LIVERY June 2015 BRIEFING

From the Chairman of the Livery Committee. having by then served as Sheriff. The Court together with masters’ names, bio’s, photos, then decided that it would support Andrew company information and other links go to Dear Clerk, Parmley for election as Lord Mayor for 2016- www.liverycompanies.info 17. Herewith the latest edition of the Magna Carta 800 celebrations bi-monthly Livery Briefing, for onward With respect to the Shrievalty in 2016-17 800 years to the day since the sealing of distribution to your Livery, please. This edition the Livery Committee has given favourable Magna Carta, on 15 June Her Majesty the of the bi-monthly Briefing includes a summary consideration to supporting the possibility of Queen led a celebration in the meadow at of those topics discussed at the meeting two Aldermen holding the office of Sheriff in Runnymede attended by other senior of the Livery Committee on 10 June 2015, that year. members of the Royal Family, the Archbishop together with an update on more general of Canterbury, the Prime Minister, and subjects of interest to liverymen. The full letter may be downloaded here. many guests which included a large City delegation of livery masters and others led The content draws heavily on the News Election of Sheriffs by the Lord Mayor. pages at the Livery Committee website, Wednesday 24 June will see the annual where you can find details and links to a election of Sheriffs. At the closing date for The played an active role in host of livery related information. If you wish nominations (1 May), two candidates had the events that led to Magna Carta’s to post any item on the site (please aim for put their names forward for election to be the creation in 1215 and the Mayor (later known between 50-150 words), please email me at two Sheriffs from 28 September. They are: as the Lord Mayor) was appointed, along [email protected] with the barons, to see that its provisions were Charles Bowman, Alderman and Grocer carried out. London was also the only city Please may I also draw your attention to the Christine Rigden, Citizen and Constructor specifically named in the document, in the Diary menu tab. Similarly if you wish to list clause that stated that ‘the City of London any date of general interest beyond your The election at Common Hall will therefore be shall have all its ancient liberties by land as own Livery, please tell me, with web links as uncontested. well as by water.’ appropriate. Common Council by-elections The City Corporation’s 1297 Magna Carta, To comment or contribute to future editions On 17 and 18 June, by-elections were held widely regarded as one of the finest surviving of the Briefing, please contact either myself for the Ward of and 13th century copies, can be viewed in the at [email protected] or Gregory respectively following the retirements of Keith Heritage Gallery at . Moore (Senior Committee and Member Knowles and Ken Ayers. Graeme Harrower Services Officer, Town Clerk’s Department) at was elected for Bassishaw and James de Livery Education Conference at Staple Inn [email protected] Back Sausmarez for Candlewick; both join the On 17 June over 100 delegates from schools numbers of earlier Briefings are available in Common Council with immediate effect. and Livery Companies were at the Livery the Library pages of the website, as is this Schools Link (LSL) organised conference one. 3 July will see a further by-election, in the room aimed at encouraging students to pursue of John Owen-Ward who recently stood down careers in design, engineering and Thank you. from the Ward of & Bridge Without. manufacturing. Delegates also discussed how girls in particular might be drawn into Nigel Pullman the world of STEM (science, technology, Livery Committee New Chief Commoner engineering, maths) subjects by more Following his earlier election, Deputy Billy targeted careers guidance. Dove OBE was on 23 April installed as Chief Commoner for 2015/16 by the Court Opening the conference, the Lord Mayor, NEWS of Common Council. Billy Dove is one of Alan Yarrow, endorsed the validity of the the Deputies for the Ward, vocational route into work and Sheriff Andrew support for future Lord and is a liveryman of the Ironmongers’ Parmley presented a vision of involvement Mayor Company. For more on the role of the Chief in education by Livery Companies over the On 11 June the Town Clerk wrote to all Commoner, click here. next 10 years. Professor Sir John Holman from Masters, Prime Wardens, and the Upper the University of York further developed this Bailiff, setting out the Court of Aldermen’s Livery Companies database theme which sparked a lively debate among position regarding succession to the The database previously held on the delegates. Sheriff Fiona Adler, who has had Mayoralty. In summary, if, at the election of Fishmongers’ website has been using an a career encompassing several engineering the Lord Mayor this year, Alderman The Lord obsolescent server, and has recently been disciplines, led a platform discussion with the Mountevans (formerly Jeffrey Evans) is one of moved to a new host now accessed via The head of Mulberry School for Girls in the two Aldermen whose name is returned Livery Committee website. The Committee, Hamlets, about support for careers guidance. by the Livery to the Court, then he will be which has assumed responsibility for this elected. valuable Livery resource, is extremely grateful The LSL AGM and Open Meeting is to the Fishmongers’ Company who have on Tuesday 30 June (from 4.45pm). Concerning the Mayoralty for 2016-17, the hosted the database for very many years Contact [email protected] for names of three Aldermen were considered: (at no cost to the Livery), and to Mvine, a further details. Andrew Parmley (who was elected an web consultancy owned by a Court Assistant Alderman in 2001), Sir Paul Judge (elected Information Technologist, who are now doing London Mathematical Society (LMS) 150th 2007) and Charles Bowman (elected 2013), this work pro bono. To find the Database, Anniversary Dinner who would each be qualified by virtue of which gives contact details of all liveries, On 18 June the LMS held a glittering dinner

