Our Webinar was presented by Tom Spencer, Research Scientist at Moors for the Future Partnership. Tom gave us a fascinating presentation on how the severe erosion of blanket bogs in the Peak District following the industrial revolution has led to degradation of key ecosystem services…
Newcastle University Supporters’ Event, The Gherkin
As Master of the Company and a Trustee of the Water Conservation Trust, I was invited to a Supporter Thank You Event in London. For several years the Trust has provided an annual bursary for a Newcastle University postgraduate student on a water and environmental…
Universities Programme
…management sectors. These links with universities also provide the Company with the opportunity to work closely with some of the most accomplished research units in the UK. Students are selected by the university on the basis of quality and financial need and the Trust provides…
New Member’s Dinner, Guildhall
…time limitations of our formal meetings. Each of the officers of the Company took it in turns to speak for four minutes about themselves and their involvement in the Company. In between the talks we all discussed the Company activities and shared our backgrounds and…
The Rt. Hon the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Annual Visit to Treloar’s
…support from the Livery Companies than ever before. Current appeals include funding for replacement hoists and a new electric bus. It was an incredibly amazing day, full of opportunity and hope, where we saw, as Ofsted stated, a culture of high aspirations and endless compassion….
Breaking the Code and Winning the Secret War
A group of Company Members visited Bletchley Park to discover the incredible achievements of Britain’s World War Two Codebreakers. We were ably guided by Court Assistant Christine Jarvis who is an expert on London and well beyond. As several of the group had travelled considerable…
Consorts’ Mudlarking
The Company of Water Conservators was pleased to host about 40 Consorts Mudlarking on the banks of the Thames in the City of London just below the Millenium Bridge. A previous event in July 2023 organised by the then Consort, Georgina Drummond, was so…
Lord Mayor’s Children’s Party, Mansion House
…one met the age 6 to 9 criterion to participate. I asked my granddaughter if she would like to go. After some discussions she said she was nervous but would give the balloon party a go. Following the Company visit to the Thames Barrier on…
The Guildable Manor of Southwark’s Charter Day, Thanksgiving Service, Quit Rents and Court of Exchequer
…through disuse. The ceremony marks the City’s acquisition of Southwark from the Crown. The City maintains a constitutional presence in the Borough through the Courts Leet. Southwark is an independent authority under its free tenant burgesses who constitute the Courts Juries. The Foreman and officers…