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Featured pages from across the site

A handful of pages picked to highlight the breadth of the work of the Livery.

A guide to Livery Companies and Guilds

This free guide covers short descriptions of all the City Livery Companies, their coats of arms, contact details, and a map of livery halls.

The Lord Mayor’s Appeal Impact Report

On 10th December 2020, Caroline Wright, Chief Executive Officer the Lord Mayor’s Appeal, released of the 2021 Impact Report.

Livery Schools Link

Livery Schools Link works with livery companies and schools to benefit young people in education to improve student employability.

Livery Companies have a strong tradition of philanthropic giving. They have for some time provided funding specifically to enable offenders’ rehabilitation. This has included the work of the Sheriffs and Recorder’s Fund which has provided individual grants to prison leavers and also funding for charities such as Bounce Back, whose programmes focus on helping people leaving prison to find and keep work.

Recent News

Garden of Remembrance Service 2021 – 8th November

by The Web Master4 October 20215 October 2021

The annual ‘Garden of Remembrance’ Service at St. Paul’s Cathedral will be held this year on Monday 8 November at 11:00.

Election of the 693rd Lord Mayor of the City of London

by The Web Master30 September 20218 October 2021

The Election of the 693rd Lord Mayor of the City of London went ahead in person on Wednesday 29 September Michaelmas Day.

Details of immediate and future Lord Mayor candidates have been issued

by The Web Master27 September 202128 September 2021

Candidates for election as Lord Mayor have been issued by the City of London corporation. The paper provides a full biography for each of six Candidates in contention for the next few years.

Sheriffs-elect presented with their custom designed badges and chains of office

by The Web Master24 September 202124 September 2021

The Sheriffs-elect for 2021-22, Aldermen Alison Gowman and Nicholas Lyons, have now been presented with their custom designed badges and chains of office.

What people say

Read what people have to say about Livery Companies and Guilds.

The Livery Companies and the City Corporation actively partner with our youth, whether this be through bursaries, career advice, or ‘just in time’ donations when it matters the most. This is a great display of our aligned commitments towards social mobility and creating equal opportunities.

Shravan Joshi CC, Common Councillor for Ward of Bishopsgate

I was honoured to serve as Master of my Livery Company and then as Sheriff where I learned that fellowship, support of the Lord Mayor and assistance to charity are paramount, championing and protecting all that we collectively value and share.

Fiona Adler, Past Master Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Blenders, Past Sheriff 2014-15

Introduced to the history and workings of the square mile and all its intricacies nearly 10 years ago, I have ever increasing delight that there is still so much to learn, see and absorb, and of course share with others. Long may it continue.

Von Spofforth, Founder of the City Consorts Society

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