Annual programme 2010
Livery Dinner: |
Tuesday 30th March in Mercers’ Hall. |
| Court Luncheons: | Tuesday 2nd March Tuesday 8th June Wednesday 6th October Tuesday 7th December Please note that the Luncheon on the 6th October will be preceded by the annual Service of Thanksgiving, Remembrance & Rededication, which will be held in St Bride’s, Fleet Street. |
| Presentation of Certificates: | Monday 18th October Presentation of Certificates to Freemen, Optical Technicians and Optical Practice Support Staff. |
| The Four Liveries’ Lecture: | To be delivered on behalf of the Lightmongers—details to be notified. |
The Livery dining with its guests in Clothworkers’ Hall
CITY EVENTS:
| Common Hall: | Thursday 24th June Wednesday 29th September |
| United Guilds Service: | Friday 19th March The United Guilds’ Service was inaugurated in 1943 as a means of lifting spirits in the City following the Blitz. It is a most colourful spectacle, and your only chance to see all 108 liveries of the City of London Guilds actually on display. |
| Lord Mayor’s Day: | Saturday 13th November View the procession from either the Grandstand at St Paul’s or the more comfortable surroundings of HQS Welling. |
| Festival of St Cecilia: | Late November As part of its annual commemoration of its Patron Saint, the Musicians’ Company invites members of other livery companies to join it in a special service of music held in aid of the Musicians’ Benevolent Fund. The Service is led by the combined choirs of St Paul’s, Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral, and is followed by lunch. |
Further details
If you would like further details of any of these events, please contact the Clerk.
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Company remains widely involved in contemporary optics, and does all that it can to promote help to the visually impaired.
