The Master's Diary 2017-2018
Master Broderer's Year 17 May 2017 to 21 May 2018
17 May - Election Service and Supper
23 May - Pewter Live
25 May - Mercers' Associated Companies Dinner
01 June - Buckingham Palace Garden Party
05 June - Lunch with new Clerk
06 June - Mercers' Pan Livery Breakfast meeting
08 June - City and Guilds Prize-giving - St James's Palace
09-11 June - Ironbridge annual Livery weekend
12 June - Officers' Group meeting
12 June - City Livery Club Dinner - Cutlers' Hall
15 June - Drapers' annual Livery Luncheon
15 June - RSN annual prize giving - Hampton Court Palace
19 June - Broderers' Election Dinner
21 June - Beating Retreat - Tower of London
22-25 June - Lincoln Cathedral Heritage Skills Festival
26 June - Election of Sheriffs - Guildhall
26 June - Luncheon with the Pewterers
26 June - Merchant Taylors' annual Livery Dinner
04 July - Innholders' Dinner
20 July - Insurers' Election Court Dinner – Tallow Chandlers’ Hall
26 July - Brigantes Breakfast - Liverpool
27 July - Watermen's Reception
04 August - Funeral of Sir John Donne - Acton Burnell, Shropshire
19 August - Royal Irish annual Medals Parade + presentation of Pipe Banner - Tern Hill Barracks, Market Drayton, Shropshire
30 August - Officers' Group meeting
07 Sept - Tylers' and Bricklayers' Dinner - Vintners' Hall
12 Sept - Court meeting and dinner
13 Sept - Livery Skills and Crafts committee - Clothworkers' Hall
18 Sept - Farmers' Masters and Clerks annual Luncheon - Farmers' and Fletchers' Hall
20 Sept - Fuellers' annual energy lecture and reception - 78 Cannon St
26 Sept - Fine Cell Work official opening of the Clothworkers' Studio in Battersea
27 Sept - BCT meeting
29 Sept - annual Service at St Lawrence Jewry with Lord Mayor
29 Sept - Election of Lord Mayor - Guildhall
29 Sept - Luncheon with the Fletchers at the Farmers' and Fletchers' Hall
03 Oct - Glovers' annual banquet - Mansion House
04 Oct - Musicians' Company Evensong at St Paul's Cathedral
05 Oct - Horners' annual banquet - Mansion House
06 Oct - City of London School for Girls annual prize day - Guildhall
10 Oct - Marketors' annual lecture and reception - 2 Gresham St
11 Oct - Lunch with the Judges and Sheriffs - Old Bailey
18 Oct - Broderers' Associated Companies Dinner
19 Oct - Launch of Lord Mayor's Apprenticeships initiative - Mansion House
20 Oct - Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress - private Friends and Family evening - Mansion House
23 Oct - Luncheon at Ironmongers' Hall - selected Masters and Clerks
25 Oct - meeting with Clerk and Metro Bank
27 Oct - Framework Knitters' annual banquet - Fishmongers' Hall
01 Nov - Masons' Associated Companies Dinner - Mercers' Hall
02 Nov - Lady Mayoress's farewell reception for Masters and Mistresses - Mansion House
06 Nov - Livery Companies at Garden of Remembrance - St Paul's Cathedral
06 Nov - Buffet Luncheon and Reception - Watermen's Hall
06 Nov - Annual Service of Thanksgiving - St Stephen's Walbrook
08 Nov - Broderers' Governance Group - first meeting
08 Nov - Horners' Ralph Anderson lecture and Supper - Royal Society of Medicine
10 Nov - Silent Ceremony - Guildhall
11 Nov - Lord Mayor's Show
13 Nov - Evensong and Blessing of the Jubilee Vestments - Southwark Cathedral
13 Nov - Lord Mayor's Banquet - Guildhall
14 Nov - Livery Skills and Crafts committee - Clothworkers' Hall
14 Nov - Clockmakers' livery dinner - Drapers' Hall
15 Nov - Cooks' Associated Companies Dinner - Innholders' Hall
16 Nov – Guild of Entrepreneurs' Lecture and Reception - Pewterers' Hall
20 Nov - Entrepreneurs’ CCLA livery lecture and reception - Drapers' Hall
22 Nov - Mercers' Pan Livery Breakfast meeting
