Election of the Lord Mayor Common Hall
Guildhall Gresham Street, London, United KingdomGathering of Liverymen of the several companies to elect a Lord Mayor for the year ensuing.
Treasures of Gold and Silver Wire
Guildhall Art Gallery Guildhall Yard, LondonAn exhibition of exquisite craftsmanship for the 400th Anniversary of the award of the Company’s first, though short lived, Royal Charter in 1623 by James I. A dazzling display of robes, uniforms, costumes, jewellery, and embroidery providing a real feast…
First Harvest Festival with City Harvest
St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Churchyard, LondonCulture, art and heritage in the built environment reception
Glaziers Hall 9 Montague Close, London Bridge, London, United KingdomThe Master and Wardens of The Worshipful Company of Glaziers, in partnership with The Worshipful Companies of Chartered Architects, Constructors and Masons; the Forum for the Built Environment and the IoD Property & Built Environment Group warmly invite you to…
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Musicians’ Company Evensong
St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Churchyard, LondonEvensong attended by the Musicians' Company. Procession of Masters, Wardens and Clerks of all Livery Companies attending. Guests welcome. Notice distributed to Clerks in July.
Annual City Livery Concert
BarbicaCentre Silk Street, London, United KingdomEmail Katie Clifton
Annual National Service for Seafarers (ANSS) – Wed 11 Oct 2023. St Paul’s Cathedral.
St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Churchyard, LondonThe ANSS (Charity No.292659) holds an Annual Service for Seafarers in St Paul’s Cathedral which is routinely supported by Trinity House, the Shipwrights’ Company and the Master Mariners’ Company amongst others and encourages pupils at Reddam House School, Pangbourne College,…
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Dinner in Aid of the Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch
Cafe Spice Namaste 1-2 Lower Dock Walk, Royal Albert Wharf,, London, United KingdomThe Distillers’ Inter-Livery Golf Challenge
Tandridge Golf Club Godstone Road,, OxtedSAVE THE DATE
Lord Mayor’s Grand Finale
Guildhall Gresham Street, London, United KingdomGarden of Remembrance Service
St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Churchyard, LondonThe Opening of the Garden of Remembrance for the City & Liveries in the Garden of St Paul's cathedral. Attended by civic party and dignitaries, City services, Associations and Livery Companies.
The Lord Mayor’s Show
City of London Guildhall via Mansion House and Royal CourtsStreet Carnival procession through the streets of the City headed by the Lord Mayor's Coach escorted by Pikemen and Musketeers.
Lord Mayor’s Show Drop In Lunch – Wax Chandlers Hall
The Lord Mayor’s Show is one of the greatest shows on Earth, and the oldest continually running annual parade in the world. Mark the event with lunch at one of the City’s oldest Livery Companies.Our Hall is in a prime…
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Remembrance Sunday
St Paul's Cathedral & The Royal Exchange , United KingdomService of Remembrance in St Paul's Cathedral and wreath laying at the Royal Exchange. Contact remembrance.sunday@fruiterers.org.uk should your Livery Company wish to attend these events.
26th Horners’ Ralph Anderson Memorial Lecture
The Royal Society of Medicine Royal Society of Medicine, London, United KingdomThe 26th Horners’ Ralph Anderson Memorial Lecture is to be held at 7.00pm on Thursday 16th November 2023 at the Royal Society of Medicine, London. W1G 0AE.
Horners Ralph Anderson Lecture
The Royal Society of Medicine Royal Society of Medicine, London, United KingdomThe subject of his talk is: Iron or Plastic – is that really the Question? How two distinctly different industries farriery and plastics have grown together for the betterment of a horse’s wellbeing. Farriery, or the shoeing of horses, is…
British Red Cross Christmas Market
Guildhall Gresham Street, London, United KingdomA Christmas Market in aid of the Red Cross.
