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• 2022 (23)
  • May (4)
    • Award-winning comedian delights crowds as festival makes long-awaited return
    • Affinity Water will be giving an update on the planting of all year-round cover-crops at Groundswell 2022 and supporting regenerative farming practices
    • St Albans Cricket Club bowled over by Affinity Water funding
    • Fun-filled water focus set for family festival
  • March (9)
    • Affinity Water uses latest TV and digital marketing techniques in mission to explain to its 3.6 million consumers what it’s doing to find and fix leaks
    • Affinity Water takes a tour of its architecturally protected Grade 2 listed water towers
    • Affinity Water’s new water main project in St Albans moves to next phase
    • Affinity Water achieves the Fair Tax mark accreditation for another year
    • How consideration of the environment and sustainability is uppermost in Affinity Water’s capital delivery ethos
    • Full Stream Ahead for Affinity Water
    • How a graduate trainee at Affinity Water, climbed the career ladder to the boardroom
    • Helping to improve the #Environment and working in National emergencies to keep the taps flowing
    • Affinity Water making the headlines with its Save our Streams campaign
  • February (4)
    • Luke Rose an Affinity Water apprentice tells us how he climbed the career ladder to succeed at University with a first-class honours degree
    • Affinity Water responds to Defra’s SPS statement
    • Affinity Water works in collaboration with Cadent Gas and Openreach to reduce disruption during major utility replacement works in North London
    • Affinity Water invests for the future and continues to provide support for customers most in need
  • January (6)
    • How Citizen Science projects and Real-Time Monitoring is helping to improve the health of the region’s chalk streams
    • Affinity Waters Keeps Customer Conversations Flowing with Chatbots and Automation
    • Affinity Water explains how taking a catchment-based approach is helping to keep its chalk streams healthy
    • Affinity Water join forces with water companies across Southeast England to address climate change challenge and ensure sustainable water supplies for the future
    • Affinity Water launches a new recruitment drive for ambitious graduates to take up the challenge in 2022
    • Why we're supporting Groundswell
• 2021 (75)
  • December (5)
    • Affinity Water invites residents to a community event to learn more about Hempstead to Steeple Bumpstead essential water mains works
    • Affinity Water appoints a Legal Panel
    • Affinity Water to help customers who have experienced economic abuse
    • Affinity Water provides its customers with water saving tips this Christmas
    • Affinity Water offers help to its customers if they are struggling to pay their water bills
  • November (7)
    • Affinity Water challenges families to name a tree as part of National Tree Week and to help improve carbon capture
    • Affinity Water urges households to Get Winter Ready
    • Affinity Water invites St Albans residents to learn more about essential water mains work that may impact local traffic
    • #AffinityWaterCareers highlights the bright future that lies ahead
    • Affinity Water harnesses the power of the sun to reach Net Zero
    • Affinity Water launches a new round of funding to help prevent the introduction and spread of Invasive Non-Native Species
    • Why every-action counts #Environment #COP26
  • October (8)
    • The History of Affinity Water in 12 Objects - Part Four
    • Affinity Water and holiday park owners in the Clacton area help campers to save water
    • Affinity Water announces Green bond issuance
    • Affinity Water commit to build on success following Pauline Walsh departure
    • Affinity Water encourages families to spot the species this half term holiday and support its biodiversity agenda
    • Affinity Water and Thames Water team up with environmental groups to improve the health of local chalk streams
    • Affinity Water wins its second Ofwat Innovation Award
    • Affinity Water gains safety training accreditation by Outreach Rescue
  • September (11)
    • Affinity Water wins share of £2.9 million for cutting-edge water sector innovation
    • It’s nothing short of a miracle: Trunk Mains, Covers and Bridges.
