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
[fusion_text] The Master has organised a number of exciting social events for Liverymen, Freemen and Guests to enjoy in 2017. The events cover a broad range of interests so there is something for everyone! This year we have three new events: Tour of Whitechapel Bell Foundry end of January – limited places! A walk across...Read More
Our Livery Company is introducing a new Bursary to support individuals in small, independent builders’ merchants in training and education. We’re looking for high achievers in small merchants, or those keen to further their careers but are unable to do so due to their limited finances. WCoBM is providing financial support from our charitable fund...Read More
On 12th November, the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants (WCoBM) was among the 7,000 participants, 200 horses and 140 floats at this year’s Lord Mayor Show in London. The WCoBM float was in support of its new Honorary Liveryman, Alderman Dr Andrew Parmley the 689th Lord Mayor of London. Despite wet weather, people thronged the...Read More
On 20th October 2016 Stephen Turner BA was installed as the new Master of the Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants (WCoBM). The installation ceremony took place at Drapers’ Hall, which was founded over 600 years ago and is one of the City’s Great Twelve Livery Companies in the City of London. The Hall doubled as...Read More
This year 3rd Battalion, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (PWRR) invited seven Livery Company teams to compete in Canterbury on 29th October. The Worshipful Company of Builders’ Merchants was up against the Paviors, Needlemakers, Cutlers, Haberdashers, Coopers and the Order of St George. The Builders’ Merchants, led by the Master Steve Turner, comprised Past...Read More
