In summer 2022, to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, the moat at the Tower of London transformed from a barren, flat lawn into a haven for bees, butterflies and other pollinators in the heart of the city. The moat was filled with wildflowers, grown from 20 million seeds. But Superbloom was not just for 2022, it is a permanent installation that continues to bloom. The project has had an amazing outreach, especially to schools across the country. Pollinating London Together (PLT) has arranged a tour which will take about an hour, and will be guided by friends from Historic Royal Palaces who are one of PLT’s Corporate members. After the tour we are arranging a light lunch at the Wine Library, close to Tower Hill Underground station so, if you want, you can continue discussions and/or make new contacts over lunch. We can accommodate a group of 35. The cost of this, including lunch, is £50/head. The tour starts at 11:45 am. To book your space please use the link below https://buytickets.at/pollinatinglondontogether/1227382

All those eligable to attend have been contacted If you think you have been missed, then please contact Clare Ferrar on clareferrar@accountantslivery.org 

  Tickets: £40 to include the quiz and drinks & canapes on the roof Book below where possible If unable to book below, then please contact Clare Ferrar on clareferrar@accountantslivery.org 0r 07828 554967

Twice a year, the City of London Corporation’s Common Hall is transformed from a standard local authority meeting on civic issues, into a day of great ceremony. Click here for more history and information. Each autumn Liverymen elect the next year’s Lord Mayor and every summer, it’s the turn of the two Sheriffs. After Common Hall, many Liveries go home, but the Master Chartered Accountant hosts a private Reception and Lunch in the Aldermen's Dining Room. We go up to Guildhall’s roof terrace on the fourth floor for the Reception and then into the Dining Room for lunch. Partners and guests are very welcome and will be able to have coffee and explore the Guildhall Gallery while Liverymen are attending the Election Ceremony. 11.30am - Coffee 11.45am - All attending the Election Ceremony must be seated 12noon - Shrieval Election Ceremony 12.45pm - Drinks in the Aldermen's Dining Room 1.30pm - Lunch in the Aldermen's Dining Room Dress: lounge suit or smart day wear Tickets: £89

Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park was opened to the public 22 years ago as part of the massive redevelopment of the area starting in the 1990s. Many of you may be familiar with the O2 but possibly less familiar with this wider redevelopment. The Conservation Volunteers have managed the park since its inception and have arranged a private viewing for us to learn about the biodiversity created on this former industrial site. They will show us their work including the wetland areas within the park as well as the ecological interest along the tidal Thames riverbank. They also manage an adjacent park which is an important green lung for the neighbourhood. The Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park is a 15-minute walk from the Jubilee Line’s North Greenwich station, a pleasant walk along the Thames Path, walking south with great views across the river and towards the Thames Barrier. We will meet at 17:30 pm for a briefing on the story of the development of the Peninsula, followed by guided tours of the park itself as well as the habitats along the Thames’s tidal river edge. There will be a closing Q&A session. The cost of this visit is £40/head and includes a donation to help the local community fund project in the park. Please book via the link below: https://buytickets.at/pollinatinglondontogether/1227416 After the park visit, we are planning a two-course meal at a local pub. Details on this, and booking will be separate to the park visit. Details to be confirmed.

Since 1973, Orchestral Masses had been a well-established annual feature of choral worship at St Paul’s Cathedral. The Masses stopped during the lockdown and the lack of tourist income meant the Cathedral was not in a position to reintroduce them immediately. The Charity Trustees have made a donation to St Paul’s for a couple of years now, which has enabled them to introduce Orchestral Masses to their regular programme again. This year, members and guests are invited to attend the Mozart's Coronation Mass sung by The St Paul's Cathedral Choir and accompanied by the City of London Sinfonia, held under the Dome of St Paul’s, as part of the Sunday morning Eucharist, on Sunday 30th June at 11:15am. There is no charge although contributions to St Paul’s would be welcome. After the Mass the team at St Paul’s have invited representatives from the Company to join them for pre-lunchtime drinks in the Chapter House, so that they may express their gratitude for the Charity’s support. You are welcome to join us for lunch at Cote afterwards – places for lunch are limited to 20.

