The City of London’s Communications & Corporate Affairs Sub-Committee have agreed to share data around awareness of the Livery Companies recorded by the City Residents and Workers Survey 2022, which gives a rare insight of external perceptions about the Livery. Click here to read and download the document: City Survey Extract Report on LiveryRead More
The Construction Youth Trust (CYT) is a charity that the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants (WCoBM) is proud to support through its charitable donations, and particularly the Maddie Rose Campaign, which was set up to shine a spotlight on the incredible career opportunities available in the construction sector in honour of Maddie Rose. CYT has...Read More
The next generation of builders’ merchants and construction industry professionals were celebrated at a prestigious City & Awards luncheon on 21st March, 2023, organised by Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants (WCoBM). The event took place at the magnificent Grade II-listed Fishmongers’ Hall in the City of London, where Liverymen and Freemen of WCoBM, as well...Read More
A briefing on topics discussed at the latest Livery Committee meeting, plus an update on annual events of interest to Liverymen. Download hereRead More
Major Peter Oweh was appointed to be Honorary Common Cryer and Serjeant at Arms by the Court of Aldermen on 6 December 2022. Major Oweh succeeds Colonel Geoffrey Godbold OBE, who has retired. Major Oweh is an officer in the Army Cadet Force and served as Army ADC to the Lord Mayor from 2015 to...Read More
The Household Division presents BEATING RETREAT – A Military Musical Spectacular – ‘Orb and Sceptre. On 4th, 5th & 6th July 2023, the Massed Bands of the Household Division, Massed Pipes and Drums, alongside The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, are returning to Horse Guards Parade with their First World War-era 13-pounder guns, before the...Read More
Every year on Armed Forces Day, which is on Midsummer Day Saturday 24 June, a charity walk is conducted across 13 of the bridges over the Thames. The walk begins at Trinity Gardens near Tower Hill Tube and finishes at Eel Brook Common in Fulham. Organised by The Soldiers, Sailors & Airmen Families Association (SSAFA), the 13...Read More
2023 marks the 900th anniversary of Britain’s oldest hospital, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, as well as London’s oldest parish church, St Bartholomew the Great. In celebration of the momentous occasion, for the first time a service of thanksgiving will be hosted at St Paul’s Cathedral followed by a reception at the City of London’s Guildhall. Doors...Read More
2023 marks the 300th anniversary of the death of Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723), Surveyor to King Charles II and widely regarded as Britain’s greatest architect. The Wren 300 festival is being planned in 2023 to celebrate his extraordinary achievements. It aims to introduce his life and works to a broader audience, inspiring a new generation to explore and...Read More
The 694th Lord Mayor of the City of London, Nicholas Lyons, gave a speech at the London Government Dinner at Mansion House on 12 January. Addressing an audience of senior figures from London Government, he spoke alongside London leaders including the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. An extract from the Lord Mayor’s speech is replicated...Read More
