The economic activity generated by the lighting industry will have to fall significantly if we are at address climate change, a veteran environmentalist has declared. Former Friends of the Earth chief Jonathan Porritt says we must accept a reduction of the historic proportion of GDP attributable to lighting and its associated energy requirements if we are to have an impact on greenhouse gas emissions. Delivering ... Read more
Last Saturday we once again took part in the Lord Mayors show to welcome Dr Andrew Parmley as the 689th Lord Mayor of London. Once again the Lightmongers were out in force with our affiliated cadet units 56th(Woolwich) Squadron and the Haringey Sea and Marine Cadets. I was joined in the coach by the Mistress and Deputy Master John Rowsell and Sandy. Our team was ... Read more
I was delighted with the level of support from the company for this my first formal event. Over 80 members and guests were welcomed aboard HQS Wellington by members of Haringey Sea Cadets (TS Wizard) and were entertained to music provided by 56 Woolwich Air Cadets. Lt Col Richard Hawkins CO of 101 City of London Royal Engineers was my principal guest and spoke to ... Read more
At the last Court meeting held on Friday the 4th of November 2016, the Master John Rowsell installed two new liverymen and one of our existing freemen, Eric Anderson, was clothed with the livery, thus becoming a Liveryman of the Company. Attracting new members to our livery company is one of our key aims and it is always a pleasure to see members progress in ... Read more
