Community Events
Events
Join us at events across the region
This year, we will be attending runs, races, sporting events, country fairs and county shows, as well as hosting our own events, including education drop-in days at our recreation sites and apprenticeship open days at our headquarters in Bath.
We are proud to have teamed up with Cancer Research UK's Race for Life, RaceNation and other organisations to help keep runners and event attendees hydrated with tap water from our portable refill points, while also reducing the number of single-use plastic bottles usually generated by these events.
Discover upcoming events below.
'Around the bend' tours
Join Wessex Water this summer on a FREE 'Around the bend' tours at your local water recycling centre to see where it all goes after you flush your toilet!
The team at Wessex Water provide the unseen service of treating 480 million litres of sewage every day, so this is a unique and rare opportunity to look behind the scenes at how it’s done with a guided tour from one of our operators.
You’ll also be able to walk through the ‘plop-up’ art gallery – The Loove – where you’ll see some familiar works of art re-imagined with a Wessex Water twist...
Locations include: Barford St Martin, Tisbury, Marnhull Common, Ringwood, Gillingham, Chard, Nether Stowey, Crewkerne, Weston-super-Mare, Yeovil, Wells, Westbury, Thingley, Chippenham and Saltford.
Festival of Nature 2022
The UK’s largest celebration of the natural world is back from 10 to 18 June, and we are a proud to be supporting this year’s festival.
With more than 50 exciting events across Bath and Bristol scheduled, this year’s Festival of Nature will help even more people connect with nature.
There’s something for everyone in the packed programme, including gardening and green social prescribing taster sessions, wildlife walks and talks, family activities and workshops, film screenings and literary readings, nature content creator evenings, and special guest appearances.
Alongside in-person events across Bristol and Bath, digital sessions including livestreams, workshops and team games will be taking place across the week - where anyone can attend.
Running events
Poole Race for Life - Saturday 14 May
Yeovil Race for Life - Sunday 22 May
Salisbury Race for Life - Sunday 12 June
Bath Race for Life - Sunday 3 July
Taunton Race for Life - Sunday 10 July
Community events
Wiltshire Game and Country Fair - Saturday 13 to Sunday 14 August
Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show - Wednesday 17 August
Somerset County Show - Saturday 17 to Sunday 18 September
More events will be added throughout the year, so check back for further details or sign up to our email newsletter to receive updates about our upcoming events.