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The Rt. Hon the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Annual Visit to Treloar’s
An important, not to be missed, fixture on the Master’s calendar is the visit to Treloar’s School at Alton in Hampshire. About 180 young people, aged from 4 to 25,…
Worshipful Company of Educators, Providing help to Academics in Exile and Risk of Life
I was invited by the Master Educator to one of her regular seminars on education-related issues.   The Master and members of the Company hosted Cara (the Council for At-Risk Academics). …
Commercial Models for Major Projects in the UK Water Sector, Helen Orton, Agilia
This webinar followed seamlessly from the dinner with Sir John Armitt on infrastructure. In order to meet the needs of customers and the environment there will need to be significant…
The Worshipful Company of Basketmakers Basketry Showcase
The Venice Bienniale is well-known. Within the City of London, another artistic bienniale is the famed Basketry Showcase – so good that Masters, Consorts and other members of the Livery…
Royal Society/Lord Mayor series on Nature and Finance, Mansion House
This was another in the series of Lord Mayor’s Coffee Colloquies held at Mansion House, promoting connections that help address the leading issues of the day. This was the first…
Pan-Livery Pro-Bono Interest Group, Information Technologists’ Hall
The Water Conservators are active regular members of the Group where we share information and experience about our Companies’ charitable and support work. At our recent meeting we focused on…
The 695th Lord Mayor’s Lectures: The Thames Barrier – Immediate Future or Long Past?
This was a super presentation by the Water Conservators’ Thames Warden, Professor Carolyn Roberts. She pointed out that many people in London are living in a floodplain and flooding is…
The Worshipful Company of World Traders, International Women’s Day Celebration, Goodenough College
Immediate Past Master Mike Shapiro and his Consort Jill organised an event at Goodenough College to mark International Women’s Day, on the evening beforehand. The theme was unrecognised and invisible…
Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers, Vintners’ Hall
The Company are also generous in support for members of the armed services and during the evening winners from each of the sections supported by the Company were presented with…
Mistress Actuary’s Lunch in support of Treloar’s, Guildhall
Susan Jagelman organised a Consorts’ Lunch in support of Treloar’s, with guest speaker Nicola Doran, Treloar’s Livery Relationship Manager. Participants were mostly current Consorts, but included the Immediate Past Actuaries…