The Fuellers’ Duke of Edinburgh Future Energy Conference 2023
The Royal Society of Medicine Royal Society of Medicine, London, United KingdomThe Third Duke of Edinburgh Future Energy Conference will be held on Wednesday 29 November 2023. It is being held at The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE. Organised by The Worshipful Company of Fuellers, speakers…
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City Music Foundation Lunchtime Concert – Kleio Quartet
Apothecaries Hall Black Friars Lane, London, United KingdomA lunchtime concert featuring Kleio Quartet from 1pm at Apothecaries’ Hall In today’s lunchtime concert, Kleio Quartet perform two beautiful quartets from well-known composers. First on the menu is Verdi’s only surviving chamber work, a String Quartet written during a…
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City Music Foundation Lunchtime Concert Series – Kleio Quartet
Apothecaries Hall Black Friars Lane, London, United KingdomA lunchtime concert featuring Kleio Quartet from 1pm at Apothecaries’ Hall In today’s lunchtime concert, Kleio Quartet perform two beautiful quartets from well-known composers. First on the menu is Verdi’s only surviving chamber work, a String Quartet written during a…
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Gresham Webinar – The State of Play With Fusion presented by SIM Liveryman Dr Tom Davis
Virtual onlineScientific Instrument Makers Liveryman Dr Tom Davis will be delivering a Gresham Society Webinar on The State of Play With Fusion at 1100 on 30 Niovember 2023. Please follow the link below for more details and to book.
Lord Mayor’s Lecture | The State Of Play With Fusion
Virtual onlineBackground: For sustainable, non-carbon dioxide emitting, long-term energy production, nuclear fusion energy is widely perceived to be the ultimate terrestrial energy source. Fusion energy is experiencing a rapid period of investment, innovation, and growth that has never been seen before.…
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Lord Mayor’s Lecture | Ending The Destruction Of Our Undersea Cultural Heritage
Virtual onlineBackground: For too long criminals have been destroying our undersea cultural heritage (UCH), damaging the marine environment, and desecrating naval war graves through unauthorised salvage of wreck sites. No longer. By using satellites and artificial intelligence originally designed to stop…
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Lord Mayor’s Lecture | Making The Future: The Opportunity In Digital Manufacturing
Virtual onlineManufacturing is the lifeblood of economic growth in the UK, directly and indirectly supporting 23% of the British Economy and providing directly and indirectly over 5 million jobs, with salaries above the whole economy average. While manufacturing is the biggest…
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City Music Foundation Lunchtime Concert Series – Claire Ward ‘Devotion’
Tallow Chandlers' 4 Dowgate Hill, LondonA lunchtime concert featuring Claire Ward (soprano) and Jong Sun Woo (piano) from 1pm at Tallow Chandlers’ Hall Tickets are only available in advance via City Music Foundation’s website. Programme Fauré “Mandoline”, Op.58, No.1 Fauré “Le Secret”, Op.23, No.3 Brahms…
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Lord Mayor’s Lecture | Is Today’s Financial Literacy Education Fit For Purpose?
Virtual onlineTips And Ideas For Parents, Based On Granular Interactions With Teachers And Students, To Help Empower Children To Navigate An Ever More Complicated Financial World Background: Children are entering into an ever more complicated financial world ill-equipped to make educated…
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Lord Mayor’s Lecture | Design For Life: Why Social Connectivity Matters (More Than Ever)
Virtual onlineBackground: The lecture will explore the role of social capital and connectivity in nurturing health, wealth and happiness, including through inter-generational progress and drawing on recent research in the field. It will also discuss how public policy might be refocussed…
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Lord Mayor’s Lecture | Computational Medicine and Digital Twins Improving Medical Care
Virtual onlineBackground: Novel medical technologies are being introduced at unprecedented rates, demanding scientific evidence of their safety and efficacy at an unprecedented pace to ensure patient safety and benefit. With success in both in-vitro/in-vivo studies, products are tested on clinical trials…
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Annual City New Year Service – St Michael Cornhill
St Michael, Cornhill St Michael's Alley, London, United KingdomFor 60 years, this service has been the prime fixture for senior figures in civic and business spheres to meet, to renew institutional links and to welcome the challenges and events of the coming year. The Lord Mayor of London…
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Lord Mayor’s Lecture | Will The Next Dick Whittington Please Step Forward? Harnessing Entrepreneurship In The City Of London To Help Build A World-Class, 21st Century Economy
Virtual onlineBackground: The City has a long and profound history of an entrepreneurial mindset. It has innovation and invention in its DNA. Much of this has been driven by smart thinkers who are natural problem solvers, many of whom come from…
Clerks’ Forum
Guildhall Gresham Street, London, United KingdomSee link to courses.
