Livery Companies were invited to join the Worshipful Company of Musicians for Evensong in the Cathedral. The service was led by the Chaplain, the Reverend Paula Hollingsworth, and included very impressive singing by the cathedral choir and the Royal College of Music String Orchestra. Masters, Clerks, Livery and friends gathered…...
Official – We are the Trendy Livery Company
“The Trendy Livery Company tackling the most important issues we face today” The Lady Mayor of London elect, Dame Susan Langley, declared that the Water Conservators are the Trendy Livery Company, at our Michaelmas Court Lunch on HMS Wellington. She praised our work on water conservation and water management as…...
Great River Race
The Company’s cutter, Water Forget-Me-Knot, was entered in the Great River Race, 2025, which took place on 20 September. A last-minute substitution meant that I, as Master’s Consort, stood in as passenger for the Master herself, who was indisposed. An annual event since 1988, the Great River Race is the…...
Modern Livery Companies’ Dinner
The Master Prof Carolyn Roberts, and Thames Warden Tom Flood CBE, joined other modern livery companies in Armourers Hall for a dinner hosted by the Worshipful Company of Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Blenders. They were greeted by the Master Anthony Scanlan and fellow wardens and then enjoyed a delicious…...
Save the date – City Water Debate – Wednesday 18 March 2026 – WATER IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, TOO LITTLE SUPPLY, TOO MUCH DEMAND
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 is sustainable. In England alone the Environment Agency has estimated that there will be shortfall of five billion…...
Swan Upping
Water Conservators joined the Caversham Princess at Reading for the annual cygnet count on the River Thames known as ‘Swan Upping’. Swan Upping is an annual ceremony that these days involves catching, counting, examining, weighing and ringing mute swan cygnets, primarily to assess their population and health. Dating back to…...
Honouring a 12th Century Legacy with a 21st Century Toast
On 16th July 2025, The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators had the honour of meeting The Rt Hon. the Lord Mayor Alastair King and Lady Mayoress Florence King at Mansion House. Master Water Conservator, Professor Carolyn Roberts, joined by Thames Warden Tom Flood CBE, Walbrook Warden Allan Barton, and Our…...
