The Livery Newsletter and Gazette Issue 27 Summer 2017 | Page 15

Inter-Livery Bridge Competition
Third Warden Andrew Golding and
Court Assistant Elise Rasmussen
were proud to represent the
Company at the annual Inter-Livery
Bridge Competition hosted by The
Worshipful Company of Makers of
Playing Cards.
Elise bravely stepped in at the last
moment to replace her late husband
Brian Ace, who sadly died shortly
before the event. Brian however would
have been proud of her.
Held in the grandiose surroundings
of Draper’s Hall and against some stiff
(and rather formidable) competition,
the Pipe Makers’ Team placed 16th
after first half results were posted
during the dinner break and finished a
respectable 40th after battling several
teams of bridge masters.
Andrew and Elise anticipate a higher
overall placement next year!
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Third Warden Andrew Golding
The lunch was deliciously catered by Mark Grove
and his team at Cook & Butler and we cracked
along at a goodly pace. Our guests were admirably
introduced by Liveryman Fran Morrison and our
Principal Guest, Tim Wonnacott gave a generous and
very humorous reply to which I responded initially
by drenching poor Tim in a glass of water - he was
very kind about it (sorry Tim!). I was very pleased
to show off the newly found Livery Grant of Arms
and Letters Patent which have been missing for many
years - our Clerk tenaciously sought them out, and
the new Immediate Past Master, Chris Allen, and his
IPM, Mark Gower-Smith have funded a beautif