A handful of pages picked to highlight the breadth of the work of the Livery.
COVID arrangements will affect the proceedings for the forthcoming election of the Lord Mayor. Read how this year’s election will be conducted.
This free guide covers short descriptions of all the City Livery Companies, their coats of arms, contact details, and a map of livery halls.
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.
The Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch is always a very popular event. Following this year’s cancellation, Co-Chairman Michael Hockney has revealed plans for 2021.
A Decade of Criminal Justice is a collection of the valedictory speeches given in Court Number One for judges and senior officials retiring from 2010 to 2020.
New Clerks have been appointed by the Haberdashers’ Company, the Chartered Surveyors’ Company, the City Livery Club, and the Guild of Human Resource Professionals.
During the Covid pandemic, the Lord Mayor has commenced issuing a monthly Bulletin providing various information including what the Livery is doing collectively to support the pandemic crisis and those in increased need.
Members of the Fellowship of Clerks are invited to log-in and join a Zoom video-conference for the scheduled Autumn Business meeting.
Under the official guidance of the Livery Committee, Alderman William Russell was re- elected Lord Mayor of The City of London at Common Hall.
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.
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.
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.
