A handful of pages picked to highlight the breadth of the work of the Livery.
This free guide covers short descriptions of all the City Livery Companies, their coats of arms, contact details, and a map of livery halls.
On 10th December 2020, Caroline Wright, Chief Executive Officer the Lord Mayor’s Appeal, released of the 2021 Impact Report.
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.
Pollinating London Together is a Pan-Livery Initiative that first raised its profile twelve months ago to raise the issue of the plight of natural pollinators in the City.
The task force charged with plotting how the Square Mile can remain internationally competitive and locally vibrant after the COVID pandemic has released its interim report.
Instead of the usual lunch in Guildhall, Lord Mayor Alderman William Russell and Michael Hockney announce ambitious plans for three months of virtual events and activities in 2021.
Alderman Alison Gowman has kindly written a brief report on the Climate Action Strategy seminar for Livery Companies held on 26 January 2021.
Due to the current COVID situation, the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust had been left with no choice but to cancel this year’s Livery Weekend that was scheduled for 11 – 14 June.
The Master of the Guild of Freemen of the City of London is delighted to announce the appointment of Guild member Steven Morson as the new Honorary Editor of The Freeman.
Read what people have to say about Livery Companies and Guilds.
We just want to say thank you so much for all the hard work and the lovely food you’ve been sending us, we really love it and enjoy it and it’s ever so healthy for all this hard work that we are doing. Thank you very much for supporting our welfare.
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.
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.