    • Plans to Protect and Enhance the River Chess
    • Affinity Water rejuvenates wildlife on the River Misbourne in Amersham for the community to enjoy
    • Affinity Water launches its Green Finance Framework
    • Affinity Water Announces Change of Leadership
    • History of Affinity Water: Mural Sculpture, Pumping Station, Reservoir
    • Affinity Water invites walkers to join in the Chess Valley Challenge for another year
    • The History of Affinity Water in 12 Objects with Steve Baker
    • Affinity Water Teams up with Sign Solutions with a new video
    • Affinity Water teams up with a national charity to help disabled people participate more fully in water sports
  • August (6)
    • Brits admit they don’t know how to flush a toilet
    • Designing our future together
    • How stand-up comedy in a local chalk stream and a gigantic touring bathtub nicknamed “Tubatha” created a water saving movement
    • Affinity Water’s technicians say the skills they are learning will give them a career for life
    • Affinity Water offers placements to young people under the government’s Kickstart Scheme
    • Affinity Water adopts a collaborative approach to reach out to customers struggling financially and soon it will be communicating via sign language
  • July (10)
    • Our plan for Net Zero
    • Affinity Water announces further major work on improving the health of our Chalk Streams
    • We’re here to help – supporting customers through challenging times
    • MP joins water-saving movement to help Save Our Streams
    • Affinity Water issues safety warning to the public
    • Affinity Water helps holiday makers in the Clacton area to save water and enjoy their stay
    • Over 80,000 people sign up to new movement to Save Our Streams
    • Performance year 2020/21
    • Affinity Water Limited – Financial Results For Year Ended 31 March 2021
    • Planning for a different world – adapting to the Climate Crisis by Pauline Walsh, Affinity Water CEO
  • June (3)
    • The Ricky Road Run is back for 2021, and we need you to help us support international charities WaterAid and KitAid
    • Affinity Water are headline sponsors of the 2021 Groundswell event 23rd and 24th June 2021
    • The RSPCA and Affinity Water rescue two large hedgehogs stuck down a water meter hole in Luton
  • May (6)
    • Affinity Water puts nature to the test to improve the efficiency and resilience of water supplies
    • Leading environment campaigners back action to www.saveourstreams.co.uk
    • Affinity Water announces four new Framework agreements which will help protect the environment, build resilience and support customer supplies
    • Affinity Water reaches out to bring customers closer to the services it offers
    • Sir Charles Walker MP, says we need to do more to www.saveourstreams.co.uk
    • UK Manufacturers Association and Affinity Water urge consumers to use the eco-settings on their white goods to #SaveWater
  • April (3)
    • Affinity Water wins two collaborative entries in the Ofwat Innovation in Water Challenge to improve efficiency and resilience for water customers
    • Affinity Water listening to customers about the softening of water in Saffron Walden
    • Affinity Water and Cambridge Water to expand their successful cover crops scheme
  • March (9)
    • Affinity water tells its customers Save Water use a water butt and offers a discount
    • Affinity Water rises to the challenge Covid-19 presents and helps customers to save water
    • Friendly farming to help improve water quality and protect water resources
    • Affinity Water provides customers with easier ways to access debt advice for Debt Awareness Week from 22nd to 28th March 2021
    • Virtual Home Water Efficiency Checks prove a success
    • Affinity Water profiles a day in the life of its key workers as it issues new high-vis jackets
    • A day in the life of Rachel
    • A day in the life of Allen
    • A day in the life of James
  • February (4)
    • Affinity Water partner with SeaBin to take action on river plastic pollution
    • We're loaning out laptops to help employees’ children to learn from home during Covid.
    • We've been awarded the Fair Tax mark for another year
    • Victorian architecture helps to bring high quality water to our customer's homes
  • January (3)
    • Help prevent the introduction and spread of Invasive Non-Native Species
    • Affinity Water achieves BSI verification certification renewal for helping vulnerable customers
    • Affinity Water asks: Have you checked your home to see if it is “Winter Ready” for 2021?
