…government . We have produced an overeview and we hope that you find this of use in understanding the issues and where the company stands . It is a heavy document , but so far we have been valued for producing documents of breadth and…
Sunset Cruise and Dinner, River Thames
My thank you event for the Court and Company had to involve water, so what better way than a sunset cruise on the Thames! I wanted a memorable expression of thanks to members of the Court, Past Masters, Fellow Masters, Consorts and friends. We welcommed…
Democracy at the end of 2024, Lord Simon McDonald, Vintry and Dowgate Wards’ Club
…for 30 years as a result. His analysis of Ukraine started with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In 2007 diplomats heard Putin state that he had had enough of being pushed around in the Cold War. This was demonstrated in the 2008 invasion of…
Our Coat of Arms
Home About us Our Coat of Arms The Company’s Grant of Arms was presented by Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms at the Installaton Lunch in the Watermen’s Hall on Thursday lst July 1993. The citation that was presented is of considerable length, but there are…
Installation Court, Apothecaries’ Hall
The Installation Court was held in the magnificent setting of the Apothecaries’ Hall. The focus of the Court meeting was on the growth of the Company and increased activity and income. The Company was very pleased to welcome Liam Hogg, Lee Morton and Gerald O’Shaughnessy…
Great River Race
The Great River Race is London’s River Marathon. It’s a spectacular boat race covering 21.6 miles of the Thames from Millwall in the East to Richmond in the West, travelling under London’s famous bridges. It has around 300 crews taking part and is an international…
Mistress Paviors’ Luncheon at Watermen’s Hall
To mark the impending conclusion of her period in office, and, as we were later to discover, her birthday, Lizette May, Mistress Pavior, invited a cross-section of friends from the Consorts, the Worshipful Company of Paviors, and the Professional Ladies’ Club to a delightful lunch,…
City of London Guides, Derek Melluish Lecture, Church of St Lawrence Jewry, Guildhall Yard
…the City and lecture on City related topics, was founded in 1983 to promote and maintain a high standard of guiding in, and lecturing about, the City of London. I joined other Livery Company Masters and city guides, with their patron the Lady Mayoress Elisabeth…
Annual City Livery Concert with the London Symphony Orchestra
Members of the Company attended this magnificent evening of music at the Barbican Centre to help the LSO connect with the City Livery Companies, Clubs and Guilds. We were introduced to the evening with a pre-concert performance of music by George Frideric Handel, Franz Schubert…