Our Master presented the Master Bee Farmer award 2024 to Ian Wallace at the glittering ceremony at Mansion House on March 11th. More than 20 livery companies took part this year. Ian Wallace – our winner – is a third-generation bee farmer who runs Quince Honey Farm, in South Molton, Devon. Ian has overseen the […]
The Livery Companies Skills Council (where I represent the Wax Chandlers) are delighted to report the successful completion of the City & Guilds Professional Recognition Awards Pilot. Funded by generous Livery grants and the Livery Companies Skills Council, seven Companies (Carpenters, Constructors, Masons, Plumbers, Wax Chandlers, Wheelwrights & World Traders) provided mentors for 10 candidates. […]
A Message from the Master Reflections on Candles It’s hardly surprising that we all love candles! Who would have thought that despite the wonders of the electricity industry, we still enjoy the light that they give us, gentle and romantic as it is, after our 650+ years of being associated with trading beeswax (which […]
In our last Newsletter we began to include, what may become a regular feature, about historical places just a stone’s throw away from our Hall, and sometimes overlooked amidst the hurly burly of life. Last time, we looked at Smithfield Meat Market, it’s past and changing future. For this newsletter we come slightly closer to […]
At the 2024 British Beekeepers’ Associations Annual Delegates Meeting in January, Michael Badger (WCC Hon. Court Assistant) was delighted to be presented with a certificate for 70 years of devotion to bees and beekeeping together with the organisations’ gratitude for his tremendous apiarist contributions in general, both locally and internationally. Michael’s formative years keeping honey […]
Liveryman John Markham kindly sponsored the annual Charity Wine Tasting at the Hall on the 21st February. John tutored those who attended through a delicious selection of wines from the region including wines from Puligny Montrachet, Chassagne Montrachet and Meursault along with red wines from prestigious vineyards in Burgundy. […]
Our Lunch for the Lord Mayor Our lunches with the Lord Mayor are always fun. The Mansion House always accepts our invitation because we hold it so early in January that he never has anything else in the diary! (I did not say “he or she” because we have not had another female Lord Mayor […]
Within a stone’s throw from our Hall in Gresham Street we have many interesting and historical buildings and locations, which often we ignore, or take for granted, in the hustle and bustle of the City as we make our way to the Hall. One of these is the old Smithfield Meat Market. I was born […]
On Tuesday 7th May at 5.00pm in St. Paul’s Cathedral, the annual Festival of The Clergy Support Trust (Formerly known as The Corporation of The Son’s of the Clergy) will take place. This will be the 369th Festival. It is one of those unique City occasions where a large number of Livery Companies come together […]