Lord Mayor’s Lecture | The Future Of Building Foundations In The City: Energy Generating Assets
Virtual onlineBackground: Modern multi-storey buildings in the City of London are usually supported on piled foundations; long columns of concrete that take the building loads into the ground. When sites are redeveloped each new building has tended to have a new…
Lord Mayor’s Lecture | Beware The Techno-Fixes Draped In Sickly Green!
Virtual onlineBackground: I think we all get it now: the days of our dependence on fossil fuels are numbered. But just how big is that number? Incumbent fossil fuel companies are massively powerful players in today’s global economy – and geo-politics…
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Lord Mayor’s Lecture | What Does Quantum Computing Mean For Cybersecurity?
Virtual onlineBackground: Quantum computing promises a massive increase in processing power, opening up a world of calculations the like of which we have never seen before. We’ll be able to solve global problems by crunching data much more quickly. But this…
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Lord Mayor’s Lecture | Why Has Nobody Ever Told Me This? Initiating Sustainability & Success In SMEs
Virtual onlineBackground: Through extensive research on his MBA (1992, Open University) and PhD (2022, Sheffield Hallam) into the dynamics behind training and development programmes for small and midsize enterprises (SMEs), Dr Glyn Cartwright increasingly recognised a frustrating lack of relevant evidence…
Junior Wardens’ Card Game Evening
Drapers' Hall Throgmorton Avenue, LondonAn evening where you will meet your fellow Junior Wardens at the splendid Drapers' Hall for a two course dinner and a relaxed fun game or two of cards. No expertise required.
Lord Mayor’s Lecture | Chemistry For A Sustainable World
Virtual onlineBackground: Sustainable Chemistry is both the implementation of sustainability in the production, use and fate of chemicals (Green Chemistry) and the application of chemistry and chemical products to enable sustainable development. The UN Sustainable Development Goals provide a framework for…
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Lord Mayor’s Lecture | What’s Happening To Religion In England?
Virtual onlineBackground: In a broad narrative of decline in religious practice in contemporary England, the place of the Christian faith is surprisingly prominent in what is viewed by many as a secular democracy. Whether in Parliament, the Crown or the City,…
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Lord Mayor’s Coffee Colloquies
Mansion House Walbrook, London, United KingdomLord Mayor's Coffee Colloquies are a series of in-person events held at Mansion House promoting connections that help address the leading issues of the day. See the City of London website for the programme.
Glass Sellers Annual Ravenscroft Lecture – The Legacy of George Ravenscroft
Glaziers Hall 9 Montague Close, London Bridge, London, United KingdomMarking the 350th Anniversary of the Indenture of Agreement (5th September 1674) made between George Ravenscroft of London, Gent of one party, and John Steward the Elder, Humphrey Kilby, John Kempster, and forty-two others, all Glass-Sellers of London of the…
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Lord Mayor’s Lecture | How Air Pollution Causes Lung Cancer In Never-Smokers Via A Therapeutically Targetable Inflammatory Mechanism
Virtual onlineBackground: A mechanistic basis for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) initiation in never smokers, a disease with high frequency EGFR mutations (EGFRm), is unknown. Air pollution particulate matter (PM) is known to be associated with the risk of NSCLC, however…
Lord Mayor’s Lecture | Why The Wreck Of The Gloucester In 1682 Matters: The Secrets Of A Restoration Warship
Virtual onlineBackground: The finding of the Gloucester can legitimately be called the most important event for British maritime history since the Mary Rose was located in 1971 and raised in 1982. This talk will outline the sensational history of the wreck…
Speaking uncomfortable truths to the world: A critical role for a medical writer by Dr Rachel Clarke – In-Person
Apothecaries Hall Black Friars Lane, London, United KingdomDr Rachel Clarke is an NHS palliative care doctor and the author of three Sunday Times bestselling non-fiction books about medicine. Breath taking (2021) reveals how she and her colleagues confronted COVID-19 during the pandemic’s first wave in 2020. Dear…
Lord Mayor’s Lecture | A Tour of London, Science City, 1550–1800
Virtual onlineBackground: In 1550, London was a rapidly expanding commercial city, yet with a relatively modest position on the world stage. By 1800, it was a global city – and also a world-leading centre of science. In this talk, Science Museum…
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Lord Mayor’s Lecture | How Will We Be Long? – How Can A Piece Of Music Help Us Think About The Next Thousand Years?
