“Every community has its own water stories” –
that is the heart of the World of Water Clue Hunt.
Some clues can be easy to find like rivers, streams, canals, wells, coastlines, floods, droughts, and waterlife. Others are hidden in names, traditions, buildings, jobs, inventions, memories, and the many unexpected ways that water runs through history.
In a world where division too often makes the headlines, we want to celebrate with you the one thing that links us all: Water. It is in every teardrop, every crop, every muscle, every bird, every insect, every mussel. It falls on the hills, feeds the fields, fills the rivers, refreshes the body, and reaches from local streams to this planet’s polar caps, the Moon and Mars.
Our clue hunts begin on Earth, but the idea is universal. In each place we visit, we uncover ever more wonderful links between water and life, showing how deeply water connects culture, health, history, nature, and community. That is the fun of the hunt: no matter where the clues lead, they lead us back to the same truth that we all depend on clean, healthy water.
The hunt is part detective story, part community adventure. We follow the clues where they lead, listen to local people, and look for the surprising water connections that make a place unique. Sometimes that means a river or mill; sometimes it means an inventor, a writer, a street name, a food crop, a medical idea, or a piece of hidden history.
With your help, we want this to grow from the UK into other countries, because water is the common ground that bonds everyone. The aim is to inspire curiosity, bring communities ever closer together, and help people see water not as a dividing issue, but as a shared source of life, culture, and responsibility.
If your town has water clues worth uncovering, we want to hear from you. We will bring the curiosity, the cameras, and the commitment to help tell the story and work with you to keep water fit for health, for wildlife, and for everyone.
World of Water
Champions of Healthy Water for All