Ralph Riley The Clerk The Worshipful Company of Water Conservators The Lark, 2 Bell Lane Worlington Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP28 8SE Tel: 01638 510626 Email: [email protected] www.waterconservators.org The Conservator @H2Oconservators

Summer 2020 | Issue 57 The Newsletter of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators

A Message from The Conservator the Master In these challenging times, this Summer 2020 edition of The Conservator has been published as usual. Normally There is a Chinese curse which says it would have included a message “May you live in interesting times” from the new Master and details of and in 1966 Robert F Kennedy chose the Wardens for the coming year. these words adding “Like it or not, we However, with the necessity to cancel live in interesting times. They are times the Installation Court and Luncheon of danger and uncertainty; but they are originally planned for Monday 6th July also more open to the creative energy this has not been possible. of men than any other time in history”. Some 54 years later, those words We are, however, planning a special could not be more appropriate. edition of The Conservator in In an attempt to maintain contact with September 2020 immediately following and interest from our members and The Covid-19 Pandemic has touched the newly scheduled Installation Court their families, back in April I launched all our lives and the disruption to the and Luncheon on Tuesday 15th a Photography Competition for three economy and our families and friends September, to be held at the Tallow distinct age groups, 0-10 years, 11 is profound – even Livery Companies Chandlers Hall. If readers have any -17 years and over 18 years. Deputy have been dramatically affected with ideas for articles, please contact our Master Simon Catford agreed to Chair our normal Court Meetings and social PR Manager, Keith Tozzi (keithtozzi@ a panel of judges and the closing date events thrown into disarray. aol.com). was the end of May. I was delighted that we received so many entries and With so many events cancelled or In the meantime, we are sending selecting a winner in each category delayed, our Court decided to extend Monthly Updates by email to all was difficult for the judges. However, my year as Master by two months, Members to keep them informed of the they did select winners and I am meaning that I shall remain in the work of the Company. Updates for May delighted that we have been able to role until September when hopefully and June have already been issued. we can all meet at a re-programmed include them here – see pages 4 and 5 Installation Court and Luncheon. for the results.

In the meantime, we have continued Some of our Members have been to operate as normally as possible quick to identify key areas of research using the electronic systems available and operation that could help with to us all. My Masters Committee has the Covid-19 Pandemic – as a result continued to meet “virtually’ and we we established a new section on our have also been able to agree the website (“Covid Corner”) to enable recommendations of the Nominations papers relevant to the industries we Committee which proposed next years represent to be recorded. My thanks to team as: the contributors.

• Master – Rob Casey Despite the very substantial upheaval • Thames Warden – Graham Howells to our personal lives and businesses in • Fleet Warden – Martin Baggs recent months, I believe our Company • Warden – Christine Jarvis is in good heart. Thank you for your ongoing support and as the Queen has Congratulations to them all and we reminded us “We will meet again”. Keith Tozzi look forward to their installation in Past Master & PR Manager September. Mark Lane Master

The Conservator Page 1 Election Court Meeting New Company Chaplain Katherine trained at NTMTC in Contextual Theology and was The April 2020 Election Court The Company was delighted to ordained in 2006, serving her curacy Meeting, originally scheduled for announce earlier this year that the at St Michael & All Angels, Bedford the 21st April was held “over the Revd Katherine Hedderly, Vicar Park before being appointed internet” to ensure that essential of All Hallows by the and Associate Vicar at St Martin’s-in- business could be discussed and Area Dean of the , the-Fields, in where necessary agreed. had been appointed as their new 2009. She has lived, worked and Chaplain. ministered in London for 30 years. In addition to the election of the Master and Wardens for 2020/21 Katherine has a background in (see Masters report on page 1), the film and television business, the Court also had to consider was a producer and director of an Court Assistants for the ensuing independent production company year. Two Court assistants were and is a graduate of the National stepping down, Nigel Cartwright Film & Television School and the (who will continue to harass us all University of Oxford. at Company Lunches where he is responsible for managing our Katherine said of the appointment important collections!) and Trevor “It is a great privilege to be serving Harrington, who having completed the Worshipful Company of Water 12 years on the Court was obliged Conservators, and I am excited to to resign as he had reached the end see how the environmental concerns of his term in office. Both Nigel and of All Hallows and our maritime and Trevor have been stalwarts of the river links will be developed through Court and we look forward to seeing this new relationship”. them at future Company events. Keith Tozzi The Court was pleased to appoint Past Master & PR Manager four new Court Assistants. They were: Martin Bigg, Ramon Bravo Associate Freeman Pub and senior Members in an informal Gonzalez, Tony Williams and atmosphere. Andrew Williamson. We look Evening forward to working with them later in The latest of these evenings took the year. The Company has organised a place earlier this year. Organised number of informal evenings in by Associate Freeman Dorry Price recent years, where friends of the to attract new younger members Company and prospective new the event took place at The King’s Members can meet the Master Stores pub in Spitalfields.

