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Charitable giving is a focus for the Lightmongers and we are proud to have a long affiliation with Mary Hare School for the deaf, where in addition to financial grants, we provide other support such as arranging events and experiences for the students. Lightmongers were honoured to attend this year’s Annual Speech Day at Mary Hare School where the Principal, Robin Askew, and his team ... Read more

Peter McVeigh was installed as Master Lightmonger at the Annual Meeting held 3rd November 2023 and went straight into a busy first week. Liveryman Peter McVeigh, installed as Master Lightmonger 3rd November 2023   On Monday 6th November Peter represented the Company at the Livery Garden of Remembrance service held in St. Pauls Churchyard, at which he planted a Token of Remembrance on ... Read more

Master Jamie Berry presided over his last Court meeting as Master on 3rd November 2023 and his agenda at that meeting was very full indeed: Before the meeting, Liverymen Perry Hazell and Graham Large progressed to Court Assistants and Liveryman John Gorse was welcomed as Court Liveryman. During the meeting Court Assistant Stuart Mucklejohn gave his last Education Committee report as he stood down as ... Read more

On 7th October 2023, the finale of the Lord Mayor's Cadet Music Competition took place in Mediterranean temperatures in the courtyard at Guildhall. Master Lightmonger, Jamie Berry,  enjoyed the performances of all the entrants and was enormously proud to witness 56 Woolwich RAF Cadets, our affiliated Air Force Cadet Squadron, win this year's Best Band award. What an achievement! Congratulations to our Cadets and their ... Read more

Lightmongers joined members of three other scientific Livery Companies for the 30th Annual Four Liveries Event on 12th October 2023. This year it was the turn of the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers to host the event, a lecture on the topic of cataract surgery that was held at the magnificent Governor’s Hall at St Thomas’ Hospital where intra-ocular lenses were first implanted and laser ... Read more

One of the last official duties to wrap up the Master Lightmonger’s year in office is to host the Master and Clerks’ luncheon to say thank you and farewell to those Companies with whom Lightmongers have an especially close relationship and with whom the Master has shared his year. This year, Masters and Clerks from 21 Livery Companies joined Master Jamie Berry and other Lightmongers ... Read more

September is generally a busy month in the City of London, and this certainly proved true for the Worshipful Company of Lightmongers when they held their first Court meeting after the Summer break. Master Jamie Berry presided over the installation of five new Freemen, one honorary Freeman and the progression of four members to Liverymen at the Company’s 205th Court meeting held on 20th September ... Read more

The Master and Liveryman Phil Webb our Cadet Liaison Officer were fortunate enough to be able visit our affiliated sea cadets on 27th July. This was the Master’s first opportunity to see the cadets on board Wizard. The weather was kind enough to allow the assembled cadets to parade outside on the foredeck. With around 20 cadets, a number of senior instructors and officers, all ... Read more

On the 18th July, the Master accompanied by the Master’s Consort Donna, Liveryman Ray Reid and Liveryman Phil Webb, our Cadet Liaison Officer, visited 56 Squadron Air Cadets at their training centre in Woolwich. They had been forewarned that participation in the evenings training was expected and to come dressed accordingly. We gathered inside while the training groups of cadets assembled and set up the ... Read more