The Master has announced the names and colleges of the 2024 Bursary winners:
Daniel from Dundee & Angus Kingsway College
Teresa from Borders College
Sam from St Helens Green Energy Centre
Adnan from Windsor Forest, Langley Campus
Morgan from South Lanarkshire College
Sam from Kendal College
We offer our warm congratulations to all of them!
On 29th February 2024, the venue for our evening was Mar I Terra Restaurant in Gambia Street, not far from Southwark tube station in the west of the borough.
Those Liverymen more attuned to the mechanics of the City of London will know of its many trading exchanges ranging from the London Stock Exchange to the London Metals Exchange. Fewer will be aware of the once famous Hop Exchange just south of London Bridge. It is the story of brewing and hop factoring, which eventually leads us to the Worshipful Company of Plumbers’ Leap Day Spanish tapas evening.
The campaign theme for International Women’s Day 2024 is #InspireInclusion: it seeks to inspire others to understand and value women’s inclusion, as when women themselves are inspired to be included, there’s a sense of belonging, relevance, and empowerment for everyone.
On 20th February 2024, Master David Adams was honoured to attend a reception, by Her Majesty The Queen, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the charity Medical Detection Dogs, which The Plumbers Charity supports, and was an opportunity for Plum to show off her skills!
A note from the Immediate Past Master, Paul Nash: For a number of years now the Worshipful Company of Plumbers has had an affiliation with the Richmond Sea Cadets. During my year as Master, I proposed widening the cadet affiliations to include the RAF and the Army Cadets, which the Court has approved. After discussions with the respective Cadet HQs, I am delighted to report that each new cadet unit has been chosen and I have paid my first visits.
The Master is pleased to announce that Gareth Owen OBE, Humanitarian Director, Save the Children UK will be our main Speaker at our 39th Annual Lecture on Monday, 13th May 2024.
Gareth has worked in the Aid Sector for 30 years and for Save the Children since 2002. He trained initially as a civil engineer, which to this day, helps him in his humanitarian work.
The Report from the Court meeting on 23rd January 2024 at Mercers’ Hall is published, alongside our Committee meeting Reports, including from The Plumbers Charity, held in the fourth quarter of 2023.
See what goes on behind the scenes!
In what shape was the Plumbers’ Company almost 200 years ago? The answers given, on behalf of the Company, to the Municipal Corporation Commissioners provide some insight.
Brigantes, the Association of City of London Liverymen in the North of England, have a new website containing reports and photographs of recent events, and the programme of events for 2024.
On 5th of February 2024, Liverymen and their guests embarked on a journey at one of London’s most esteemed landmarks, the Royal Albert Hall (RAH). Hosted by the Master, this excursion promised a blend of cultural interest, culinary delights, and exclusive behind-the-scenes access.
The Master is pleased to announce that Mark Vessey will be our main Speaker at our Annual Banquet on Monday, 8th April 2024.
Mark is a great-great-grandson of a Master of the Sheffield Cutlers’ Company, who grew up in a corner of Derbyshire full of lead workings. He has known the Master since their school days.
On Tuesday, 23rd January 2024, the Company gathered for a Court Lunch in the magnificent surroundings of Mercers’ Hall.
Photos of the lunch were taken by Marcus Jamieson-Pond, and are available to view on Snapfish.co.uk. Snapfish allows one to download photos for free if you set up an account (although there is a limit on the number of free downloads). It is also possible to order prints.
Liveryman Susanne Surman-Lee reflects on speaking at the Lord’s Mayor’s Coffee Colloquy: Clean Water and Sanitation on 16th January 2024, organised by the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators and the Worshipful Company of Plumbers.
It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death of Liveryman John Collier, who passed away after a short and sudden illness, on 16th January 2024. John was Chairman of Monument Tools Ltd, the 4th generation of his family to be involved in the business.
One of the most well known names in sanitary history worldwide is, without doubt, Thomas Crapper, the name that always make people smile. So much has been written about him including numerous myths, from whether he actually existed to the false presumption that he invented and produced the first wash down water closet. This brief article on his life is written at this present time, as this 27th January 2024, is the 114th year of his death in 1910.
On 16th January 2024, colleagues from the Plumbers, Water Conservators, other Livery Companies, and City of London representatives, met at Mansion House for a Coffee Colloquy organised by the Worshipful Company of Water Conservators and the Worshipful Company of Plumbers.