘must dos’ for Livery Companies, and the Water Conservators put up a good show as usual, with our attendees overflowing our allocation of seats, and several more in guest seats under the Dome. Precedence of Livery…...
WATER IN THE UK – TOO MUCH DEMAND, TOO LITTLE SUPPLY
CITY WATER DEBATE 2026 Bakers’ Hall, London, Wednesday 18th March Hosted by the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators 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…...
England needs “complete behavioural change at national level” from water users
CITY WATER DEBATE 2026 Bakers’ Hall, London, Wednesday 18 March Hosted by the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators NEWS RELEASE England needs “complete behavioural change at national level” from water users if it is to meet the challenge posed by a predicted shortfall in the public water supply of 5…...
Pancake Race 2026
The Water Conservators again entered a team in the Worshipful Company of Poulters’ Inter-Livery Pancake Race. It was a great charity event in aid of the West Ham Foundation, the Combined Cadet Force Association, Homewards-Royal Foundation and the Master Poulter’s Pelican Trust. In addition to 46 teams from City of…...
Are We Prepared? Livery Climate Action Group Annual Conference
“Are We Prepared” was the theme of this year’s Livery Climate Action Group (LCAG) Annual Conference held at Merchant Taylors’ Hall on the 26th January 2026. Alderman Alison Gowman, LCAG Chair, along with Sheriff and Deputy Keith Bottomley opened the conference which included four main sessions: Financial Risks, Risks To…...
Dissertation Prize Winners
The Company was very pleased to welcome many of our Dissertation Prize Winners to the Myddelton Lunch to receive their prizes and certificates. Congratulations to all our Prize Winners. Birkbeck Charlotte Mawer An Analysis of Climate Change Impacts on Groundwater in Southeast England Birmingham Behzad Miran An Example of…...
In a world in which stresses cascade…we have something invaluable to offer
Over 85 members of the Company and guests joined together for the annual Myddelton lunch in the impressive surroundings of Trinity House. Our guest speaker was the Deputy Master of Trinity House Rear Admiral Iain Lower CB. He joined Trinity House from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in 2024, following…...
