The Worshipful Company of Engineers (Incorporated by Royal Charter 2004)

The Swordsman Newsletter

Issue 22 August 2009 The Swordsman Issue 22 CONTENTS

Master’s Column 3 Clerk’s Corner 4 Spring Outing to a Flight Simulator Demonstration, 10th February 2009 4 Election Court Meeting, Service and Dinner, 3rd March 2009 5 Installation Court, Common Hall and Livery Dinner, 21st April 2009 8 The Ladies’ Brooch Luncheon, 22nd April 2009 12 Members’ Briefing, 21st May 2009 12 Awards Dinner, 7th July 2009 13 Bridge Fayre, 11th July 2009 21 Tour of the Fabric at St Paul’s Cathedral, 15th July 2009 21 Annual Golf Meeting 26th and 27th July 2009 23 Global warming- An Overview by Liveryman Jeff Temple 25 Personalia 33 Obituary, Robert Dunn 41 Obituary, David Mitchell 42

COVER PHOTOGRAPHS

Top Left Master Tony Roche congratulating the new Master Chris Price on his election. Top Right New Master Chris Price presenting The Immediate Past Master with his Goblet. Middle Left The New Master, Wardens, Clerk and Chaplain. Middle Right The Company Archives before presentation to the Guildhall Library. Bottom Left Liveryman Keith Millard and Assistant Barry Brooks before the sheep drive. Bottom Centre View from the Top of the Dome of St Pauls Bottom Right Master Chris Price in full swing.

FUTURE EVENTS

24-27th September 2009 Out of Town Meeting Budapest 29th September 2009 Election of the Lord Mayor Guildhall 21st October 2009 Ladies Luncheon Apothecaries’ Hall 30th October 2009 Annual Banquet Mansion House 11th November 2009 Warden’s Lecture Wax Chandlers’ Hall 14th November 2009 Lord Mayor’s Show Wax Chandlers’ Hall 16th December 2009 Carol Service 10th February 2010 12th Bridge Lecture City University 2nd March 2010 Election Court Meeting and Service Wax Chandlers’ Hall 19th March 2010 United Guilds’ Service St Paul’s Cathedral 20th April 2010 Common Hall and Installation Dinner

EDITORIAL

I had promised to produce 3 editions a year rather than just two but with the Silver Swordsman in March (available only in the web site) things rather overtook me. So we now have a bumper edition with, I am pleased to say, a technical paper as well. I will be pleased to publish more papers from Liverymen if they wish and hope that the Hawley Award Winner’s paper may be available for the next edition. Thank you once again to all the reporters for their contributions. If I have not asked you yet and you are going to a function and would like to act as the reporter do, please, let me know. Raymond Cousins

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