Virtual onlineBackground: As a Longplayer trustee, my role is to help us think through what our long view might be. Here I will recount some of our thinking and ideas from over the years. Longplayer helps us ask many questions about…
World Traders’ Tacitus Lecture
Guildhall Gresham Street, London, United KingdomLecture by a leading individual in World Trade (Lecturer yet to be announced)
Inter-Livery Bridge Competition
Drapers' Hall Throgmorton Avenue, LondonThe Makers of Playing Cards Company's 41st Annual Inter-Livery Bridge Tournament, with supper, held at Drapers' Hall.
The launch of newest Livery Food Initiative Truck
Mansion House Walbrook, London, United KingdomSee The launch of newest Livery Food Initiative Truck – 5th March for more details.
Basketry Showcase 2024
Dutch Church Austin Friars, LondonAll Livery Masters, Prime Wardens, Upper Bailiff, Consorts and Clerks are invited to the Basketry Showcase 2024 at The Dutch Church, Austin Friars. We will be celebrating and demonstrating the best of basketry, with talented growers and makers from across…
The Fuellers’ 18th Lord Ezra Memorial Lecture 2024
Imperial CollegeThe 18th Ezra Memorial Lecture will be held at 1745 for 1820 on Wednesday 13th March 2024 at City & Guilds Building, Imperial College London. It is being given by the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Professor Michael…
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New Zealand Livery Dinner 2024
Northern Club Princes Street, Auckland, New ZealandOur annual dinner will be at the Northern Club, Princes Street, Auckland on March 14th 2024. Accommodation is available at the Club. Any Livery members visiting Auckland and New Zealand of course very welcome and please contact Paul Kennerley -…
United Guilds Service 2024
St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Churchyard, LondonAnnual United Guilds Service at St Paul's Cathedral attended by the Lord Mayor, Bishop of London and all Companions and Guilds. ugs@fishmongers.org.uk for details.
Trial & Error Shows Theatrical Fundraiser
The Old Bailey London, United KingdomThe annual Trial & Error Shows at Court No.1, Old Bailey depicting famous cases heard in that Court. The 2024 Shows are title 'State Trial & Error' and covering cases where the State had a role. A Sunday dress rehearsal…
Trial & Error Shows Theatrical Fundraiser
The Old Bailey London, United KingdomThe annual Trial & Error Shows at Court No.1, Old Bailey depicting famous cases heard in that Court. The 2024 Shows are title 'State Trial & Error' and covering cases where the State had a role. A Sunday dress rehearsal…
Trial & Error Shows Theatrical Fundraiser
The Old Bailey London, United KingdomThe annual Trial & Error Shows at Court No.1, Old Bailey depicting famous cases heard in that Court. The 2024 Shows are title 'State Trial & Error' and covering cases where the State had a role. A Sunday dress rehearsal…
Trial & Error Shows Theatrical Fundraiser
The Old Bailey London, United KingdomThe annual Trial & Error Shows at Court No.1, Old Bailey depicting famous cases heard in that Court. The 2024 Shows are title 'State Trial & Error' and covering cases where the State had a role. A Sunday dress rehearsal…
Trial & Error Shows Theatrical Fundraiser
The Old Bailey London, United KingdomThe annual Trial & Error Shows at Court No.1, Old Bailey depicting famous cases heard in that Court. The 2024 Shows are title 'State Trial & Error' and covering cases where the State had a role. A Sunday dress rehearsal…
City Music Foundation Lunchtime Concert Series – Caroline Taylor “Secrets and Sighs”
Goldsmiths' Company The Goldsmiths' Company, 13 Foster Lane, LondonSoprano Caroline Taylor and internationally acclaimed collaborative pianist – and CMF Patron – Roger Vignoles give a recital at the ornate Goldsmiths’ Hall. Positioned at the junction of Foster Lane and Gresham Street in the City of London, the Hall…
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The role of London medical students in the relief of Bergen-Belsen in 1945
Apothecaries Hall Black Friars Lane, London, United KingdomThe Role of London Medical Students in the Relief of Bergen-Belsen in 1945 by Professor Stephen Challacombe - 10 April 2024 - In-Person Held on Wednesday 10th of April 2024 at 6pm. Venue: Apothecaries' Hall, Black Friar's Lane, London EC4V…
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River Thames Lunch Club
Watermen's Hall St Mary at Hill, London, United KingdomAt Watermen's Hall second Friday of the month at 12:30pm. 5-Course Tasting menu with exciting matching wines. £84 per head including VAT. Maximum party of 8.
