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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 on Saturday. 710 provide essential theatre enabling support to the [...]

2022-09-28T14:02:45+01:0028th September, 2022|Home, Master's Blog, News|

FREEMEN of the COMPANY: Monday, 26th September 2022

Master and Wardens took great pleasure in welcoming to the Company the following new Freemen (left to right in the image): Ian Muir (Lindstrom Group) Capt Paul Andrew Spafford Major John Nevitt Major Gary Thomson George Frederick Fordham Joseph John Holmes [...]

2022-09-27T14:55:35+01:0027th September, 2022|Home, Master's Blog, News|

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 have witnessed.  My heart goes out to the family of [...]

2022-09-19T15:47:11+01:0019th September, 2022|Home, Master's Blog|

HERO PAST MASTER JACK STACHRAN: PEACEHAVEN CLIFFS ABSEIL: Sunday, 26th June 2022

Past Master Major Jack Strachan joined a team of volunteers abseiling down Peacehaven Cliffs to raise funds for Care for Veterans charity on Sunday, 26th June 2022 and has the Certificate to prove it !!!   Many congratulations and well done Jack !!!

2022-06-27T15:34:19+01:0027th June, 2022|Home, Master's Blog, News|

INSTALLATION and ANNUAL LIVERY SERVICE: 20 June 2022

On Monday, 20th June, the Company elected its new Master for the ensuing year of June 2022 through until end of June 2023.  It is approximately twenty years since the Worshipful Company of Launderers had a lady Master, Mrs Margaret Sheppard, so with much [...]

2022-06-22T13:53:52+01:0022nd June, 2022|Home, Master's Blog, News|

LIVERY W/E: 6 – 8 May, Manchester

This year's Livery W/E was held in Manchester, organised and hosted by Master, Ken Cupitt. Located in the heart of Manchester, the Midland Hotel is steeped in fascinating social and architectural history.  It was opened in 1903 by the Midland Railway Company, initially constructed [...]

2022-08-04T10:57:51+01:009th May, 2022|Home, Master's Blog, News|

MASTER’S BLOG: February 2022

One of the benefits of being Master is that you have the privilege to choose a charity for your year of office which in my case is Dementia and Alzheimer’s, in particular Admiral Nurses, like Macmillan Nurses but who specialise in dementia care patients [...]

2022-03-08T16:15:15+00:008th March, 2022|Home, Master's Blog|
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