Chairman: Adrian Waddingham CBE Election of Sheriffs for the Sheriff 2013/14 Agent: Dr Trevor Brignall Wednesday 24th June 2015 The Master & Wardens of the Worshipful Companies of Candidature of Dr Christine Rigden Constructors, Masons, Woodlands Farm, Calcott, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent CT3 4NB and Tylers & Bricklayers [email protected] www.drchristinerigden.com

Barbara Abraham May 2015 James Ingham Clark CStJ CC Lesley Agutter John Jackman Anthony Alston To The Liverymen of the City of London David Johnson Nicholas Andrews Laurence Johnstone Dr Simon Archer David Jones Ian Armfield My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, Alan V Kinsey Kenneth Ayers MBE Prof James Kelly Jeremy Balcombe Encouraged by friends in the Livery and with the support of the Master, Wardens and Nigel Kempner John Barber DL Mei Sim Lai OBE DL John Barker OBE Deputy Court of Assistants of the Worshipful Companies of Constructors, Masons, and Tylers Raymond Layard Jonathan Bates & Bricklayers, I offer myself as a candidate for the High Office of Sheriff of the City of John Leighfield CBE Nicholas Bensted-Smith CC London at the election at Common Hall on Wednesday 24th June 2015. I invite you to Bryan Lincoln Stephen Bernhard Ian Locks Nicholas Birtles use one of your votes to support me, and the other for Alderman Charles Bowman. John Lockyer Valerie Boakes Alan Longhurst Dr Jeremy Bolton Born in County Durham in 1965, and educated in Norfolk and at Sheffield Edward Lord OBE CC Maureen Bonanno-Smith University, I have been involved in the Livery for most of my adult life. I became Rev Michael Lovegrove Ian Bonny John MacCabe Robin Booth Liveryman of the Constructors in 1993, and had the privilege to serve as their first Sir Mark Mans KCB CBE DL Nigel Branson lady Master in 2009/10. I have been elected to the Court of the Masons’ Company, Maureen Marden John Bridgeman CBE TD DL and serve on the Committee of The Power of Ten, my Past Masters’ Association. Andrew Marsden Baroness Hazel Byford Col Richard Martin MBE Sir John Chalstrey Having gained my doctorate, I lectured in Geomaterials at Queen Mary, University David Mauleverer Neville Chamberlain CBE Ian McIntyre Patrick Chapman of London, before joining my husband in his civil and structural engineering Dr Heather McLaughlin Graham Chase consultancy in 2000. During my career I have played active roles in professional Andrew McMillan Peter Clark Wendy Mead OBE CC Douglas Clasby associations, serving on the Council of the Geological Society and as an Honorary Martin Miles David Cole-Adams Secretary. I have been appointed by the Secretary of State to serve as a Member of the David Miller Capt James Conybeare Independent Monitoring Board for HM Prison Swaleside. I am Vice-Chairman and Lady Harriet Milne Coates Peter Cook Gill Moore Thomas Corrigan OBE Trustee of the Kent Enterprise Trust, Governor of The Orchard School, Canterbury, Gary Morely James Crockatt and Secretary of the Wye Rural Museum Trust. Active in the City and the Livery, I Robert Morrow Capt Michael Davis-Marks OBE have been elected as an Ale Conner annually since 2007. Sylvia Moys CC James De Sausmarez Sally Muggeridge Graeme Dickinson John Naylor Edward Donaldson A Liverymen of three Companies (Constructors, Masons, and Tylers & Roger North Timothy Doyle Bricklayers), I am also a Freeman of the Educators' Company, a Council Member Gen Sir Kevin O’Donoghue Rev Dr Martin Dudley CC Malcolm Paice Gaye Duffy of the City Livery Club, and a Member of the , Candlewick and Ward Hew R Dundas of Clubs, the United Wards' Club, the City of London Branch of the Royal Lt Col Antony Paterson-Fox Vincent Emms Judith Pleasance CC Ann Esslemont Society of St George, and a Tenant of the Guildable Manor of Southwark. A Lord Plumb of Coleshill DL Michael Felton member of the London Committee of Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, and the Brian Porritt Dr Ian Frood committee of the Lady Masters’ Association, I also served on the Lord Mayor’s Rev Dr Peter Povey Robin Furber Michael Powell Baroness Garden of Frognal Appeal Committee 2013/14. I am a member of the Little Ship Club, the City Livery Canon Dr Geoffrey Purves Susan Garland-Worthington OBE Yacht Club, and the Farmers’ Club, and a Friend of HQS Wellington, St Lawrence Neil Redcliffe JP Wynne Gilham Richard Regan OBE Deputy William Gloyn Jewry, St Paul’s Cathedral, and the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Gwen Rhys OBE Michael Godbee Judith Rich OBE David Goddard My husband, Stephen, served as Master Constructor in 2012/13 and is a Committee Michael Rigden Pamela Goldberg OBE Member of The Great 13, his Masters’ Association, a Liveryman of the Farmers’ Stephen Rigden Julyan Gordon Company, and a Member of Candlewick Ward Club. A Civil & Structural Engineer, David Rundle Mark Gower-Smith Colin Sach Sir Alexander Graham GBE and Farmer, we met whilst we were both lecturing at Queen Mary. Stephen is Dorothy Saul-Pooley Elizabeth Graham supporting my candidature whole-heartedly. When not in the City or sailing, we live Richard Sermon MBE Michael Grant John Shonfield Hon Mrs Elizabeth Green on our farm near Canterbury alongside Stephen’s son, Michael (a Court Assistant of AVM Graham Skinner CBE Mark Grove the Constructors) and his family, their dog and chickens, and my two cats. Graham Smith CC Penrose Halson Bryan Spearman Valerie Hamilton I believe I am well qualified to serve as Sheriff, support the Lord Mayor, promote Barrie Stewart Brian Harris CC the best interests of the City of London, and serve the Livery. I will do so with Lt Col Hugh Toler MBE John Hayes Adele Thorpe Rev John Hayton TD energy and commitment to the best of my ability. John Tibard Christopher Hayward CC Prof John Uff CBE Mark Henderson I have the honour to be, my Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, your obedient servant. Wayne Upton Mr Paul Herbage MBE Dr Roger Vickers Mr Paul Heygate Mrs Angela Waddingham Mr John Hitchins Deputy Prof Michael Welbank Stephen Hodkinson Barry Woodman Thomas Hoffman CC Dr Christine Rigden Derek Woods Lt Col Paul Holder Nicholas Woolf Venetia Howes Citizen and Constructor Sandra Worsdall Michael Hudson CC Michael Wren Edward Hutton David Wright MBE Admission to Guildhall on the 24th June 2015 is by a Pass Card obtainable from your Clerk Published and Promoted by Dr Trevor Brignall, 123 Chancellors Road, Old Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 4TZ on behalf of Dr Christine Rigden Woodlands Farm, Calcott, Sturry, Canterbury Kent CT3 4NB