
World of Water
Reg. Charity No: 327188
Founded: 1986
Status: Active, ongoing delivery of environmental, educational, and cultural programmes.
Mission Statement: To advance public understanding, literacy, and stewardship of water and its role in all life through education, cultural engagement, and applied projects.
Organisational Record
This page serves as a consolidated organisational record of World of Water’s activities and delivery history.
The information is provided for reference by funders, commissioners, partners, and collaborators.
Dates, locations, partners, and outputs are listed where available; additional archival material is linked.
1. Areas of Delivery
Education & Learning
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Image of Learning (IOL) Project – creative workshops exploring how learning can be visualised, interpreted, and shared (1995–2015)
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Little People Books (LPB) Imprint – educational storytelling promoting environmental awareness, personal development, and moral values (2011–present)
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Community and school workshops covering Art, Science, Literacy, Environmental Education, Story, Movement, and Self-Empowerment (various locations, UK)
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Out-of-school and extracurricular programmes, including survival skills, role-play, and creative technical imaging







Exhibitions & Public Engagement
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Use of WOW collections: Birminghan Central Library ‘Water Palace’ Exhibition (1986)
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Nature & Aquaculture Education, AberGwen Visitor Centre, Wales (1979–1983)
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Public Engagement: Gallery 37 Digital Arts Programme, Birmingham (1998)
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h.Art Herefordshire Art Week, WoW Field Centre (2011)
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Supporting Community Exhibitions: Big Arts Week, Architecture Week, Spring Greens Fairs, The Big Draw, Museums in Classrooms and local festivals (1999–2019)








Media & Digital Projects
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Animation and film production: “10/34” (1996), “The Complete Angler” (2025-Present)
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Digital design, presentation and storyboarding for educational and public engagement media
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Online support of storytelling by environmental groups (Land Trusts, Community Interest groups and Authors).
2. Partners & Commissioners
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Birmingham City Council Landscape Dept..
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University of the First Age
- Link to Case Studies
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Severn Trent Water Education Dept..
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Rea Valley Conservation Group, Birmingham
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Schools, community centres, foundations, and trusts across the UK
- Thank you to all our Contributors
3. Organisational Skills & Capacity
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Cross-disciplinary expertise: education, environmental stewardship, visual communication
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Media production: animation, video, digital publishing, web design
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Workshop delivery and curriculum integration for schools and community groups
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Project design, management, and execution for exhibitions, educational initiatives, and public engagement
4. Governance & Compliance
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Board of Trustees covering operations, finance, and ethical compliance
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Regular financial reporting to the Charity Commission
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Safeguarding and ethical standards maintained across all activities
- Link to WOW Policies

5. Publications, Reports & Posts
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Eddy Champion Comic (1995)
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Tapman and Pluggy (1995, AV production)
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Medieval Pond Culture (with Casey & St George)
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Value of Closure (co-authored with Peter Scott)
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Elements of Sequential Art & Use of Story in Education
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Foundations of Early Communication. Series of five pre-school readers. Series of ten follow-up school readers
6. Commissions & Events
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Lord Mayor opening of Water Palace Exhibition (precursor of IWAC), Birmingham
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Storytelling, cabaret, festivals, and workshops (1983–Present)
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Design and delivery of educational visitor centres and exhibitions
7. Memberships & Affiliations
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Birmingham Arts Trust (BAT)
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VIVID (Birmingham Centre for Media Arts)
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Welsh Animation Group / Grwp Animeiddwyr Cymru, Cardiff
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Powys Arts Forum
8. Skills & Training Highlights
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Visual Arts: clay, plaster, concrete carving, papier-mâché, watercolour, calligraphy
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Digital illustration (Photoshop, AI image generation from hand drawn prompts).
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Business & Leadership: funding, marketing, project management, team leadership
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Performance & Engagement: set design/construction, acting, storytelling, workshop facilitation, Chat Café outreach project (Hosting chat topics with community groups).
Full archival reference: Detailed project records, CVs, publications, and media available on request.















