Talks, films and exhibitions in Winchester Guildhall

The conference chamber will feature five free fascinating talks and short films. 

11.00 to 12.00 - Water wildlife slideshow and Q & A session with Chris Packham

12.15 to  1.00 - Water sensitive garden design by Mark Lawrence

 1.15 to  2.00 - Film: A Journey Through the History of Water

 2.15 to  2.45 - Archive film footage of Hampshire's Rivers introduced by David Lee of Wessex Film & Sound Archive

 3.00 to  3.45 - 'Waterways & Halcyon Days' by local wildlife photographer Dennis Bright

From 10.00 to 4.00 there will be the opportunity to visit the Hampshire Water Expo in the Guildhall’s main room – the King Alfred’s Hall – featuring a range of water-related organisations. Those confirmed so far include;

• Anglers Conservation Association (who regularly take illegal polluters to court)
• Butterfly Conservation
• Common Ground (exhibition on rivers and their local distinctiveness)
• Drinking Water Inspectorate
• Environment Agency
• Greenmark International (renewable energy from water)
• Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (with a water tank full of mini-beasts!)
• Hampshire and Surrey Canal Society
• Hampshire Bat Group
• Hampshire County Council
• Hampshire Mills Group (champions of Hampshire's 200 water mills, with their working model of a mill)
• Hampshire Record Office (with an exhibition documenting the history of the use and abuse of water in Hampshire)
• Institute of Plumbing (come and learn how to fix a tap!)
• New Forest Wetland Restoration Project (a £2.9m EU funded project)
• South East Climate Change Partnership (how should we adapt to climate change?)
• WaterVoice Southern (consumer watchdog for the water industry)
• Winchester Photography Society (presenting their new ‘Water in Hampshire’ exhibition)

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