Air Pilots Cobham Lecture
The Royal Air Force Club 128 Piccadilly, London, United KingdomAnnual Lecture - invitation to attend will be sent to Masters and Clerks of the various companies.
Past Masters Golf Tournament 2024
Foxhills Golf & Country Club Stonehill Road, Ottershaw, Surrey, United KingdomIf you would like to compete, you can download the Word application form here.
The Treloar’s Gala Dinner at Mansion House 2024
Mansion House Walbrook, London, United KingdomThe Treloar's Gala Dinner is returning on Tuesday 30th April 2024 at the spectacular venue of Mansion House, in the presence of Lord Mayor Locum Tenens Vincent Keaveny. Join us and enjoy a very special night of dinner, drinks, entertainment…
369th Clergy Support Trust Festival Service and Dinner
St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Churchyard, London +1 moreThe 369th Clergy Support Trust Festival Service brings together three world-class choirs under the magnificent dome of St Paul's Cathedral on Tuesday 7 May 2024, 5pm. In 1655, concerned with the welfare of clergy, their children and widows, livery and…
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River Thames Lunch Club
Watermen's Hall St Mary at Hill, London, United KingdomAt Watermen's Hall second Friday of the month at 12:30pm. 5-Course Tasting menu with exciting matching wines. £84 per head including VAT. Maximum party of 8.
City Music Foundation Lunchtime Concert – Thomas Allery, Aaron Akugbo and Claire Ward
Merchant Taylors' Hall 60 Threadneedle Street, LondonThree CMF Artists join forces to perform at the only City of London livery hall with an organ – Ensemble Hesperi’s Thomas Allery (also Director of Music at the Temple Church) Connaught Brass’ trumpeter Aaron Akugbo and soprano Claire Ward.…
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Eye Health for the Livery – an interactive evening with the Spectacle Makers, at St Thomas’ Hospital SE1 7EH
St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road Governors' Hall, St Thomas' Hospital (Main Entrance), Westminster Bridge Road, London, United KingdomAn opportunity to find out more about why our eyes are so important and what you can do to help yourself and your family and make the most of your vision. Invitations have been sent to all Clerks of London…
Panel Discussion and Networking Breakfast Reception to mark Mental Health Awareness Week
Guildhall Gresham Street, London, United KingdomMental Health Awareness Week is an ideal time for us all to think about mental health, tackle stigma, and find out how we can create a society that prevents mental health problems from developing and protects our mental well-being. This…
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The Gilded City Exhibition
Painters' Hall 9 Little Trinity Lane, London, United KingdomThe Gilded City brings together 11 members of the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers working with the ancient art of gilding. This marks the Company’s inaugural participation in London Craft Week, which celebrates its 10th edition this year. The exhibition displays…
The Gilded City Exhibition
Painters' Hall 9 Little Trinity Lane, London, United KingdomThe Gilded City brings together 11 members of the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers working with the ancient art of gilding. This marks the Company’s inaugural participation in London Craft Week, which celebrates its 10th edition this year. The exhibition displays…
Service of the Order of the British Empire
St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Churchyard, LondonThe King has commanded that a Service of Dedication is to be held for the Order of the British Empire at 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday, 15th May 2024 at St Paul’s Cathedral. Those belonging to the Order and holders of…
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