Master’s Blog

February Court was held in the Tallow Chandlers' Court Room at Tallow Chandlers' Hall on Monday, 24th February 2020 in order to commemorate the inauguration of the Worshipful Company of Launderers in that very Court Room sixty years ago. Three Freemen were clothed in a [...]

Starting at number thirty this year compared to the previous years, combined with relatively clement weather, as least until the last hundred yards or so made a huge difference !  Accompanied by Senior Warden, Kenneth Cupitt, Renter Warden, Sarah Lancaster, Past Master, David Hart and [...]

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 with excellent food and wine made it an evening to [...]

The magnificent Merchant Taylors’ Hall was the venue for the Worshipful Company of Dyers' annual Swan Dinner with the Courtyard and its beautiful fountain the lovely setting for the pre-dinner reception.   Excellent company and a delightful menu (although the Dyers’ Cygnet contained very little, [...]

The election of The Lord Mayor, one Fair, one lunch, two church services, three champagne receptions and six trains ..... a long day !!!   Master caught the 07.32am train to London Bridge and two connections later to Cannon Street.  Walked to Guildhall and after [...]

The day started with a light breakfast at eight o’clock on HQS Wellington before visiting the forty Livery Halls in the City, the 14th Livery Halls Walk arranged by The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners, before finishing the day at Glaziers’ Hall. A stop for [...]

An extremely early start on Friday, 13th September for the 26th Magical Taxi Tour to Disneyland Paris organized by The Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers.  Over five hundred of us met at East Wintergarden in Canary Wharf for the “Big Breakfast”, a great breakfast [...]

Each year the Worshipful Company of Woolmen hold the London Bridge Sheep Drive in aid of the Lord Mayor's charity and the Woolmen's Charitable Trust.  This year is was held on Sunday, 29th September in inclement weather but Senior Warden, Kenneth Cupitt braved the weather [...]

The target of raising £60,000 at this fund-raising dinner at the Mansion House was easily passed with the magnificent effort of a total of over £73,000 being raised.  The profits from the evening will go towards a new student friendly outdoor learning centre project. Sally [...]