Please click here to open/download a pdf showing the details of the weekend. If you are booking for two people, please select the relevant 'two-people' option from the list below and add one ticket to your basket. You will be asked for both attendees details in the one order.    If you are unable to book online, please contact Clare Ferrar on clareferrar@accountantslivery.org or 07828 554967

We have arranged a guided tour of Westminster Cathedral for 13.30 which takes about 1 hour to be followed by lunch at 14.30 at the nearby Phoenix.  https://www.thephoenixinvictoria.co.uk Westminster Cathedral is relatively modern in historical terms having been completed in 1903. We need final numbers plus pre-ordering of food and drink by 12th July. Once booked online then contact Vicky Andrew re food and drink orders. Her email is millcove1912@gmail.com We require a payment up front of £15 (£5 to the Cathedral and £10 towards the food and drink), balance payable after Vicky has calculated the exact figures. PLACES ARE LIMITED TO 20 Date: Friday 19 July Time: 1.30pm Tour 2.30-5pm Lunch

Starts at Temple Bar in Paternoster Square and ends ….. ???? (quite near Covent Garden in fact!) This is an exciting and new event that we have tried out and recommend. We will be guided by text messages and we will learn interesting history as we search for the Holy Grail, discovering mystic symbols, sites, and hidden signs. (Attendees should make sure they have charged their mobile phones up for the day – we will issue a reminder beforehand.) Family and friends are welcome. It is a total of 5 kilometres and we shall have a pub stop half-way round. There is an optional meal at the end. To help us to finalise the booking the closing date for entry is Thursday 29th August. Tickets: £20 plus food and drink (£5 goes to the the Chartered Accountants' Livery Charity) Time: 2pm-5.30pm (including a stop halfway) Date: Saturday 31 August Location: Temple Bar in Paternoster Square, by St. Paul's Cathedral Please book online where possible. If unable to book online, please contact Clare Ferrar on clareferrar@accountantslivery.org

BOOKINGS HAVE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT. The Inter-Livery Tennis Tournament needs you! Each year, the Livery Companies come together in a tennis tournament organised by The Worshipful Company of Feltmakers of London, and this year it is scheduled to take place at Queens Club on Wednesday 18th September, starting at 11am. It is open to teams of mixed pairs: at least one player in each pair should be a WCCAEW member. There will be a dinner and presentation of prizes after the tournament, with the whole event scheduled to finish just after 9.30pm. We are looking for a lead/co-ordinator, as well as players to make up a WCCAEW team! Booking does not open until mid-June, but we are looking for expressions of interest before then. Please contact Vicky Andrew (Secretary to the Livery Committee): millcove1912@gmail.com Vicky would like to make it clear that she has not wielded a tennis racket for over 50 years! She is merely co-ordinating expressions of interest until we have a tennis lead/co-ordinator!

Alderman Sir Andrew Parmley and Graham Barker, Deputy Master of the Arts Scholars, are looking forward to welcoming you and your family and associates to the London Symphony Orchestra’s Annual City Livery Concert and Reception. This will be held on Thursday, 19 September 2024, at 7 pm at the Barbican Centre. We are looking forward to an evening filled with extraordinary music and your delightful company. Please find attached a digital flyer for the event. We would be grateful if you could circulate this invite around your company, club or guild and encourage your fellow Liverymen and Freemen to join us for this special occasion.   The repertoire is as follows: Karol Szymanowski Concert Overture (16 mins) Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto No 2 (30 mins) Interval, with reception drinks Gustav Mahler Symphony No 1 (57 mins)   Sir Antonio Pappano conductor Yuja Wang piano London Symphony Orchestra   During the interval, you are warmly invited to attend a reception with your fellow Liverymen and Freemen. Please book tickets below where possible. Alternatively contact Clare Ferrar on clareferrar@accountantslivery.org or Vicky Andrew on millcove1912@gmail.com We look forward to welcoming many of you to this special event. If you have any queries or require assistance, please do not hesitate to contact the LSO either by email at development@lso.co.uk or by phone at +44 20 7382 2572.

EVENT POSTPONED UNTIL THE SPRING We have joined with the Cork Club to offer you a private tour of Stanlake Park Wine Estate on Sunday 22 September at 12 noon, address Waltham Road, Twyford RG10 0BN.   “Our wine tours are designed to be friendly, informal and fun! No prior knowledge is required as one of our experienced and WSET-trained guides will lead you through the ins and outs of English viticulture and winemaking, accompanied by some generous samples of our very best award-winning wines.  During a Wine Tour & Tasting, you’ll visit one of our vineyards (weather permitting) before being taken through the winery to see all the winemaking process, including the grape-pressing area, the fermentation tanks, the barrel room, the ‘fizz’ room and the bottling line. At each stop, you will taste a different wine, making it 6 wines in total, including white, rosé, red and sparkling.” The private tour will start at 12 noon (please arrive no later than 11.45) with an optional lunch afterwards at a local pub.

