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 beautiful representation and they are now resplendent in frames carved with tobacco leaves( or close to); Sandra also located a huge banner not seen since 1985 and Angus Menzies, Clerk to the Master Mariners and never shy of a challenge saw to it that it was displayed on the Quarterdeck.
Whilst all this was going on, apparently biblicalstyle downpours were being had all over London- oblivious to all that drama we ended our lunch and trooped back to the quarterdeck where Coffee,
The Lord Mayor’ s Show 2017 Cigars, and Cognac awaited us( I did mention that our Livery enjoyed dining on the High C’ s..) and which seemed to hit the mark – Liveryman Jemma The Lord Mayor’ s Show this year took place on the 11th Freeman November had. The kindly Master provided, the Senior the torpedo cigars
Warden and the Renter Warden, ably assisted by the Clerk and, gathered had had on them an initially placed in drizzly souvenir tubes with our Saturday to celebrate Charles Bowman’ s appointment as Crest the 690th emblazoned Lord Mayor on it.. Several of us also sported
For over 800 years the newly elected Lord Mayor has made a limited his or edition her way Livery from the
Smoking City to hat- originally distant Westminster to swear loyalty to the Crown. conceived as a sort of shooting hat, it serves its purpose so well as a“ team” hat, that of the twenty The vibrant pageant of the Lord Mayor’ s Show is probably ordered the oldest, but and one grandest remained civic by the close of the day! procession in the world and was supported by the Corporation Thank, you Livery to the Companies Master Mariners, charities for, the allowing us the armed services, schools and businesses in general. It was use a noisy of the and venue happy, to Tim occasion for being. a perfect Principal
Guest, and for everyone attending and giving my The new Lord Mayor is a Partner at PWC and Liveryman of both the Grocers and Chartered year such a special start.
Accountants. We raised our Pipemakers’ caps to him and thoroughly enjoyed the celebration.
The Master
Andrew Golding Renter Warden
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