By partnering with an organisation which has a close link with Ukranian military, they have manged to get aid to the front line. So far they have sent three loads. Further vans are taking aid to refugee camps in Poland. The Church has funded the fuel for return journeys of... Read More
Dame Rachel's lecture outlined research undertaken for The Big Ask - a national survey of England’s children.
Please see the slides she used as the basis for her talk below:
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Pippa, Felicity and crew-mates Jo Blackshaw and Lebby Eyres got their challenge under way in La Gomera in the Canary Islands on 12th December and spent... Read More
Many congratulations to two of our new Liverymen, who have been recognised in the Queen's New Year's Honours list:
Air Marshal Sir Gerry Mayhew CBE (Liveryman) – appointed Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath Ade Adetosoye OBE CBE (Liveryman) – appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
And many congratulations to Dame Jennie Harries, Chief Executive of the UK Health Security Agency and former pupil at Monmouth School for Girls, who has been... Read More
Sir William has an impressive record of achievement over 20 years through applying his financial knowledge and extensive business networks to deliver important contributions to the development of Fintech and the critical agenda of Green Finance. He was the Chair of the Development Board at the Royal Court Theatre. From initial... Read More
A wealthy Moor
Africans were already known to have been living in... Read More
Charles Pearson (1793 – 1862), Haberdasher was a British lawyer and politician. He was solicitor to the City of London, a reforming campaigner, and briefly Member of Parliament for Lambeth. He was born at 25 Clement's Lane in the City of London, the son of Thomas... Read More
Swan upping is the traditional means by which the Mute swans on the Thames are apportioned among three proprietors; this is because ownership of swans on the Thames is shared equally between The Crown, the Vintners’ Company and the Dyers’ Company. [All three are seen surrounding the swans in these pictures - Vintners' red flags; Dyers' blue flags & Royal Insignia] Its main purposes today are to conduct a census of swans on the Thames and specifically to count and allocate the apportioned... Read More
Please see the original story here. The money raised, including Gift Aid, is now around £35,000. Many congratulations Michael - extremely well-deserved!
Michael receiving his award from Lord Mayor William Russell, Liveryman, at the presentation at Mansion House on 19th July
Michael... Read More
But who really painted this haunting portrait? And what do we know about the woman it portrays? Lisa Gee discusses Eliza Hayley and her portrait with Lucy Bamford, Senior Curator, Derby Museums and Art Gallery, Dr David Bartle, Company Archivist, Conservator-Restorer Simon Gillespie and Art Historian Alex Kidson, author of George Romney: A Complete Catalogue of his Paintings (Yale University Press).
Eliza's letters read by Dora Gee.... Read More
