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Treloars Livery Day
As most liverymen will know one of the important charities that the Company supports is Treloars which supports and educates physically and intellectually challenged young people through from nursery...
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Installation Dinner 4th October 2018
The Installation Dinner was held at Saddlers' Hall where the Master Colin Tiffin installed Anthony de Lacey as the new Master and he then installed Andrew Whitton as Senior Warden and Philip Law as...
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Dedication of the Regimental Memorial Wall at Leros Barracks Canterbury
On Sunday 19 January the Master and Past Master Pamela Goldberg set off together to represent the Company at the unveiling of the Memorial Wall at the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment head quarters...
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Junior Warden Scoops Bronze at Inter-Livery Cards Competition
The Junior Warden and his wife Carol had an excellent evening at the Vintners Hall, for the annual Junior (and equivalent) Wardens event, arranged by the WCMPC (Manufacturers of Playing Cards). This...
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Visit to Royal School of Needlework
On a most beautiful, sunny Tuesday, 26th February 2019, a party of twenty-two Livery Needlemakers and their guests arrived at Hampton Court Palace for the Master’s Day visit to the Royal School of...
View ArticleBridewell Service
Last week Immediate Past Master Colin Tiffin and his consort represented the Company at the annual service of King Edward's Witley, a school that we support via music bursaries. The service was at St...
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City & Guilds Prize Presentations at Carpenters Hall Monday, 11th March 2019
Liveryman Mike Lee (our Representative on C & G Council) and I represented the Company, in this the 140th Anniversary of the foundation of City & Guilds. The presentations were made by The Rt....
View ArticleGuildhall School of Music Woodwind Prize
Company members along with students and family were entertained to the highest standard by the finalists in the annual competition to award the Needlemakers' Woodwind Prize. The diverse programme...
View Article3PWRR Livery Day 11th May 2019
Assistant Martin Miles attended the 3PWRR Livery Day on 11th May in Canterbury on behalf of The Needlemakers. (Brief details of 3PWRR are given below**). Four livery companies were present, the others...
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Visit to Christ's Hospital
Wednesday, 19th June 2019 The Senior Warden attended the Court of Governors Meeting of Christ’s Hospital. The morning session was Safeguarding Training for Donation Governors, which as our...
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Awards Dinner 2019
On 3rd April the Company convened at Stationers' Hall for the annual Awards Dinner. Each year prize winners from the Royal School of Needlework are invited to attend and bring some of their work to...
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Royal School of Needlework Awards
Each year, the Company invites prize winners from the Royal School of Needlework to attend a dinner in July to be recognised for their achievements. However, members of the Company also attend events...
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Christ's Hospital - St Matthew's Day Parade Service
The Master Elect, Andrew Whitton was fortunate to attend the Christs Hospital School’s St Matthew’s Day Parade Service, this year held in the City at the church of the Holy Sepulchre-without-Newgate....
View ArticleAdmission of Sherrifs Elect to Office & Sheriffs' Breakfast
By the Master Elect Andrew WhittonI was privileged to be at the admission in Guildhall at 11am and then to join with many others in celebrating their Admission at Breakfast. Breakfast because in olden...
View ArticleInstallation of New Master and Wardens
On 2nd October The Installation Dinner was held at Skinners' Hall where the Master Anthony de Lacey installed Andrew Whitton as the new Master and he then installed Philip Law as Senior Warden and...
View ArticleMaster's Update
My first official engagement as Master was to attend Guildhall on Thursday for the Lord Mayor’s Prize Day for the City of London School for Boys. The Head spoke movingly about abseiling for the...
View ArticleVisit to King Edwards School Witley
Friday, 18th October 2019 I attended the Admissions Day for King Edward’s School Witley, where we sponsor a young man in conjunction with Royal National Springboard (who provide pastoral care for...
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The Master's Life - continued..........
November commenced with the Annual Planting of Crosses in the Garden of Remembrance at St Pauls on Monday 4th, accompanied by our gallant and learned Clerk. A very simple, but moving ceremony. In the...
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27F Air Cadets Affiliation
The Company has a recent affiliation with 27F (Chingford) Air Cadets. During a visit on a parade night in November Assistant Chris Frankland, the Company’s link to the squadron, was presented with a...
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Annual Banquet 2020
On Friday 28th February Needlemakers, family and friends gathered at The Mansion House for the Annual Banquet. We were delighted that the Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress, Sheriffs and their wives were able...
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