May 14th
Lis and I went to St Pauls for the 359th Festival of the Sons of the Clergy in the late afternoon .The Sons and Friends of the Clergy is a Charity which supports the Clergy .It was a wonderful ceremony, full of pageantry and uplifting music with a serious undertone . The address by the Bishop of Norwich recounting how his own father had benefited from the Charity was moving. One Master commented that this sort of event was at the very heart of our national identity and we felt proud to be there.
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Monday 13 May 2013
Friday 10th May
I stood at the end of London Bridge by the Station in my robes collecting money for Red Cross, along with other Livery Masters . .It is a long time since I have shaken a collection bucket and I had forgotten what hard work it is.It is difficult to predict who is going to give .Almost all of the well dressed and groomed young men just walked by but I was uplifted by just one of them who had cleared the change from his desk. Tourists gave generously after asking my advice on directions - assuming that because I was dressed up - I must be official.!!!
I stood at the end of London Bridge by the Station in my robes collecting money for Red Cross, along with other Livery Masters . .It is a long time since I have shaken a collection bucket and I had forgotten what hard work it is.It is difficult to predict who is going to give .Almost all of the well dressed and groomed young men just walked by but I was uplifted by just one of them who had cleared the change from his desk. Tourists gave generously after asking my advice on directions - assuming that because I was dressed up - I must be official.!!!
Tuesday 7 May 2013
Last week I attended two events with our Clerk
On May 1st we went to the 100+ Club Luncheon at the Information Technologists Hall . This was established by the Master of the World Traders , Sir Roger Cork ,who was Master when the Company received its Ordinances as 100 in the Livery Order . So this is a kind of very modern companies event . It is organised by the World Traders. The luncheon in memory of Sir Roger was a splendid affair and the toast to the guests was given by the Master of the Company and the response was given by the Master of the Information Technologists, who noted the irony of doing so in his own Hall . I had a very interesting conversation with a Lady Past Master about the ways in which the gender balance could be improved in the Livery ;there was food for thought for us.
On May 3rd after a dash up to Glasgow and back on NRW business , I joined Ralph at the Trial of the Pyx at Goldsmiths Hall . This is an examination by a jury which consists of Freemen of the Goldsmiths Company of the coins made by the Royal Mint to ascertain that they are of the right characteristics . The Trial is presided over by the Queen's Remembrancer and is carried out annually in accordance with a direction issued by the Treasury . The coins were duely declared to be of the proper characteristics . A splendid lunch in Goldsmirhs Hall was finished off with an entertaining speech and toast to the guests by the Prime Warden and a very well delivered amusing response by the Chancellor of the Exchequer , George Osborne , who is also Master of the Mint
On May 1st we went to the 100+ Club Luncheon at the Information Technologists Hall . This was established by the Master of the World Traders , Sir Roger Cork ,who was Master when the Company received its Ordinances as 100 in the Livery Order . So this is a kind of very modern companies event . It is organised by the World Traders. The luncheon in memory of Sir Roger was a splendid affair and the toast to the guests was given by the Master of the Company and the response was given by the Master of the Information Technologists, who noted the irony of doing so in his own Hall . I had a very interesting conversation with a Lady Past Master about the ways in which the gender balance could be improved in the Livery ;there was food for thought for us.
On May 3rd after a dash up to Glasgow and back on NRW business , I joined Ralph at the Trial of the Pyx at Goldsmiths Hall . This is an examination by a jury which consists of Freemen of the Goldsmiths Company of the coins made by the Royal Mint to ascertain that they are of the right characteristics . The Trial is presided over by the Queen's Remembrancer and is carried out annually in accordance with a direction issued by the Treasury . The coins were duely declared to be of the proper characteristics . A splendid lunch in Goldsmirhs Hall was finished off with an entertaining speech and toast to the guests by the Prime Warden and a very well delivered amusing response by the Chancellor of the Exchequer , George Osborne , who is also Master of the Mint
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