The Master's events and engagements
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The Worshipful Company of Turners, Wood-turning Demonstration, Banstead
Marilyn Luson, Consort to Nigel Luson, Master Turner, arranged for a wood-turning demonstration for the Consorts. This was held south of the river, in deepest darkest Surrey. Our master craftsman…
Celebration of Time, 22 Bishopsgate
I was pleased to accept an invitation from the Master Engineer to attend a reception by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) to celebrate time. This was part of a series…
The 80th Service of the United Guilds of the City of London, St Paul’s Cathedral
A key date in the Livery Calendar is the United Guilds’ Service in St Paul’s Cathedral. I was pleased to attend on behalf of the Water Conservators with my Consort,…
Dinner to meet the Masters, Prime Wardens and Upper Bailiffs of the Livery Companies of the City of London, Mansion House
Until the last quarter of the 19th century the Lord Mayor hosted an annual banquet for the heads of the Great Twelve Livery Companies. Today the dinner is for all…
18th Ezra Memorial Lecture, Worshipful Company of Fuellers, City & Guilds Building, Imperial College London
The 18th Ezra Memorial Lecture was given by the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Professor Michael Mainelli. The audience included academics and students, members of the Fuellers’ Company…
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…
