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Government Consultations
The Christmas holiday was busy for the Water Conservators. We prepared two submissions for the government: one on draft guidance for stormwater overflows and another on a working paper about…
Supporting Students at the University of Surrey
The Company’s Charitable Trust, The Water Conservation Trust, currently works with students at 15 universities. We provide bursaries to students on post graduate courses who may not otherwise be able…
 Health and Safety in Wild Swimming
The Company has responded to the Defra consultation on a review of the 2013 Bathing Water Regulations. It has provided a comprehensive background on the subject and repeated its message…
Welcome to new Freemen and Liverymen at Christmas Court
Our Thames Warden stood in for the Master at the Christmas meeting of the Court in the Aldermen’s Dining Room at the Guildhall. The Thames Warden was pleased to admit…
CERN and the Large Hadron Collider
It is who you know that counts! The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators is very fortunate that one of our members works at the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire…
Service of Remembrance and laying of wreaths
The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Chapter and City of London Livery joined together for a Service of Remembrance and the Commemoration of the Fallen on Remembrance Sunday in St Paul’s Cathedral. …
Lord Mayor’s Show
The Water Conservators joined the other Modern Livery Companies in a shared float to participate in the show this year. Our thanks to the Firefighters’ Company for organising a traditional…
Company Banquet 2024
Members of the Company and guests were treated to a super evening in the impressive surrounds of the Pewterers’ Hall. After a sparkling reception in the Court Room with beautiful…
Welcome to our new Honorary Member – Baroness Barbara Young
At a specially convened meeting at the Pewterers’ Hall the Court voted to welcome Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, as an Honorary Member of our Company. She was…
Coffee Colloquy on UN SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Court Member Allan Barton was on the panel at the Lord Mayor’s Coffee Colloquy around Sustainable Development (SDG) Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production in the Mansion House, organised in…