1 at Goldsmiths’ Hall, hosted by Professor Inter Livery Rifle Shooting day at Bisley Terry Lyons (President) as part of their 150th On 5 June 50 liverymen shots from the anniversary celebrations. Amongst a largely Ironmongers, Clothworkers, Loriners, Art academic and mathematically minded Scholars, Bakers, Gunmakers, Launderers, guest list, the Prime Warden Goldsmith led Builders Merchants, Carmen, Barbers, a small group of Livery Masters fortunate Coopers, Horners, and Tallow Chandlers took enough to be invited. The guest speaker part in five different disciplines: 1,000m target was Dr James Simons, a US philanthropist rifle; 300m McQueen; black powder pistol; (and distinguished mathematician), and two .22 rimfire turning targets. whose Foundation gives away well over $300M annually. RAF Benevolent Fund Controller Air Marshall Chris Nickols presented prizes including Successful launch for Brigantes Breakfast in the Bakers Cup to Derek Stimpson, David on call members of FANY are resourceful Manchester Cooper and Richard Black who made up the women who come from all walks of life and The Late Sheriff, Past Master Actuary Gunmakers overall winning team. are united in their aim to be of service in and staunch Lancastrian Adrian whatever capacity is asked of them. The Waddingham CBE was in the chair at the The main purpose of the day is for liverymen FANY have enjoyed a long association with inaugural Brigantes Breakfast, the northern to meet and have a great competition. many Livery companies, and would welcome luncheon attended by 230 liverymen and However, by working with the RAF Target Rifle liverymen into their ranks who are female their guests, on 29 May. Club and the RAF Benevolent Fund, it has British citizens, aged between 18 and 45, been possible to raise nearly £15,000 for the living or working within the M25. To find out Around 1200 City of London Liverymen are charity in only its second year. more visit www.fany.org.uk resident in the North of which, for this purpose, runs from Leicestershire and Lord Mayors’ Portraits - Dame Mary Staffordshire to the Scottish border. Some Donaldson to Dame of them find it difficult to attend City-based DIARY DATES A new City book created by Nicholas Woolf, events and may become less engaged from Robert Woolf and Alexandra Epps is being the Livery. In a move to redress that situation, Cart Marking Ceremony launched on 13 July. Dame Mary Donaldson and with the full support of the Lord Mayor On Wednesday 15 July is the annual Cart was the 656th Lord Mayor; Dame Fiona Woolf and his predecessor, this event was planned. Marking ceremony take place in Guildhall was the 686th. By coincidence, portraits of Yard. The event, open to the public, sees the two women as Lord Mayor were painted The Late Sheriff explained that a name each vehicle brought for the Master by the same artist, Richard Stone. was required for the northern luncheon, Carman’s inspection, then branded by embracing the main elements of who, what the Keeper of Guildhall, using a special Inspired by this fact, this book explores the and where. After some head-scratching, brazier and gloves provided by the Glovers’ tradition of commissioning artists to paint the geographical area under consideration Company. The duties of the Keeper are portraits of Lord Mayors, looks at the wide was found, fortuitously, to coincide with shared with the Lord Mayor, and also the variety of resulting portraits with comments that occupied in pre-Roman times by the Master Carman. Afterwards the Lord Mayor, from some of the artists, and talks about each fearsome Brigantes tribe, and thus the Sheriffs, Master Carman and Wardens doff of their time in office with portraits from 1983- Brigantes Breakfast was born. Other speakers their caps as each vehicle passes the rostrum. 2013. were Alderman Sir David Wootton, Nicholas Woolf, Past Master Tax Advisor, deputising Race for Dogget’s Coat and Badge – 300th Price £12 +£2.50 P&P. Contact nicholas. for the Late Lord Mayor, and David Anniversary Race [email protected] or go to www. Bentley, Immediate Past Master Baker, who Saturday 1 August will see the 300th annual artandlife.co.uk or www.fionawoolf.com. announced that the 2016 Brigantes Breakfast race for Dogget’s Coat and Badge. The would be on Friday 20 May in Sheffield. event, first rowed in 1715, (and hence arguably the oldest continuous, annually- Root and Branch Award staged sporting event in the world), is The annual Award is given to organised by the Fishmongers’ Company. For a liveryman who has delivered outstanding more details, see http://www.doggettsrace. service in their work within the Livery. On org.uk/. 13 May, the 2015 award was presented to Phillip Davis, Past Master of the Hackney Silent Ceremony – Admission of Lord Mayor Carriage Drivers’, for his work as Chairman of The Admission of Lord Mayor, or Silent the Children’s Magical Taxi Tour organising Ceremony, as it is also known, will take committee. He has been the driving force place on Friday 13 November in Guildhall. for 21 years behind the annual trip which Ticket application forms for Silent Ceremony takes seriously ill children and their families will be available via the City of London to Disneyland Paris. Over 100 London website from 25 June 2015. Please contact cabs and teams take the children, with [email protected] for assistance from organisations including further information. London Ambulance, paramedics, the AA, the City and , and the Gendarmerie Nationale. In addition many Livery companies also support the Tour. Click NOTICES here for a fuller report. The First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) The Prince Arthur Cup Inter Livery Golf (Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps) Competition Looking for a volunteering opportunity that’s Organised by the Coachmakers’ Company, fulfilling and rewarding? Want to learn new the “original” inter Livery golf competition skills and meet interesting people? FANY are was held at Walton Heath on 21 May. the Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps. They There were 53 Livery teams of two pairs, are a thriving organisation which provides playing foursome golf over one of the two support to civil and military authorities in top courses in the morning and the second London during major incidents or in planning course in the afternoon. The Cup went to the and exercise roles, in order to protect life and Leathersellers for the third successive year, relieve human suffering. They were founded with the Cordwainers in second place, three in 1907, and have a proud history that strokes behind, tied with the International includes service in both World Wars. Always Bankers. 2