It is an enormous honour to be one of only three London Livery Companies affiliated to HMS Queen Elizabeth, the flagship of the Royal Navy’s fleet. On 10th August, in glorious sunshine, a group of Lightmongers joined the Grocers and the Shipwrights and several other affiliated organisations for a day of presentations, military music and guided tours of this floating, armed airport terminal while she ... Read more
…. at the Lightmongers Summer Banquet that took place at Mansion House on 1st July 2022. It was Alderman and Sheriff Nicholas Lyons, the representative of the Lord Mayor, who delighted Lightmongers when he opened his speech with this universally recognised statement stressing the importance of providing light above all other goods and services. Alderman & Sheriff Nicholas Lyons being presented with a cheque from ... Read more
Our annual Charity Golf Day was held on 24th May at the Royal Automobile Club Epsom, on their magnificent Old Course. The weather was remarkable this year, with dark clouds and thunder nearby but hardly any rain on the course itself and plenty of sun for the golfers to enjoy. One of the teams setting off in sunshine, with dark clouds in the background. ... Read more
Phill was born to Eve and Ted in Ilford and was brought up in Hainault in post war Britain in a prefab - a home and an upbringing that he was very proud of. School did not inspire Phill and he left at the earliest opportunity and went to work at Howards chemical factory making aspirins. He used to say that no one in his ... Read more
Over the past 15 years the Worshipful Company of Lightmongers has been supporting two schools for young people who have sensory impairment of sight and/or hearing. New College Worcester (www.ncw.co.uk) for those aged 11 to 19 who are blind or vision impaired, and Mary Hare School, Newbury (www.maryhare.org.uk) for deaf children aged 5 to 19. The schools are two of the main beneficiaries of the ... Read more
After two years of award ceremonies via Zoom (brilliantly orchestrated by Deputy Master, Peter Harris) Lightmongers were delighted to dine together in fine fellowship at Tallow Chandlers Hall on 11th May to present their education awards to talented lighting designers. It was a special evening as it was the 50th year since the introduction of the Lightmongers Education Awards. Lightmongers’ ALPD Award 2022 The first ... Read more
The Lightmongers congratulate Past Master Livery Ian Crosby on completing his Arctic Challenge and, together with colleagues, raising significant funds for the Electrical Industries Charity. Read his blog below about his experiences of this challenge. Well done Ian. Dear Supporters/Industry Friends, On the 31st March 2022, myself and several other explorers from the electrical industry, set out on our adventure to the Arctic Circle ... Read more
It was a great pleasure for the Court, at its 200th Meeting on May 11th, to install a new Liveryman and to welcome into the Company five new Freemen. The Court congratulated Michael Leech of Artimax Limited on progressing to full membership by becoming a Liveryman of the Company. Liverymen are able to take up various City of London benefits, such as the right to ... Read more
The Events Committee are pleased to be holding a ‘Pumble’ event around the City of London. (The word ‘Pumble’ is derived from the term Pub Ramble). Working in teams of between 2 and 5 people (more heads provide more eyes!) you will navigate a mystery route by solving a trail of directional & observational clues. There will be staging posts (pubs) throughout the route for ... Read more
An enormous thank you to Squadron Leader Mark Bird, Officer Commanding, and his team and his wonderful cadets for an enjoyable and memorable visit that put Lightmongers through their paces on 12th April 2022 at the Cadet Centre at Woolwich Barracks. Master Margaret Fitzsimons, Deputy Master Fr Peter Harris, Senior Warden Jamie Berry, and Cadet Liaison Officer Phil Webb started their evening by inspecting the ... Read more
