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Sharp tongues and savage gossip fuel a messy, magnetic attraction in this new production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing in the Globe Theatre. The war is over, but the battle for love is just beginning. Beatrice has sworn off men, but there’s something about Benedick she just can’t leave alone. Meanwhile, beneath Messina’s polished surface, secrets slip, gossip runs wild and reputations hang by a thread. Everyone’s saving face – and nobody’s doing it very well. Set in a sun-soaked world of style and status, where image is everything and late-night parties blur into dawn, Chelsea Walker’s (All’s Well That End’s Well, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Globe) Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s most incisive romantic comedies. An unfiltered look at bad behaviour, second chances, and recovering from old wounds. ‘Therein do men from children nothing differ.’ Tickets: £86.50 please purchase online below Time: 2pm-4.30pm approx. Followed by an optional meal at The Swan London nextdoor.

Learn full details here: https://www.cityliverysailingchallenge.co.uk/ If you are interested, please contact Clare Ferrar on clareferrar@accountantslivery.org who can direct you to the lead contact from the Chartered Accountants' Livery Company. We are delighted that you have expressed an interest in competing in the City Livery Sailing Challenge for the Princess Royal Challenge Cup presented by the Glass Sellers. The regatta will be organised by the Sea View Yacht Club on September 12th. The event will begin on Friday 11th September evening with an informal supper when we hope that you bring not only your crews but as many supporters as you can muster. The format for the sailing will be as follows: 09.00 - Briefing Meeting 10.00 - First Mermaid Race for the first 12 Livery Companies 11.30 - Second Mermaid Race for second 12 Livery Companies 12.00 - Lunch 14.00 - Third Race for the last 6 Mermaids in the first and second races 15.30 - Final Mermaid Race for first 6 in the first and second races to establish to winner. 19.00 - Reception and Prize-giving. Dress Smart Casual especially if you think you are a prize winner! 20.15 – Dinner There will be an opportunity to practise on Friday evening from 5pm for which there will be an extra £50 charge. 5pm – Practice Mermaid charter, a chance to hone your skills and have a go From 7pm – Drinks in the Sea View Yacht Club (casual dress) 8pm ’til late – Supper at the Sea View Yacht Club. If you wish to enter more than one boat then there will be an additional fee of £200. Since the regatta raises money for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal and the Seaview Sailing Trust it is usual for the livery company to pay for the charter fee but all the other costs of entertainment to include...

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A long-established charity event, celebrating a Freeman’s ancient “right” to bring sheep to market over the Thames, toll free; all in aid of raising funds for The Woolmen Charity and The Lord Mayor’s Appeal. Read about all that's on offer here: https://woolmensheepdrive.london/about/ Located on Queen Street and Queen Street Place, the magnificent Livery Fair offers visitors the opportunity to learn all about the Sheep Drive and the wonderful causes it supports and- where livery and specialist wool companies celebrate their trades with interactive displays and sales of their wares. Other fun activities include expert blade shearing displays and some wonderful rare breed sheep! The Woolmen Sheep Drive & Livery Fair showcases the important enduring contribution of London’s livery companies, from the formation of the City of London in years gone by through to modern times, both in respect of the continuous evolution of sustainable trades and the important charitable endeavours in support of the various challenges we face today. For this year’s Worshipful Company of Woolmen Sheep Drive across Southwark Bridge on Sunday, 27th September 2026 we have been offered 10 places at 12.51pm. You can book tickets for yourself if you have the Freedom of the City of London and for any guests who would like to walk with you and sheep (just select yes or no when asked if the attendee has the Freedom of the City, and select Chartered Accountants as the Livery Company so everyone is grouped together.) Alternatively any guests are welcome to come to watch as the centre of the bridge is open to the public as a spectator walkway. If you would like to attend, tickets are £75. Please click one of the links below and input your information before Tuesday 30 June.  Station H - Group 47 at 12:51; code: 15404 Direct...

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This 2026 Installation Dinner will be held at Drapers' Hall on Monday 5 October 2026. The Drapers' Livery Hall is one of the finest grand rooms anywhere in London. The vast ceiling is adorned with scenes from Shakespeare’s plays ‘The Tempest’ and ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and around the walls is displayed some splendid silver. Marble-columned, galleried, gilded and hung with royal portraits, this is where members of the Royal Family and other heads of state have dined. No surprise then, that it regularly appears on television as Buckingham Palace. This event is to celebrate the Installation of Sally Orton as Master, as well as Malcolm Bacchus as Senior Warden, and the Junior Warden. Details to follow

This year, Help Musicians will be celebrating their 80th Celebration and the service will be held at Westminster Cathedral on Wednesday 18 November at 11:00 am-12pm.  The service is free to attend and will see the combined choirs of Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral and St Paul’s Cathedral unite to perform under the expert direction of Simon Johnson, Director of Music at Westminster Cathedral. This years’ service will feature the premiere of a specially created anthem by Ryan Wigglesworth. There will be the option to join a lunch after the service - venue tbc