Attracting nearly 30 young professionals, the lively evening was enhanced by an interesting presentation by Shneel Malik on “Designing for Behaviour Change”. We will be repeating this event later this year in September.

Keith Tozzi Past Master & PR Manager Also at the Court Meeting, Past Master Peter Hall (see photograph) Company’s 1st Webinar indicated his intention to step down as Treasurer – a role he has filled Our first webinar on 10th June was with distinction for many years. The led by Court Assistant David Lloyd Court were delighted to appoint Owen. Entitled “The Covid-19 Com- Deputy Master Simon Catford as the plex - Water, Wastewater and the new Treasurer. Pandemic”, it attracted a wide au- dience and much participation. Fur- Mark Lane ther webinars will follow - details will Master be on our website.

Page 2 The Conservator Myddelton Church Service and Luncheon

Following the well-attended service, in 2016/17. The guest speaker was the Master, Wardens, Past Masters Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli, and Members processed from the the current Aldermanic Sheriff of Church to the historic 18th century the City of London and an Honorary Trinity House for a reception and Liveryman of our Company. The theme luncheon. The procession was led by of his speech was “Dripping with the Company Beadle Tim Gutteridge. Green Finance” – very relevant to our Company.

Christine Jarvis Walbrook Warden Elect

To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the granting of Livery to our Company and to re-dedicate the Company Cross, a service was held earlier this year in All Hallows-by-the-Tower Church. The Church, which overlooks the is a beautiful Grade 1 listed Following an excellent three course building and is the oldest Church in luncheon, Thames Warden Rob Casey the City of London, originally founded introduced the principal guests to the around AD675. The service was led by lively audience - they included the the Rev. Katherine Hedderly and the Master World Trader and Sir Andrew Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Parmley who is an Honorary Liveryman Dover. of our Company and was Lord Mayor

Presentation to New to the Speaker of the House of Commons until 2019 and has been a Bishop of Dover Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen since 2007. The Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin MBE is an Honorary Freeman of our Rose served our Company as Company and was our Chaplain Chaplain with distinction and it was until her recent appointment as with great pleasure that our Master, Bishop of Dover. Born in Montego Mark Lane, presented her with an Bay, Jamaica, Rose was Priest in inscribed water jug at the Myddelton Keith Tozzi Charge of St Mary-at-Hill Church in Luncheon earlier this year. the City of London, was Chaplain Past Master & PR Manager

Master’s Dinner

Each year it has become the was intended “for gentlemen who practice for the Master to entertain had travelled out of the British Members of the Court and Past Isles to a distance of at least five Masters, together with their hundred miles from London in a Consorts, at a dinner as a thank direct line”. The Inner drawing Room you for their support during the year. of the Club was an excellent venue for the 27 guests who attended. This year Master Mark Lane chose the Travellers Club in Pall Mall for Mark Lane the event. The Club, founded in 1819 Master

The Conservator Page 3 Photography

At the end of April 2020, the Master over. The theme was “Spring Water” Simon explained “We received a launched a Photography Competition and the closing date was set for very good level of entries in each of to help maintain morale and Sunday 31st May. A £30 book token the age categories. The standard of communications with Members and was to be awarded by the Master to submissions was high and the judges their families during the Covid-19 the Winner in each category. found it difficult to select winners - so Pandemic lockdown. difficult in fact, that they also awarded The judging panel was chaired by Highly Commended prizes in each The competition was open to all Simon Catford (Deputy Master), category. The Master kindly agreed Members of the Company and their assisted by Lorna Alcorn (a Hampshire to also provide a £15 book token to partners and extended families. There local artist) and James Noble (a each of these. Congratulations to all were three age categories; 0 - 10 professional photographer). the prize winners and thank you to years, 11 - 17 years and 18 years & everyone who submitted an entry”.

Oliver Kay (0 - 10 years) Winner Lucy Copeland (11 - 17 years) Winner

“Floating Landscape” by Angela Ford (18+ years) Winner

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Reece Ward (0 - 10 years) Highly Commended Leo Hadland (11 - 17 years) Highly Commended

Lynva Russell (18+ years) Highly Commended Clean City Awards

For 25 years the Clean City Awards place for years; duty of care, separation other businesses and in particular, Scheme has promoted and rewarded of waste, increasing recycling rates, communicating the messages of best practice in waste management by waste reduction and re-use initiatives. good waste management, resource City of London businesses. The boundaries are constantly being efficiency and environmental pushed, branching out into supply sustainability to their staff. Many City businesses have had the chain management, collaborative basics of good waste management in working with cleaning companies and Our Company sponsors one of the prizes given annually as part of this initiative, the “Plastic Free City Award”. This year, following extensive judging, our award went to the Bank of for their excellent work on plastic free initiatives. The presentation ceremony was held in the Egyptian Hall at the Mansion House and presided over by the Lady Mayoress. The Master and Thames Warden Rob Casey were in attendance.

