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• 2021 (60)
  • October (5)
    • 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 (46)
  • 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 (3)
    • Affinity Water beats five-year leakage target
    • 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 (6)
    • 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
    • Affinity Water deploy Step Testing technique to detect leaks faster
    • 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
• 2019 (50)
  • December (2)
    • Green Apple Awards Winner
    • We’ve maintained our BSI Inclusive Service Provision Standard!
  • November (5)
    • Get Ready for Winter
    • FoodSmiles St Albans receives £1,735 funding
    • Time to Give raises £1,600 for Isabel Hospice
    • Keeping the network safe in Dover
    • Industrial Cadets have a fantastic time at Affinity Water
  • October (1)
    • Coppicing at Hilfield Park Reservoir
  • September (2)
    • Demand for FREE water saving devices skyrocket following drought warning
    • Water Voles are back in Hemel Hempstead
  • August (2)
    • Affinity Water’s #WhyNotWater Campaign gets support from the leading UK Water NGO
    • ‘Spill a penny, spend a pound’ water bottle raises money for WaterAid
  • July (4)
    • Water scorcher!
    • River Dour protection project
    • Groundswell gets Affinity for Water
    • Financial Results for year ended 31 March 2019
  • June (3)
    • Local students plan ‘Dour Power’ project to protect local river
    • Affinity Water volunteers recruit new Refill Stations ahead of National Refill Day on Wednesday 19 June
    • Local students discover ‘affinity’ for water during River Dour project
  • May (6)
    • We’re joining forces with leading businesses to back the UK’s climate bid
    • `Our finest Dour’ - river dipping in Kent marks international biodiversity day
    • Luton primary school celebrates international biodiversity day with local water company
    • Luton river restoration project recognised at top awards
    • Hertfordshire schools rise to the challenge for water ideas
    • Affinity Water warns of water shortages unless government acts now
  • April (6)
    • Fancy abseiling for charity?
    • Cover crop pilot aims to reduce nitrate leaching
    • Affinity Water achieves Competent Operator Scheme certification
    • Get digging and save money with some ‘bloomin’ good dry garden tips
    • Rickmansworth celebrates opening of Batchworth Lock Education Centre
    • Let’s go paperless
  • March (11)
    • Silver Award for complaints handling
    • Stevenage Sixth Formers take on teacher challenge
    • Volunteers join forces to help local landmark
    • Croxley Green school celebrates World Water Day with local water company
    • Time to Give raises more than £1,130 for The Penrose Club
    • Plan launched to ensure enough water and thriving environment for future generations
    • Peace Hospice Care receives more than £1,000
    • We have been awarded the Fair Tax Mark
    • Balance for Better – career progression while keeping a work-life balance
    • #Balanceforbetter is not a women’s issue, it’s a business issue
    • Community Engagement in Wey
  • February (3)
    • Affinity Water is fully inclusive
    • Free family fun at February half-term
    • Affinity Water set for £119 million investment for 2019/20
  • January (5)
    • Ofwat’s initial assessment of Affinity Water’s 2020-2025 Business Plan
    • Herts Middlesex Wildlife Trust gets a funding boost from local water company Affinity Water
    • Women’s Aid takes a trip to the seaside
    • Affinity Water Limited announces the substitution of its Cayman Issuer
    • Prepare for the New Year Chill
• 2018 (42)
  • December (2)
    • Affinity Water brings the Christmas spirit to Hatfield care home
    • Hertfordshire and North London Chalk conference discusses sustainable water resources
  • November (4)
    • Customer service excellence top of agenda for Affinity Water
    • Water workers on the phones for Children in Need
    • Prepare your pipes - winter is coming!
    • Industrial Cadets rise to the challenge
  • October (8)
    • Digging deep to help discover a lost ancient watercourse
    • Gadebridge Park ‘re-opens’ following revitalising river works
    • Hemel Hempstead residents invited to reopening of Gadebridge Park
    • Manor Road Park ‘re-opens’ following transformative river works
    • Luton residents invited to reopening of Manor Road Park
    • Affinity Water gives a helping hand to Shepway Young Person’s at Risk
    • Affinity Water lends a helping hand to Hertfordshire charity
    • Hertfordshire Boat Rescue gets a helping hand
  • September (2)
    • Affinity Water supports Refill campaign to reduce plastic pollution
    • Affinity Water volunteers for annual wetland work
  • August (1)
    • ‘Spill a penny, spend a pound’ raises over £360 for WaterAid
  • July (3)
    • Demand for FREE water saving devices surges during hot weather
    • Big bang inspires Affinity for water
    • Haydon School students break out of class for science
  • June (3)
    • Affinity Water volunteers step up for WaterAid Mountain Challenge
    • Financial Results for year ended 31 March 2018
    • Keep cool and save water through ‘BBQ summer’
  • May (7)
    • Affinity Water gives ASCEND a helping hand
    • All aboard for the Surrey Care Trust!
    • Hertfordshire schools battle for Challenge:Water championship
    • Affinity Water helps Stevenage School celebrate Empty Classroom Day
    • Dementia Action Week
    • Affinity Water gives a helping hand to Hertfordshire Independent Living Service
    • Have your say on your future water service
  • April (3)
    • Inquest into the death of Matthew Wilmot
    • Affinity Water celebrates British Science Week
    • Save water in the garden this spring
  • March (3)
    • Supply interruptions in Barnet following severe weather
    • Water Saving Week – See how saving water could save you money!
    • Have your say on the future of your water
  • February (6)
    • What measures are needed to ensure we can meet future needs in a sustainable and affordable way
    • Manor Road Park to close for improvements
    • Prepare your pipes for Siberian Blast
    • Manage your water with Amazon Alexa
    • Affinity Water appoint new Chief Executive Officer
    • Affinity Water charges 2018/19