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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…

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Welcome to the new President

The Water Conservation Trust has supported Birkbeck, University of London for several years, providing bursaries and awarding dissertation prizes to post graduate students.  The Water Conservators’ Company along with other…

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Submission to Defra Independent Water Commission – Call for Evidence

We have made a substantial submission to the Call for Evidence from the Defra Independent Water Commission. You can find it on the Policy Positions page of our website.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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:…

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City Harvest and the Livery Food Initiative

Members of the Livery Companies were welcomed for an early morning tour round the New Covent Garden site at Nine Elms. The site has been open since 1974 when it…

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Raising money for Treloar’s at Mansion House

It was a fun evening at the Treloar’s Gala Dinner at Mansion House, raising funds for this special charity founded by Sir William Treloar, a former Lord Mayor of the…

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Water industry veteran outlines challenges facing sector in Radio 4 interview

There’s much more in Britain’s broken water system that needs fixing than sewage treatment alone, according to an industry veteran and leading member of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators. But…

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