Today the 19th of July has been another special day. Lis and I have been involved in two events.
Lis represented the Company at the Annual Service of the Imperial Society  of Knights Batchelor at St Pauls Cathedral. She says that it was a very moving Service with traditional hymns and the most colourful regalia .Why was I not there ? Well I was with the Lord Mayor , Alderman David Wootton and his Lady,Liz,  in the Mansion House.

On the 14th July  1197 King Richard 1st sold the Thames Conservancy to the City of London  for 1500 Marks . To celebrate this memorable event , we present the Lord Mayor with a jug filled with Thames water , after which we all partake  a glass full of this healthy product . This resonates well with our decision that we toast the health of our guests with Thames water in our lunches and banquet . That presentation was today. I was in the Mansion House with Ralph Riley our Clerk , Ivor Richards, the Thames Warden and Steve Sansom, the Company Jeweller who was charged with procuring the jug.It was a very enjoyable occasion.