22 Nov - Festival of St Cecilia Musicians' livery service - Westminster Cathedral
22 Nov - new Lord Mayor's Master and Clerks Briefing - Mansion House
24 Nov –Prime Masters’ Association inaugural dinner – Wax Chandlers’ Hall
27 Nov - Officers' Group meeting
30 Nov - Mercers' livery concert and buffet
07 Dec - Launch of Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch 2018 – City of London Club
07 Dec -Christmas drinks reception at Southwark Cathedral Deanery
08 Dec - Associated Companies annual Carol Service - St Margaret's Westminster and reception at Church House
14 Dec - City of London Establishment committee annual dinner – Grocers’ Hall
15 Dec - Sea Cadets Carol Service (incl. Bexley and Lewisham) – Chapel of the Old Royal Naval College Greenwich
12 Jan 2018 – City of London New Year Service – St Michael’s Cornhill
12 Jan – Reception and Buffet Lunch – Drapers’ Hall
18 Jan - annual Livery Company Luncheon – Grocers’ Hall
30 Jan – Past Master Stuart Errington’s Memorial Service – Windlesham Parish Church
31 Jan – Insurers’ Luncheon – Grocers’ Hall
31 Jan – Pan Livery project meeting – Mercers’ Hall
01 Feb – Associated Companies charities meeting – Mercers’ Hall
01 Feb – Tylers and Bricklayers’ Dinner – Fishmongers’ Hall
05 Feb – Fashion committee meeting and lunch – St Paul’s Cathedral
12 Feb – Officers’ Group meeting
13 Feb – Livery Companies Dinner – Pewterers’ Hall
15 Feb – Ulysses Trust (for Cadet forces) Reception – Lancaster House
21 Feb – BCT meeting
22 Feb – World Traders’ Tacitus lecture and reception – Guildhall Old Library
23 Feb – Lunch: Regimental Colonel Honourable Artillery Company
05 March – City Guides memorial lecture – St Lawrence Jewry
06 March – Court meeting and dinner
13 March - Drapers’ Company Musical Evening
14 March - Cities of London and Westminster annual civic and livery luncheon – Old Marylebone Town Hall
14 March – Mansion House Scholarship Scheme: Reception with Lord Mayor
15 March – Lord Mayor’s Masters’ and Mistresses Dinner - Mansion House
16 March – United Guilds’ Service – St Paul’s Cathedral
16 March – Luncheon at Pewterers’ Hall
19 March – Richard Fleck Shrieval Election meeting – Carpenters’ Hall
04 April – Needlemakers’ Livery Companies Dinner – Goldsmiths’ Hall
05 April – Sheriff Redcliffe’s Old Bailey Tour and Dinner
09 April – Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers’ Livery Dinner – Skinners’ Hall
10 April – Clockmakers’ Court Luncheon – Carpenters’ Hall
11 April – Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch and Reception – Guildhall
13 April – Funeral of Peter Crouch, the Warden and former Clerk
18 April – Broderers’ Consorts and Guests Dinner – Mercers’ Hall
23 April – Hon Liz Green Shrieval Election meeting – Carpenters’ Hall
30 April – Pan Livery Project meeting – Grocers’ Hall
30 April – Reception for Great War Exhibition – Guildhall Art Gallery
02 May – Freedom Ceremony for the Lord Mayor of Westminster at the Chamberlain’s Court, with the Lord Mayor, Alderman Charles Bowman
02 May – Lord Mayor’s half-year review and lecture – Chartered Accountants’ Hall
03 May – Livery Dinner Coopers’ Hall
09 May – St Bart’s View Day and Church Service
10 May – Tylers’ and Bricklayers’ 450th Anniversary Dinner – Merchant Taylors’ Hall
12 May – Installation Service for Bishop of London – St Paul’s Cathedral
12 May – City Reception for new Bishop of London - Guildhall
14 May - Broderers’ inaugural textile lecture and reception: Carpenters’ Hall (with World Traders’ and Broad Street Ward Club)
15 May - Sons and Friends of the Clergy annual service – St Paul’s
16 May – Peter Crouch Memorial Service – Mercers’ Chapel
21 May – Broderers’ Election Service and Supper – Mercers’ Hall
Updated 21 May 2018