• 2020 (44)
  • December (1)
    • Affinity Water launches new “Get Winter Ready” checklist to prepare homes to prevent household pipe bursts
  • November (7)
    • St Albans ‘Save 10 a day’ challenges will enable four local charities to share in a £10,000 donation from Affinity Water
    • Affinity Water wins praise for good practice from The Consumer Council for Water in new Vulnerability Manifesto
    • Affinity Water to restore the River Beane another rare chalk river in its catchment area
    • Affinity Water tells its customers “we’re still here” during second coronavirus lockdown
    • Affinity Water plans for Net Zero Carbon by 2030
    • St Albans residents get behind Save 10 a day
    • Affinity Water continues its work with National Debtline to help customers impacted by the Coronavirus with tailored payment breaks
  • October (5)
    • Affinity Water rolls out its Revitalising Chalk Rivers programme with improvements to the River Misbourne at Amersham so wildlife can thrive
    • Affinity Water launches new leakage technician apprenticeship scheme for local talent
    • St Albans residents get behind Affinity Water’s new campaign – ‘Save 10 a day'
    • Affinity Water pioneers new AI driven data sharing to allow water companies to better monitor the impact of the weather and Covid19 on water demand in the future
    • Affinity Water launches new campaign in St Albans District – ‘Save 10 a day’
  • September (2)
    • Affinity Water launches Chalk Stream restoration in London and the Eastern Region
    • Affinity Water takes action to restore priceless English Chalk Streams
  • July (2)
    • Join the race to raise money for the VIRTUAL Ricky Road Run 2020
    • Affinity Water and Cambridge Water team up with farmers to benefit the environment, drinking water and soil health
  • June (3)
    • Financial Results For Year Ended 31 March 2020
    • Affinity Water and Cambridge Water to expand their cover crop funding scheme to reduce nitrate levels in groundwater
    • Orders for water saving devices surge by over 40% as more people help to save water and ease demand
  • May (6)
    • Demand for water surges due to hot weather and Coronavirus lockdown
    • Affinity Water employees support Mental Health Awareness Week with top countryside walks
    • Affinity Water works teams wear coronavirus safe headgear to continue the construction works to the Wembley Trunk Main Reinforcement Project
    • An Affinity Water husband and wife team make face mask extenders for two local hospitals to help NHS staff stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic
    • Affinity Water working in partnership with Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust provides a fantastic new habitat for rare birds and insects
    • Affinity Water employees working hard to help customers and keep taps running in Coronavirus lockdown
  • April (7)
    • Affinity Water supports National Gardening Week with a call to action for better water efficiency labelling of plants
    • Swiftly does it
    • Affinity Water gives families a set of exciting environmental experiments to help educate children, parents and grandparents during lockdown
    • Fast funds for communities during coronavirus
    • Over 800 Affinity Water staff working from home to keep vital services running during Coronavirus lockdown
    • Affinity Water teams up with National Debtline to assist customers through Coronavirus outbreak
    • Revitalising Chalk Rivers partnership complete River Lea Restoration works
  • March (5)
    • Affinity Water is helping its customers in financial difficulty as a result of Coronavirus
    • Leading infrastructure innovator Ann Bishop joins the Board of Affinity Water
    • Package of support available from Affinity Water to help those in financial difficulty as a result of Coronavirus
    • Coronavirus - support for our customers
    • Local schools give the thumbs up to their visits to Affinity Water’s Education Services to help children care for the environment
  • February (4)
    • RHS Wisley backs #WhyNotWater campaign and calls for better plant labelling to help environment
    • Affinity Water set for £152 million investment for 2020/21
    • Heavy winter rainfall helps groundwater recover
    • The Beth Chatto Gardens and Affinity Water call for the introduction of a new water labelling scheme for garden plants
  • January (2)
    • Affinity Water appoints new Chair of independent Customer Challenge Group
    • Lord Deben gives his views on climate change and water in #WhyNotWater podcast