WaterShare+

Come and join us and our friends from Bournemouth Water and South West Water and have your say on how we run our business, where we can improve and what you think we're doing well at. 

Details of our next meeting:

Date: 23 April, 2024

Time: 13:00-17:00

Location: University of West England (Frenchay Campus), Bristol, BS34 8QZ

What to expect: There'll be in-depth discussions and group activities on how we’re performing. This is an opportunity to have your say and let our executives know what you think our priorities should be.

Topic: WaterShare+ Group Public Meeting

Through the independent WaterShare+ Advisory Panel, established to protect the interests of our customers, you have the opportunity to join regular public meetings to find out how we are delivering our business plan for the benefit of customers, communities and the environment.

Please remember information on this web page in relation to the share alternative under the WaterShare+ scheme is information only and not recommendation or advice. You might wish to consult an authorised financial advisor.

Our WaterShare+ Customer Panel do a fantastic job of taking all your feedback from meetings, surveys and workshops, and keeping the business accountable for promises they've made to you in response.

They represent South West Water and Bournemouth Water customers and have made a huge difference to the way customer voices are listened to when the companies make big business decisions.

Bristol Water are the newest member of the WaterShare+ scheme, and we have our own  Challenge Panel, and you'll meet them too if you come along to one of our meetings. Read the Terms of Reference for the WaterShare+ Panel.

Lord Matthew Taylor, Chair

Following a decade of working in the water sector as a Non-Executive Director at South West Water, Matthew continues to champion customer interests by holding the company to account as the independent WaterShare+ Chair.

Nick Buckland OBE, Deputy Chair

Nick continues to champion the needs of customers having successively chaired the previous independent WaterShare and WaterFuture Panels, overseeing and challenging delivery and development of South West Water’s business plans.

Peaches Golding OBE

Peaches Golding OBE is the independent deputy chair of the Watershare+ Panel and independent chair of the Bristol Water Customer Challenge Panel. She is His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for Bristol, Vice President of the Royal Society of St George.

Anthony Denham

Anthony became a champion for water customers in the Southwest when he joined WaterVoice. Since 2015 he's been Deputy Chair of the independent Bristol Water Challenge Panel where he leads the challenge to the water company on behalf of customers.

Richard Lacey

Richard chairs the Bournemouth Water Customer View Group ensuring that the company delivers its promises, he was instrumental in ensuring services to Bournemouth Water customers were not impacted when South West Water acquired the company in 2016.

Carole Theobald

Carole's the Chief Executive at SightCornwall, a leading sight loss charity supporting more than 4,000 people each year and Non-Executive Member of the NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care System for citizen engagement and equalities.

Ben Harper

Ben is CEO at Watergate Bay Hotel, Beach Retreats and Another Place, where he has seen the domestic leisure market rejuvenated, creating the opportunity for strong, high-quality brands.

Dinah Cox OBE

Dinah Cox OBE is a Non-Executive Director of the Devon Partnership NHS Trust and a Non-Executive Director for Devon and Cornwall Police. She also chairs Devon Community Foundation.

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