Today I attended the Water Conservation Trust’s annual sponsored walk, which this year was along the River Thames from Bourne End to Cookham to Spade Oak Reach. The money raised will go to support the Trust’s schools programme to enhance water related science and environmental learning in schools. In terms of fund raising it looks like this could be our most successful walk ever. With gift aid and possible matched funding from Thames Water’s Charity Committee we are likely to raise almost £5,000 for the Trust.
Firstly, I would like to sincerely thank everyone who sponsored us, your giving will make a significant difference to the schools we support, with many of the children coming from disadvantaged backgrounds. Whether it is funding additional STEM facilities, outdoor river education days, prizes for environmental projects, or an educational visit to the London Museum of Water and Steam, all of them help to increase children’s knowledge of water and the environment, and hopefully stimulating more children to take up a career in the water industry.
Secondly, I would also like to sincerely thank our walkers today who turned out to brave the cold and damp conditions. They were Peter Hall, Trevor and Annette Harington, Terence Winfield and Thomas Earnshaw, all specially chosen volunteers to ensure we had the right participants to apply for matched funding from Thames Water. Together with myself that gave 6 walkers all socially distanced to meet the government guidelines.
Bearing in mind the level of rainfall we have had over the last few days, we were quite fortunate, and everyone completed the walk, a little damp due to the periods of drizzle, but not soaked. The biggest disappointment was not being able to enjoy the traditional pub lunch and pint at the end of walk, as outside dining had been suspended due to the weather.
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