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ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS: PRESENTATION of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medals: 24 September 2022

Sarah Lancaster, Master of The Worshipful Company of Launderers was honoured to present what will now be, the last of The Queen Elizabeth ll Platinum Jubilee Medals to members of 710 Operational Hygiene Squadron [...]

MASTER’S BLOG: September 2022

I am writing this message after what, I expect many of you have been doing too, watching the solemn, yet absolutely magnificent Funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll.  What an event to [...]

THAMES RIVER CRUISE on LEONIE: 28th July 2022

Due to the cancelled visit to the AHOY Centre, on Thursday 28th of July, together with the City Livery Yacht Club (CLYC), in order not to disappoint those who had already booked to visit [...]

MASTER’S BLOG: January 2022

One of the duties of being Master is that of liaison with other City Liveries and their Master and I start this month’s blog with sharing with you a benefit of this activity. I must [...]

MASTER’s News for June and July 2021

This is my first Blog since my elevation to the office of Master on the 21st of June and in the fifteen days since then, I could have attended four events, but Deputy Master Jack [...]

COURT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR VIKAS SHAH – STOP PRESS

The Business Secretary has appointed Vikas Shah MBE and Stephen Hill OBE as non-executive members of the BEIS Board, following an open competition for the roles.  You will find the full report from this link: [...]

THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT MAKERS (SIM): ADMISSION COURT DINNER: 24 October 2019

Thursday 24th October 2019 was another lovely evening, this time in our shared home at Glaziers’ Hall.  It was great to see the Hall almost full to capacity with 170 dining.   Great company together [...]

THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF TYLERS and BRICKLAYERS COURT AND LIVERY DINNER: 5th September 2019

Delighted and honoured to be invited to join The Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers on 5th September for their inaugural Court and Livery Dinner held at the recently refurbished Butchers’ Hall.   The refurbished Hall [...]

ROYAL LOGISTIC CORPS: DEEPCUT: 4th July 2019

As the new Master, the first event in the diary was a Cocktail Party at the Headquarters of the Royal Logistic Corps in Deepcut on 4th July with The Band of The Royal Logistic Corps [...]

LIVERY W/E: BRISTOL: 26 – 27 April 2019

Master and his lady, Zoe, hosted members of the Livery to their home town of Bristol over the W/E. Guests stayed in the Hotel du Vin Avon Gorge overlooking Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge and on [...]

CLERK ADMITTED TO THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF LONDON

Our Clerk was one of the many women recently admitted as a Freeman of the City of London.  Margaret was sponsored by the Millennial Lord Mayor, Sir Clive Martin and Common Councillor, John Absalom.  https://news.cityoflondon.gov.uk/florist-restaurateur-bishop-and-doctor-who-among-women-offered-city-freedom/ [...]

TACITUS LECTURE: WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF WORLD TRADERS

Master attended a most interesting Tacitus Lecture by Christine Lagarde IMF Managing Director – organised by the Worshipful Company of World Traders. In the new Mary Poppins film a new villain is a slick banker, [...]

MASTER’S UPDATE ……..

So much has happened since my last blog that I thought it may be easier to share my diary So here goes… 26th to 28th November - I pitched in with all our other kind [...]

The Ironbridge Weekend is an annual event when all Masters in office at that time get together for  a weekend in this historical Shropshire town.  Lesley and I had a wonderful time touring the sites [...]

Master’s Blog 11

Christmas and New Year over, the dancing elves of Master and Wardens met in January to review the work of the Livery as a pre-cursor to our Court meeting.  Once again, the Court was in [...]

Master’s Blog 10

The Master, Wardens and Clerk of the Worshipful Company of Launderers wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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