MONITOR
Clerk’s Letter
happy demeanour always made
him a joy to see at our Company
events.
Clerk, Mike Jenkins
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ttending memorial services
is one of the sad and
humbling duties that I have.
Recently I attended the memorial of
Sir Christopher Walford whose wife
Anne was a Liveryman of the
Company. He was Lord Mayor in
1994 and was clearly a wonderful
man who had a great impact on the
many people he met. In February
we will be celebrating the life of John
Flynn who was a Past Master
Marketor as well as being a Court
Liveryman of the WCIT. John’s
I frequently hear people saying that
Livery is for Life and as I write about
attending funerals and memorial
services I am reminded that we are
a young and vibrant Company. I am
always delighted when I hear about
Livery and Freemen having
children. The addition of Gruffydd
David Llyr to the Beverley-Smith
household in January means that
Liveryman Huw Beverley-Smith is
now working on New York Time in
London. Congratulations Huw, on
giving your son a great selection of
names for use in later life! It would
be great to start to mark births, as
we mark deaths, as any child born
to a Freeman of the Company has
the right to apply to join the WCIT
by patrimony.
There are three ways to join a
Livery Company: Servitude,
Patrimony and Redemption.
As a modern company most of our
Hall for Hire
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s well as providing us with a permanent home and a base for our
activities, the newly redecorated WCIT Hall is available to hire for
seminars, small conferences, dinners and receptions with a variety of
rooms which allow for a flexible meeting place with modern facilities including
laptop and projector screen, flipcharts, Wi-Fi and air conditioning throughout.
The Livery Room has capability to hold lunches/dinners for up to 50 guests or
a seminar and/or reception for up to 60 people. We also have a range of
smaller rooms available for meetings or breakout sessions.
The Hall provides excellent catering whether a sandwich lunch, buffet or an
à la carte dinner with helpful and considerate staff to assist and advise on
individual requirements.
We encourage all members to think of our rooms when looking for venues for
their businesses and don’t forget; the members rate is 50% off the
commercial rate and funds raised will go towards boosting contributions to
our charitable funds!
Please contact lillie@wcit.org.uk at the Hall for more information
about room bookings for corporate or private functions.
applicants join via Redemption
meaning the paying of a fee. If you
wish to avoid paying the fee then
you must either serve an indentured
apprenticeship or be the son or
daughter of a Freeman. To qualify
for patrimony you must have been
born after your parent became a
Freeman.
So far we have never had anyone
apply via patrimony but I look
forward to the time when we have
an application from someone who
qualifies. If anyone wants to know
more – contact me!
Contributed by the Clerk, Mike Jenkins
Receiving the Freedom of the City of London
can also be achieved through Redemption.
WCIT Freeman Ted Rees here re