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November was a month of representing the Company.  The start of the month was dominated by two key City Year landmarks, Acts of Remembrance and the succession of Lord Mayor. The start of the first full week of November saw the Livery Companies gather for…

I write this Blog having just attended our Annual Banquet at the Mansion House on October 28th, a very enjoyable conclusion to a busy month. October commenced with John and I attending the Worshipful Company of Musicians Evensong at St Paul’s Cathedral where I joined…

What was expected to be an ordinarily busy month, became quite extraordinary.   The month started in what I now realise is a traditional manner, with an invitation to attend the Glasgow in London Dinner, to promote the relationship between the London Livery Companies and their…

Middle Warden Dolores Byrne and Clerk David Swann completed the Intercompany Livery Halls Walk on 5 September 2022.  Starting at HQS Wellington we walked, talked, listened and enjoyed the brief historical background on each of the 39 Livery Halls we visited on our 10 km…

August is traditionally a quiet month in Livery circles and indeed I have found time for some well needed R&R – though most of my free time has been spent putting the finishing touches to the September ‘Masters Out of Town’. But it hasn’t been…

Master, Wardens, visiting Masters, Distinguished guest, L&G From the point of view of your guests Master, the evening has been very far from that. This is a very special evening for us all to attend, a wonderful venue, excellent food, and convivial company. An evening…

July commenced ‘without passing home’ as John and I arrived in Wales immediately after leaving Blackpool.  Here we enjoyed the second of the regional visits of the year, a ‘Mini Out of Town’ (MOOT) to Cardiff organised by Liveryman Windsor Coles and his partner Sue….

June got off to a flying start with attendance at the 1st Pan Livery Charity Chairs Conference, together with IPM Peter Blair-Fish and Engineers Trust Chair David Johnson.  There was an opportunity to meet some 60 other Companies, together with a very interesting talk on…

May got off to a storming start, both for me personally in representing our Livery, and for our Fellowship. Below are some of the events not reported in separate blogs (such as ‘The Future of Air Vehicles‘). My very first event, as a novice Master,…

As a graduate of The Queen’s University Belfast I was delighted to deliver the Warden’s Lecture ‘Engineering the Future‘ on board HMS Belfast berthed on the River Thames.  ‘Engineering the Future‘, a future which presents us with significant societal challenges such as food production, climate…