Retrofitting the UK’s housing stock to make it sustainable could cost up to £200 billion, according to one leading expert, and it’s not clear where the money will come from. Studies have shown it might be possible to reduce the bill to £58 billion, but it remains a huge number.…...
St Paul’s Evensong
Livery Companies were invited to join the Worshipful Company of Musicians for Evensong in the Cathedral. The service was led by the Chaplain, the Reverend Paula Hollingsworth, and included very impressive singing by the cathedral choir and the Royal College of Music String Orchestra. Masters, Clerks, Livery and friends gathered…...
Official – We are the Trendy Livery Company
“The Trendy Livery Company tackling the most important issues we face today” The Lady Mayor of London elect, Dame Susan Langley, declared that the Water Conservators are the Trendy Livery Company, at our Michaelmas Court Lunch on HMS Wellington. She praised our work on water conservation and water management as…...
Great River Race
The Company’s cutter, Water Forget-Me-Knot, was entered in the Great River Race, 2025, which took place on 20 September. A last-minute substitution meant that I, as Master’s Consort, stood in as passenger for the Master herself, who was indisposed. An annual event since 1988, the Great River Race is the…...
Sheriffs’ Ball, Guildhall
Many Livery Companies and friends gathered in a completely changed 1920’s Guildhall for the ninth annual Sheriffs’ Ball. This year’s Great Gatsby Ball captured the glamour of the 1920s while raising funds for The Lord Mayor’s Appeal and The Sheriffs’ and Recorder’s Fund. It was hosted by the Sheriffs of…...
Modern Livery Companies’ Dinner
The Master Prof Carolyn Roberts, and Thames Warden Tom Flood CBE, joined other modern livery companies in Armourers Hall for a dinner hosted by the Worshipful Company of Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Blenders. They were greeted by the Master Anthony Scanlan and fellow wardens and then enjoyed a delicious…...
