A Message From the Master

By Ian Appleton, Master

August was a quiet month as your Master with little, if any,official functions to attend. This has allowed me to organise my diary; and finalise plans for The Master’s Outing next May in Cheshire.

Installation Day was a very pleasant and memorable day,being blessed with dry weather. We were fortunate enough to be able to hold our pre-dinner drinks reception in “the sunken gardens”. A photographer was on hand to capture the moments and using this link you can download pictures free of charge: https://www.sillettphotography.co.uk/Client-Galleries/Wax-Chandlers-installation

Following Installation Day I was fortunate to be on the company cutter for a commemoration of the coronation of King Athelstan. We processed, as part of a flotilla, in front of a large crowd gathered on the banks of the Thames, at Kingston. The Duke of Edinburgh received our salute from his vantage point overlooking the river.

I would like to thank our rowers and Cox for a supreme effort in rowing 7 miles! It was exhausting, just to watch! My thanks go to PM Maile, PM Tomkins, Cox Samantha Ross, Liveryman Ed Bottomley and Tim Wotherspoon.

Images courtesy of Ian Appleton, The Master Wax Chandler

Following the flotilla and only a few days ago we, once more, presented candles to St Paul’s Cathedral at Sung Eucharist on Holy Cross Day. It is a fine, commemorative tradition stretching back over 650 years that we Wax Chandlers are proud to continue.