A dispenser for dispensing a liquid, comprising: an outlet for dispensing a liquid; a reservoir for liquid; and the dispenser further comprising a valve assembly for controlling liquid communication between the reservoir and the outlet and operative to permit liquid communication between the reservoir and the outlet responsive to relative movement of the outlet with respect to the reservoir, the valve assembly and reservoir movable with respect to each other between a first configuration in which the reservoir is not in liquid communication with the outlet and a second configuration in which the reservoir is in liquid communication with the outlet; wherein the valve assembly comprises a conduit including a first aperture in a wall of the conduit; and characterised in that: the dispenser further comprises a closure configured to engage with the dispenser and which is movable between a closed position in which the outlet is enclosed and an open position in which the outlet is not enclosed; the relative movement between the valve assembly and the reservoir being independent of the movement of the closure between said closed position and said open position; and the reservoir is configured to define a tubular guide for guiding movement of the conduit between the first and second configuration, the guide including a second aperture complementary to the first and exposed to the interior of a storage cavity of the reservoir, wherein the guide is closed at one end; and wherein in the first configuration the conduit is disposed such that the wall of the conduit occludes the second aperture and in the second configuration the first aperture opposes the second aperture to permit liquid communication therebetween. an outlet for dispensing a liquid; a reservoir for liquid; and the dispenser further comprising a valve assembly for controlling liquid communication between the reservoir and the outlet and operative to permit liquid communication between the reservoir and the outlet responsive to relative movement of the outlet with respect to the reservoir, the valve assembly and reservoir movable with respect to each other between a first configuration in which the reservoir is not in liquid communication with the outlet and a second configuration in which the reservoir is in liquid communication with the outlet; wherein the valve assembly comprises a conduit including a first aperture in a wall of the conduit; and characterised in that: the dispenser further comprises a closure configured to engage with the dispenser and which is movable between a closed position in which the outlet is enclosed and an open position in which the outlet is not enclosed; the relative movement between the valve assembly and the reservoir being independent of the movement of the closure between said closed position and said open position; and the reservoir is configured to define a tubular guide for guiding movement of the conduit between the first and second configuration, the guide including a second aperture complementary to the first and exposed to the interior of a storage cavity of the reservoir, wherein the guide is closed at one end; and wherein in the first configuration the conduit is disposed such that the wall of the conduit occludes the second aperture and in the second configuration the first aperture opposes the second aperture to permit liquid communication therebetween. the dispenser further comprises a closure configured to engage with the dispenser and which is movable between a closed position in which the outlet is enclosed and an open position in which the outlet is not enclosed; the relative movement between the valve assembly and the reservoir being independent of the movement of the closure between said closed position and said open position; and the reservoir is configured to define a tubular guide for guiding movement of the conduit between the first and second configuration, the guide including a second aperture complementary to the first and exposed to the interior of a storage cavity of the reservoir, wherein the guide is closed at one end; and wherein in the first configuration the conduit is disposed such that the wall of the conduit occludes the second aperture and in the second configuration the first aperture opposes the second aperture to permit liquid communication therebetween.