2025 WCT Sponsored Walk

Aim

The WCT Sponsored Walk raises funds for the Trust’s schools programme to enhance water and environmental learning in schools

WCT 2025 SPONSORED WALK - GRAND UNION CANAL – TRING SUMMIT

Sunday 5th October 2025

To raise funds for the school’s programme of the Water Conservation Trust CIO (the charity of the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators) members and guests of WCWC and WCT joined by past and present employees of Thames Water are taking part in a sponsored walk on Sunday 5th October 2025 along the Tring Summit of the Grand Union Canal. By sponsoring the current/ex employees of Thames Water via this page we can apply for matched funding from Thames Water's Charity Committee so anything you donate could be doubled by Thames Water's matched contribution

The Water Conservation Trust’s Schools Programme

Over the last 10 years the Trust has supported projects at many schools to enhance water related science and environmental learning including installing and renovating school ponds, equipping a STEM laboratory, installing weather stations, restoring school wildlife areas, supplying river education packs and supporting disabled children with craft and learning facilities. We focus our funding on schools with a high percentage of disadvantaged children.

Our 2025/26 programme includes :-

•    The funding of mayfly in the classroom sessions for River Holme Connections

•    Funding educational visits and Steam Explorers at the Museum of Water and Steam.

•    Funding educational visits to Spitalfields City Farm.

•    Funding to develop the schools educational programme at the new Quentin Blake Centre 

•    Funding to renovate a pond at Cranbourne School

•    Funding to renovate a horticultural area and pond at Northease Manor School

•    Awarding pupil prizes to schools for projects associated with science and environmental learning.

This project successfully funded on 6th October 2025