Our annual Carol Service was led by our Honorary Chaplain, the Reverend Steven Brookes, at St Mary-le-Bow, with superb music and singing led by the Director of Music Thomas Allory.

Everyone in the Company was very sad to hear that our Beadle, Roy Theobald, passed away in October. He had had surgery while in hospital in Aberdeen, and ultimately the treatment was not successful. He was a fine man and a great character, and brought considerable presence to the events which he officiated for...

The Quill Pen Lunch took place at Mansion House, where the Master presented the Lord Mayor, Alderman Alastair King, with the quill pen with which he signed himself into office, and the Lady Mayoress, Florence King, with a Scriveners’ fountain pen. The Company also presented a donation to the Lord Mayor’s Appeal from the...

Thursday 24 October 2024, RAF Brize Norton At the invitation of the Officer Commanding LXX Squadron, Wg Cdr Nicholas Stringer, a group of Scriveners and guests were able to visit LXX Squadron at RAF Brize Norton on Thursday 24 October. This included a brief on the Squadron’s recent activities, tour of an A400, sessions...

The Company’s Autumn dinner was held at Apothecaries’ Hall. The oldest Livery Hall in the City, it stands on the site of what was, until the dissolution of the monasteries, aDominican Priory of Black Friars. The buildings were bought by the Apothecaries in 1632 and destroyed in the Great Fire

A group of Scriveners and guests recently visited HMS Portland in His Majesty’s Naval Dockyard Devonport, Plymouth to tour the ship and to see the vessel and its associated helicopter rehearsing high-speed manoeuvres.

Our Summer Reception was held at Barber Surgeons’ Hall, Monkwell Square. This followed the Election Court meeting where Paul Williams was elected as the new Master of the Company, Andrew Claudet as the Upper Warden and Andrew Fenemore-Jones as the Renter Warden, and the new Master and Wardens were installed before the customary drinks...