Current events and projects
Visit to Reeds’ School, Cobham, Surrey – Thursday 21 May You may recall that I attended the Reeds’ School Foundation Lunch on 6 March when I sat next to their Headmaster, who very kindly invited me to the School. Eager to…
Lunch at the Old Bailey with the Judges – Monday 11 May Each year Masters of Livery Companies are invited by the Sheriffs to have lunch with the Judges at The Old Bailey, which is a great honour. I joined Alderman…
The Educators’ Military Lecture – Wednesday 6 May A fascinating talk on ‘War in the 21st Century’, given by General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE and hosted by The Worshipful Company of Educators at Bakers’ Hall on 5 May. A very compelling,…
Visit to City of London Police (CoLP) – Tuesday 14 April After a slightly quieter couple of weeks over the Easter period, which was a great opportunity to ‘recharge the batteries’, the Senior Warden and I followed up on our…
Lady Mayor’s Banquet, Mansion House – Thursday 19 March Each year a Banquet is held at Mansion House, hosted by the Lord/Lady Mayor to meet the Masters, Prime Wardens and Upper Bailiffs of the Livery Companies of the City of…
Each year the Company holds a Security Lecture and this year we were honoured to welcome Dr Richard Horne, CEO of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is part of GCHQ. The event was held at the Victory Services’ Club…
I was invited to this event at Guildhall to celebrate International Women’s Day. After a buffet breakfast we gathered in The Old Library for the Opening Remarks by The Lady Mayor, Dame Susan Langley DBE. The Panel consisted of Afua Kyei,…
City of London Police War Memorials – Monday 9 March I was privileged, as Master, to be invited on Monday 9 March to a Service and Reception at the City of London Police’s HQ at Guildhall Yard East where a…
The Annual Spring Dance was once again held at the Leonardo Hotel in London on Saturday 7 March with over 230 guests assembled for an evening of good food, wines, fun and dancing. However the main focus of the evening…
Some of you may be aware of the Company’s association with Reeds School in Cobham, Surrey, a leading independent day and boarding school for boys aged 11 to 18 with a co-educational Sixth Form. Each year a student from Reeds is…