To raise funds, the Water Conservation Trust CIO (the charity of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators) organised a sponsored walk along the Oxford Canal and River Thames at Oxford. Trustees, Company Members, friends and representatives of Thames Water joined Past Master Rob Casey for a guided walk starting and…...
City of London Thames Fishery Research Experiment, Gravesend
The Fishery Experiment is celebrating 52 years. The objective of the experiment is to establish the environmental conditions of the Thames through determining the number and size of fish species returning to the river. This year eleven teams with 64 anglers and 11 younger anglers spent four hours fishing along…...
Water Conservators’ award to Air Cartographer
The Company was pleased to welcome Sgt Matt Brett, Senior Non-Commissioned Officer (SNCO) Training and Sgt Brett’s LINE MANAGER, Flight Sergeant (FS) Craig Metcalf to its Michaelmas Court Lunch. After the Lunch the Master presented Sgt Brett with a Company Jug in recognition of his achievements. The citation stated: Sgt…...
Worshipful Company of Water Conservators and Society for the Environment sign concordat to work together
The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators and the Society for the Environment, have signed a concordat to work together. This took place on 25 September 2024 at the Michaelmas Court Meeting of the Water Conservators, in the Barber Surgeons’ Hall in the City of London Both organisations are proud to…...
Great River Race
The Great River Race is London’s River Marathon. It’s a spectacular boat race covering 21.6 miles of the Thames from Millwall in the East to Richmond in the West, travelling under London’s famous bridges. It has around 300 crews taking part and is an international event with competitors from America,…...
Port of London Challenge
We won! The Port of London Challenge is a race is for six oared Watermen’s cutters carrying a coxswain and one passenger (the Master). The course is from HQS ‘Wellington’, King’s Reach to Imperial Wharf, a distance of approx. 4.6 statute miles. Our super Cutter Water Forget-me-not and team had…...