Mark Lane Master

The Conservator Page 5 Water Conservation Trust

outcomes and to Grant Tregonning in North Wales, the Trust has linked (PhD Geospacial Engineering student with the Museum of Water and Steam at Newcastle University) for his at Kew. The purpose of this link is to work focusing on reducing flood risk organise sponsored school visits to the and prioritising the development of museum – it showcases the amazing brownfield sites. Such work is at the heritage of London’s water supply but centre of the industries represented in faces challenges maintaining several our Company and justifies the support iconic steam beam engines from the given by the Trust. 1800’s.

We maintain contact with students that The Trust has already funded two pilot have been supported in the past. Recent visits with a view to establishing a long- Despite all the difficulties surrounding career updates have been provided term scheme to encourage companies the current Covid-19 Pandemic, by Lili Dreyer (MSc Dissertation Prize in the water sector to sponsor a the important work of the Water winner from her Masters degree number of visits each year. Conservation Trust continues with our in Sustainability, Entrepreneurship focus on education. and Design at Brunel University) – Lili subsequently established her Work on improving our “constitution” successful start-up company Wair is however, on hold until Trustees which makes sustainable footwear can sensibly sit around a table to from upcycled textiles. Also, Dr work through the proposed changes Kristian Metcalfe (who was the Trust’s and improvements. The Trustees first MSc bursary student in 2007, who have continued to meet using video studied at Exeter University) – Kristian conferencing to ensure that our went on to complete his Biodiversity programmes are properly managed. Management PhD and is now working Two of our long-standing Trustees with local communities in Cote D’Ivoire Master Elect Rob Casey (also a Water have stood down and I should like to implementing the country’s first marine Conservation Trust Trustee) had made thank Ivor Richards and Roger Hewitt protected area. extensive arrangements to stage a for their many years of constructive 2020 water exhibition for schools in service to the Trust. the Basinghall Suite at the Guildhall in March, to coincide with World The Universities Programme Water Day events. Unfortunately, the Covid-19 crisis forced this to be At the last count, the Trust had cancelled, but it is hoped to hold the supported 139 students with their event later this year. fees for Masters courses under its University Bursary Programme. Increased Giving Currently the Trust is supporting 10 universities with a planned increase Charitable giving is at the heart of the to 14 in the coming year. livery movement. Please consider ways in which you can help the However, the Trust continues to Water Conservation Trust achieve monitor and further support some post The Schools Programme its objectives by regular donations or graduate students. In the past year offering your time and experience. grants were made to Nameerah Khan In addition to the ongoing support Thank you. (D.Phil student at Oxford University) offered to schools such as the Hugh for her work focusing on arsenic in Myddelton Primary School in Islington Roger North groundwater and unrecognised health and Ysgol y Gogarth Special School Chairman of the Trustees Modern Livery International Bankers to organise the event which was held at the Vintners Companies Dinner Hall. Our Master Mark Lane reported that there was much less handshaking Each spring and autumn the Masters than has been the custom, but that and Senior Wardens of the Modern the common lively themes of the Companies (that is those numbered recruitment of younger members from 87 to 110) meet for a dinner and the disbursement of charitable where matters of common interest are donations were widely discussed. the principal agenda items. Mark Lane This spring, it was the turn of the Master

Page 6 The Conservator Inter-Livery Pancake The team did the Company proud! On-line Payments Andrew Williamson won a thoroughly Race deserved third place in the Novelty Dress Category with his brilliant, but Our Clerk Ralph Riley and Webmaster Each Shrove Tuesday, the Worshipful rather difficult to run in, Wind Turbine Sue Paterson have successfully led a Company of Poulters organise an inter- outfit! The Master managed to scrape project to enable our Members to make livery pancake race in the Guildhall into the Finals of the Masters Race, payments and event bookings on-line. Yard in the City of London. but unfortunately failed to win. This sounds simple, but it did involve a redesign of the front-end of our website This is a fun event and some 30 livery Mark Lane and the creation of new links to enable companies take part, including us. Master payments to be made securely without Our team this year, running under the compromising personal financial nom de plume of “The Water Ones” details. comprised Thames Warden Rob Casey, Liveryman Andrew Williamson The system went live in April and will (in the Novelty dress category), the simplify some of the administration of Masters Consort Judy and the Master. the previous manual systems. The participants (racing in groups of five) have to wear their gowns, badges, Keith Tozzi an apron, chef’s hat and gloves and the Past Master & PR Manager novelty theme has to reflect the current Lord Mayor’s identified charities. The team was ably managed by Deputy Master Simon Catford and was well supported by Wendy Catford and Past Master Mike Williamson and Sandra.

