A tantalising glimpse of university life
Haberdashers’ Monmouth student, Emily, received Thomas Arno funds in January 2025 to attend a short Interior Design Portfolio course for 15 – 17-year-olds at Nottingham Trent University. Emily tells us in her own words how much the grant funding meant to her in considering a future career in Interior Design. “The experience was truly invaluable. Over the […]
The Tapestry of Black Britons
History, once written solely by the victors, is being rewoven through Tapestry of Black Britons, reclaiming space for the stories that have always been here. The tapestry is both literal and metaphorical—celebrating the interconnectedness of British history and asserting that it is incomplete without recognising the deep and enduring contributions of people of African descent. […]
From classroom to ocean
Rebecca had always had a keen interest in the ocean, inspired by her Biology teacher at Haberdashers’ Monmouth. During Biology A level, she and her fellow students learnt about aquatic life and the importance of sea plants on the environment. Thanks to a grant from the Thomas Arno fund, she was able to extend her […]
Time travellers
My aspiration to become a palaeontologist has taken a significant step forward, thanks to substantial support from the Thomas Arno Fund. This fund, and the generosity of the Haberdashers’ Company, enabled me to attend a fossil preparation programme at Fort Hays State University’s Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Kansas, USA. This museum is a […]
To leave the world – and the Haberdasher family – a bit better
PHILANTHROPY Affecting change through a gift in your Will ‘To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived – that is to have succeeded’. Your giving to the Haberdashers’ Foundation can […]
From generation to generation
PHILANTHROPY Affecting change through a gift in your Will The Haberdashers’ Company is a family: an exceptional family with 650 years of history, and one which remains more needed today than ever before. We have witnessed the immense value of past family members’ benevolence and generosity. By making a gift in our wills to the […]
Affordable artists’ studios in London
SET Hosier Lane covers 3,000 square ft of workspace provided in the Haberdashers’ offices, one of the City’s livery companies. It opened in December 2024 and is currently priced as some of most affordable artists’ studios in London. The Haberdashers’ Company will be converting the old office site at 25 Hosier Lane. In the meantime, […]
Style and substance at the Habs Fashion Round Table
Twenty young people from the fashion sector came together yesterday for the second Haberdashers’ Fashion and Textiles Round Table. The aim of the event is to provide networking opportunities for scholars with members who work in the sector, and to provide inspiring and thought-provoking content on how to progress in the industry. We are extremely […]
Queen Elizabeth II Citizenship Awards 2025
An impressive group of Year 13 students came to Haberdashers’ Hall last week, each a recipient of the recently established Queen Elizabeth II Citizenship Awards. Chosen by their school staff they were celebrated for exemplifying the Queen’s selfless and loyal service, her tolerance and kindness, whether within their family or community, to their school or to […]
One single gift: multiple and lasting impact
PHILANTRHOPY NEWS A gift left by Thomas Arno to the Company in 1937 continues to create impact 88 years after his death. 88 years ago, the ‘gentleman’ and landowner, Thomas Arno, died. Thus far, his could have simply been the story of many. But a few years before Arno’s death, a chance conversation with the […]