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Lightmonger’s Masters & Clerks Lunch – 7th October 2022
A lightbulb moment! Tallow Chandlers’ Hall looked resplendent as it prepared to greet Masters and Clerks from 20 Livery Companies for a luncheon on 7th October 2022. Tallow Chandlers’ Hall – all prepared for the Lightmongers Masters & Clerks lunch – October 2022 As her year draws to a close this is the Master’s opportunity to thank those Livery Companies with which the ... Read more
Lightmongers v Tallow Chandlers Annual Golf match for the Arrow Cup
This annual match between the Lightmongers and the Tallow Chandlers Company, for the Arrow Cup, was started over 35 years ago. The trophy presented to the winning team each year, was first presented by Past Master Lightmonger, Stanley Brain of Arrow plastics. This year our team of 8 players: James Hill, Greg Jarvis, Norman Emery, Graham Smith, Peter le Manquais, Thomas Emery, Graham Lewis and ... Read more
Three new liverymen and six new freemen installed at the September Court meeting
It was a great pleasure for the Court, at its September 2022 meeting, to install three new Liveryman and to welcome six new Freemen. The Court congratulated Kevin Grigg, Mark Lissauer and Bob Kronman on progressing to full membership by becoming Liverymen of the Company. Liverymen are able to take up various City of London benefits, such as the right to vote for the Lord ... Read more
Magical Taxi Tour 2022 where dreams can come true
Getting up at 4.30am for a 5.45am breakfast at Canary Wharf seems a very small price to pay to support what is one of the most deserving of all causes …. The annual Magical Taxi Tour organised by the Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers since 1994. www.magicaltaxitour.com. On 16th September, 120 Black Cab drivers gave up their weekend to drive children suffering from a ... Read more
Lightmongers welcome new Clerk and Assistant Clerk
The Worshipful Company of Lightmongers is delighted to announce that Mark Houghton will take on the role of Clerk to the Company from 1st September 2022. He brings a wealth of military, livery and membership organisation experience to the Company. Mark has completed a successful Army career undertaking a wide range of appointments including commanding the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery when it was based in ... Read more
Lightmongers enjoy a TOPGUN day abord HMS Queen Elizabeth!
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
Let there be Light and there was light ….
…. 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
Lightmongers’ Charity Golf Day 2022
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
Exceptional Students awarded by Lightmongers at May Court Dinner
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
Lightmongers celebrate 50th Education Awards at May court dinner
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