Visit to Treloars College caring love and professionalism of New Almoner the 800 staff at Treloars who nurture and develop the 170 severely disabled Because of workload commitments Treloar’s is a very special place. It is children who attend the College was Sue Paterson is giving up the role of a residential special needs school, inspirational to witness. based in Alton, Hampshire. It was Company Almoner, but she continues as our Webmaster. Trevor Harrington established by Lord Mayor Treloar in We visited a class for Primary age has agreed to take on the Almoner 1907, so it is 113 years old. children, and a Residential House for role, which is especially important at Secondary School age children. It was this difficult time. Whilst Trevor intends Our Company, and our charity (The very interesting to have an opportunity to be pro-active should you need to Water Conservation Trust) have to talk over lunch to members of contact him, his email address is: established an ongoing relationship the teaching staff about their work at [email protected] with the school, by raising funds, the College. providing practical support and using the schools printing service to produce This was followed in the afternoon by stationery, Christmas cards and our a performance by some of the children publications. of an abridged version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the theatre. We were The Master and his Consort visited hugely impressed by the achievement Treloars College during March to of the pupils in the production. accompany, along with many other Masters and their Consorts, the Lord I am very pleased that, as Water Mayor and Lady Mayoress on their Conservators, we support such a annual visit. And what a humbling and worthwhile charity. uplifting day it was. Mark Lane Humbling because, in truth, it was Master a reminder to us all of our own good fortune in life; uplifting because the

The Conservator Page 7 Did you know? ……… the Archaeological The Sir John Soane Service discovered the remains of London’s Roman Amphitheatre and Museum the building was re-designed to Earlier this year, at the Masters The Guildhall Art Gallery incorporate this astounding piece of invitation, a small group of Members architectural history. The new Guildhall Immediately adjacent to The Guildhall gathered at a wine bar in Holborn for Art Gallery finally opened to the public and accessed via Guildhall Yard is lunch before walking to the Sir John in August 1999 and the Amphitheatre the elegant Guildhall Art Gallery. The Soane Museum in Lincoln’s Inn Fields. in 2002. In late 2014, coinciding with first Guildhall Art Gallery was built on the 15th anniversary of its re-opening, this site in 1885 to display the City They were treated to a fascinating the Gallery underwent a re-hang, of London Corporation’s growing art introduction to the life and work of doubling the number of paintings on collection. The project was inspired by Sir John Soane – and what a life it display and presenting a new curatorial the success of new galleries supported was! Born in 1753 to a bricklayer, he selection. by local authorities in Liverpool, became a hod carrier at the age of 14 Manchester and Leeds. as his father had died and he had to help support his family. After work he would sketch some of the architectural features of the buildings he had worked on – his elder brother recognised his talent and showed the drawings to various notables. Before long his architectural career, specialising in the Neo-Classical style, was launched and he rose to the top of his profession becoming Professor of Architecture at the Royal Academy. There are two permanent exhibitions. A fascinating Museum that is well worth The first is a rich variety of Victorian a visit. Many thanks to the Master for paintings that can be seen as you The Victorian gallery was unfortunately organising this visit. enter the Gallery, displayed in original almost entirely destroyed by fire during 19th century style. The second is the a severe air raid in the Second World Gallery’s collection of London paintings Simon Catford War on 10 May 1941. Large parts of which opens a window into unusual, Deputy Master the collection had been removed to memorable and colourful scenes from underground storage in Wiltshire, the city’s history. Dating from the 17th together with those of other London century onwards, they provide a vivid museums and galleries, but 164 record of events including The Great paintings, drawings, watercolours and Fire of London in 1666 and the opening prints and 20 sculptures were lost. of Tower in 1894.

In 1985 the City decided to redevelop Entrance to the Gallery is free and it is the site and add a new Gallery on its well worth a visit. lower levels. The architect was Richard Gilbert Scott, who had earlier worked on the Guildhall restoration. In 1987 Keith Tozzi the remains of the original Gallery Past Master & PR Manager were demolished. Shortly afterwards

Forthcoming Events Covd-19 restrictions permitting, the held at Cutlers Hall on 12th November. Installation Luncheon (deferred from The Guest Speaker will be Martin July) will take place at the Tallow Salter, National Campaign & Policy Installation Luncheon Chandlers Hall on 15th September. The Co-ordinator of the Angling Trust. Full Guest Speaker will be Richard Aylard, details are on our website. the External Affairs and Sustainability Director at Thames Water. Full details are on our website and this is the first event that members will be able to book with our new on-line system.

Annual Banquet

The Annual Banquet is one of the most important social events in the Company calendar. This year it will be

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