Thursday 18 December 2014
Master's Blog 5
Dear all,
I'm sure you like me are now all going flat out towards Christmas both at work and at home.
On Monday I attended a British Water International reception with Thames Warden Peter Hall. The event was hosted by the Lord Selbourne. It was great opportunity to meet with British Water members and to promote our livery company. We are looking forward to increasing cooperation between our two organisations.
On Tuesday we went to the carol service at St Mary-at-Hill church attended by the congregation, a number of our liverymen and partners along with some other Masters of livery companies.
This was my last official engagement until January.
I'm sure you are looking forward to a well earned break over Christmas.
You will have seen that our Myddelton lunch is on 2 February with the Lord Mayor attending. You will also receive a flyer about the planned Master's weekend in Salisbury from 22nd to 24th May. We initially want to gauge interest to get numbers and then finalise the price.
I hope you will be able to join us at events next year.
Christine and I wish you and your families a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
Roger
Thursday 11 December 2014
Master's Blog 4
Dear all,
I knew I was falling behind on blogging but I didn't realise it was over a month and a half since my last blog. Please accept my apologies.
So what's been happening? Well the answer is a lot really!
On 19th October Trevor Harrington and I represented the Company at the National Trafalgar Day Parade in Trafalgar Square. The cadet displays were excellent and bearing in mind the average age is 15 they were impressive!
We had our lecture from David Johnstone on 22 October at the Oxford and Cambridge Club which was a very interesting talk and the dinner after was excellent. The discussion round the table was very wide-ranging.
The banquet on the 6th November was very successful with the singers from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama entertaining us with songs from Miss Saigon and Phantom of the Opera. The tenor, Robert Bailey sang the French National Anthem at the start of the Six Nations rugby this year!
On the 8th November the Thames and Walbrook wardens with my Bailiff joined me in the Lord Mayor's parade. A really great day and the weather stayed mostly dry. If you've never been I would recommend it as it's a great spectacle. My grandchildren think it's great.
I attended a couple of Remembrance services, one at St Pauls where each livery company plants a cross. I then laid a wreath on behalf of the Company at the Merchant Navy Memorial outside Trinity House. This year of course there were thousands of people going to see the poppies at the Tower of London. A very impressive and moving sight.
The Art Scholars had their annual lecture in the Dutch Church, Austin Friars and the Horners had their lecture at the Royal Society of Medicine. Professor John Holman spoke about " The livery companies and education: a scientific perspective. It was very entertaining and gave us all something to plan for.
The Environmental Cleaners' lunch was at the Armourers Hall and Basketmakers dinner was at Skinners Hall. Both were delightful events.
There is now a new Guild, The Guild of Entrepreneurs. All the Livery companies, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs welcomed them at the Ironmongers Hall on 26th November.
The Innholders celebrated their 500th anniversary at a service in Southwark Cathedral on 29th November which Christine and I went to. We then went to the Launderers' carol service in the same cathedral last Saturday and an excellent supper afterwards.
Earlier in the week I met with Lt Col Pete Quaite and Maj Dougie Hunter from 66Works Group Royal Engineers to kick start our association. We got on well and we will be planning some events where we can build our relationship.
Today Martin Baggs, CEO of Thames Water, unveiled a Blue Plaque outside the Tesco store in Cheapside. This commemorates the end of the "Great Conduit" which was the first public water supply into the City, completed around 1245. If you are in the area look up and you will see the plaque, you could also walk the short distance to Aldermanbury where you can see the first Blue Plaque which the Company provided in 2010. It is largely through the tenacious efforts of Past Master Ted Flaxman, who researched the history of the water supplies into London, that these plaques now exist.
You will have received a postal drop about now which includes a Charity Update and a request for funding to expand our schools programme. Please give this some serious thought if you don't already give.
Next Thursday 16th December we have our carol service in St Mary-at-Hill church at 6pm. We will be very pleased to see you there.
Over the last few months a number of the various Company Mistresses and consorts have been attending separate events. Christine has attended a good number and got to know many of the other mistresses. This is another great way in which we are promoting the Company in the City.
That's all until the next time.
I knew I was falling behind on blogging but I didn't realise it was over a month and a half since my last blog. Please accept my apologies.
So what's been happening? Well the answer is a lot really!
On 19th October Trevor Harrington and I represented the Company at the National Trafalgar Day Parade in Trafalgar Square. The cadet displays were excellent and bearing in mind the average age is 15 they were impressive!
We had our lecture from David Johnstone on 22 October at the Oxford and Cambridge Club which was a very interesting talk and the dinner after was excellent. The discussion round the table was very wide-ranging.
The banquet on the 6th November was very successful with the singers from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama entertaining us with songs from Miss Saigon and Phantom of the Opera. The tenor, Robert Bailey sang the French National Anthem at the start of the Six Nations rugby this year!
On the 8th November the Thames and Walbrook wardens with my Bailiff joined me in the Lord Mayor's parade. A really great day and the weather stayed mostly dry. If you've never been I would recommend it as it's a great spectacle. My grandchildren think it's great.
I attended a couple of Remembrance services, one at St Pauls where each livery company plants a cross. I then laid a wreath on behalf of the Company at the Merchant Navy Memorial outside Trinity House. This year of course there were thousands of people going to see the poppies at the Tower of London. A very impressive and moving sight.
The Art Scholars had their annual lecture in the Dutch Church, Austin Friars and the Horners had their lecture at the Royal Society of Medicine. Professor John Holman spoke about " The livery companies and education: a scientific perspective. It was very entertaining and gave us all something to plan for.
The Environmental Cleaners' lunch was at the Armourers Hall and Basketmakers dinner was at Skinners Hall. Both were delightful events.
There is now a new Guild, The Guild of Entrepreneurs. All the Livery companies, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs welcomed them at the Ironmongers Hall on 26th November.
The Innholders celebrated their 500th anniversary at a service in Southwark Cathedral on 29th November which Christine and I went to. We then went to the Launderers' carol service in the same cathedral last Saturday and an excellent supper afterwards.
Earlier in the week I met with Lt Col Pete Quaite and Maj Dougie Hunter from 66Works Group Royal Engineers to kick start our association. We got on well and we will be planning some events where we can build our relationship.
Today Martin Baggs, CEO of Thames Water, unveiled a Blue Plaque outside the Tesco store in Cheapside. This commemorates the end of the "Great Conduit" which was the first public water supply into the City, completed around 1245. If you are in the area look up and you will see the plaque, you could also walk the short distance to Aldermanbury where you can see the first Blue Plaque which the Company provided in 2010. It is largely through the tenacious efforts of Past Master Ted Flaxman, who researched the history of the water supplies into London, that these plaques now exist.
You will have received a postal drop about now which includes a Charity Update and a request for funding to expand our schools programme. Please give this some serious thought if you don't already give.
Next Thursday 16th December we have our carol service in St Mary-at-Hill church at 6pm. We will be very pleased to see you there.
Over the last few months a number of the various Company Mistresses and consorts have been attending separate events. Christine has attended a good number and got to know many of the other mistresses. This is another great way in which we are promoting the Company in the City.
That's all until the next time.
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