On 22nd April, the Master was delighted to welcome the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress to his home town of Stratford-upon-Avon for the annual Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations. Watched by thousands, the day begins with a colourful procession of hundreds of people around the town including civic dignitaries, diplomats, representatives of the theatre and literary worlds,...Read More
A number of Liverymen and Freemen were invited to the launch party of Virginia Rounding’s latest book The Burning Time at St. Sepulchre-without-Newgate on 20th April. An established author Virginia is an established writer, author of biographies of Catherine the Great, Tsar Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra, and of Grandes Horizontales, a study of French...Read More
In March we hosted our popular annual City & Awards luncheon at Apothecaries’ Hall – the oldest surviving Hall in the City of London. It’s an important event in the Company’s calendar and one of our main networking events, giving members and their guests the opportunity to meet senior industry and City figures. The Guest...Read More
The Worshipful Company of builders’ merchants (WCoBM) recently exhibited at the annual Livery Schools Link (LSL) Showcase in Guildhall to help raise the profile of our industry among students. It’s the third year the WCoBM has exhibited. The LSL Showcase is targeted at 14-17 year olds and is an ideal platform for helping them to...Read More
In March the Master was invited to visit Monument Tools at its Hackbridge headquarters to open its new Showroom and Training Centre. The opening of the new Centre represents the latest investment by the family to support the industry’s need to deliver more training for end users, trade counter staff and distributors. People attending also...Read More
For the first time this year, the WCoBM entered a team for the annual Livery Pancake Race at Guildhall Yard. It is organised by the Worshipful Company of Poulters in collaboration with The Cook & The Butler. Our line-up included the Master, Keeper of the Roll and marathon runner Stewart Pierce, and two Liverymen: Steve...Read More
Our Livery goes from strength to strength with the recent admission of seven new Liverymen. Among the new members are familiar faces in the industry. They include: Tim Allen, NMBS; Jamie Atkinson, JT Atkinson; John Newcomb, BMF; Tony France, Ibstock; Malcolm Aldridge, previously SELCO; Erica Smith, previously MPS; and Tim Statham, retired WCoBM Clerk. The...Read More
The latest briefing for topics discussed at the Livery Committee meeting, plus an update on annual events of interest to Liverymen. October Liv Brf 2016Read More
Three months after our visit in January to Britain’s oldest factory, the Whitechapel Bell Foundry cast its last batch of tower bells on 22nd March for the Museum of London before disposing of its bell tuning machines, furnaces and lathes in an industrial auction at the end of April. The living history we were so...Read More
The annual Christmas Carol Service at the Tower of London in the historic and atmospheric Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula in December has become so popular that early booking is advised. St Peter ad Vincula, and the Tower itself, can hardly be bettered as a venue, and the organist and Royal Chapel Choir...Read More
