In your community

Learn about the support available for local communities and charities, and discover how to meet us at our upcoming events.

Events

Every year we attend and supply water at a number of events across the region, such as:

  • charity runs
  • marathons
  • county shows.

We also hold a range of our own events, including:

  • tours of our sites
  • education days at our reservoirs
  • open forums with customers to discuss plans for future investment
  • drop-in sessions in areas where we’re carrying out work.
Take a look at our upcoming events
Customers attending an Around the Bend tour with a Wessex Water employee

Funding

We donate more than £500,000 to community and environment-related projects every year to strengthen communities and benefit the environment.

YTL UK Foundation
Bristol Muslim Scouts digging outside

Watermark Town Awards

The Watermark Town Awards were created to build a network of environmentally aware communities working alongside their town and parish councils.

The awards encourage communities to:

  • save water
  • reduce surface water run-off
  • deepen public understanding of water supply and waste systems
  • improve their local environment.

Find out how to become a Watermark Town and what the programme has achieved so far.

Water Guardians

We are recruiting and training local volunteers to monitor watercourses, identify possible pollution incidents and report them to us.

Become a Water Guardian

Water refill points

Join our mission and help us to fight against plastic pollution by choosing to refill instead of buying bottled drinks.

Find out more about our water refill points

More of what we offer

Man fishing at Durleigh reservoir
Recreational sites

We have recreational sites across the area we serve – find out where they are located and what you can do at them.

Visitors Talking On A Bench at our recreation site
Things to do at our recreational sites

From exploring to fishing and sailing, there is lots to do at our sites – learn more about the activities available at each site.

Education service classroom visit
Water and sewage education

Book a free school visit, site tour or virtual session to learn about water and sewage treatment, while also exploring our educational resources and activities.

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