Tour One Moorgate Place, also known as Chartered Accountants' Hall, with guide Malcolm Bacchus, a WCCAEW Court Assistant, and longstanding Livery Company member. Malcolm became ICAEW President in June of this year, and it is probably fair to say that few people know more about the history of the building than he does. This will be a very special evening. One Moorgate Place is a grade II listed building which opened in 1893. It has a range of diverse spaces that can accommodate a number of event requirements. Opulent rooms such as the Main Reception Room and Members’ Room remain true to the building’s historical and cultural heritage, while the Great Hall and range of contemporary and modern rooms are perfect for conferences and business meetings. As you venture through One Moorgate Place, you will appreciate the creative engineering work of the original architectural style and building design.  With extensions and updates taking place throughout its history, there is a strong art-deco feel in some areas which juxtaposes the original features. Following the tour you are invited down for drinks in the the OMP Club in the basement of the building. You are also welcome to join the group at an optional supper nearby. There is no charge for the tour, but you will have to cover the cost of any food and drink you have. Pleaces are limited so please reserve your place below. Alternatively contact Clare Ferrar on clareferrar@accountantslivery.org or 07828 554967

HOSTED BY THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF WOOLMEN, ONE SPECIAL DAY – TWO UNIQUE EVENTS, ENSURING THAT EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THE ATMOSPHERE AND SPIRIT OF THIS WONDERFUL OCCASION. 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. This year’s Sheep Drive will take place on Southwark Bridge. Access is restricted to registered and pre-booked Freemen of the City of London and their guests, to enable the remainder of the bridge to be open to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. 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 - here 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 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. Further details of past events: https://sheepdrive.london/ Tickets available below now!!  Book your place for the 10.21am drive: £65 Alternativel contact Clare Ferrar on clareferrar@accountantslivery.org

After the historic ceremony of the Mayoral Election during the morning, the Master invites Company Members and their guests to join him upstairs in the Guildhall Club for a private Drinks Reception and Lunch. Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy drinks on the roof terrace before moving into the Aldermen’s Dining Room for lunch. After lunch, guests are welcome to move back out onto the roof terrace to view the events going on in the square below. 12.30pm: Drinks Reception 1pm: Lunch in the Aldermen’s Dining Room Tickets: £85 Please book below if possible Dress code: Lounge suit, Smart day wear Please book below if possible If unable to book online, then please contact Clare Ferrar on clareferrar@accountantslivery.org or 07828 554967

The Worshipful Company of Musicians are holding their Annual Evensong service at St. Paul’s Cathedral by kind permission of the Dean and Chapter, on Wednesday, 2nd October at 5.00 pm. The WCCAEW Master Wardens and Clerk are attending the Service and will Robe and take part in the Procession of Livery Companies. You are invited to attend the Service (free of charge) and/or the wine reception in the Crypt following the service (£27 per person) One £27 ticket available! Please contact Sue Field on clerk@accountantslivery.org if you are interested.

Walk in the Lord Mayor’s Show, with breakfast and lunch included This is the world’s largest unrehearsed annual parade and quite a sight to see. Tick one thing off your bucket list and join the Master to march on the Show, seeing everything from inside this iconic annual event – you might even appear on TV! (Only 3 places left) Tickets: £104 (the price may display as excl VAT, but this should be corrected at checkout) Please book below where possible. If you are unable to do so, then please contact Clare Ferrar on clareferrar@accountantslivery.org or 07828 554967

In an event prepared especially for our company, City wine merchants Corney & Barrow have kindly agreed to host a small wine-tasting at their beautiful head office situated in the converted Customs House at St Katherine’s Dock. A Corney & Barrow wine expert will introduce us to six classic wines while their in-house chef will match each wine with a specially chosen canape. Time: 6.30pm-8.30pm    Please meet at 6.15pm for a prompt start at 6.30pm Location: Corney & Barrow, 1 Thomas More St, London, EW1 1YZ. Location Date: Thursday 27 February 2025 Tickets: £100 per person (maximum of four tickets per member)

The United Guilds' Service (UGS) was first held in February 1943 as a coordinated response to the challenges faced by the City of London following the Blitz of 1940-41. It was also a reminder of the religious origins of the Guilds. The first service to be conducted was held on Lady Day – 25th March 1943 - the first day of the year by the old calendar. This annual service is held at St Pauls Cathedral is one of the few occasions in the Livery calendar at which all the Livery Companies and Guilds of the City can gather together as a whole – it is always a spectacular occasion, and one not to be missed if you haven’t attended before. More details and booking information to follow

The 370th Festival will be held on Tuesday 13 May 2025 The Festival is a unique and extraordinary event. It celebrates the work of the Trust and the clergy families we serve, with our generous supporters. The Service at St Paul's Cathedral is the oldest choral festival in the world. It is free and open to everyone and brings together three of the UK’s finest cathedral choirs every year. Details of the choir and preacher for next year will be released in due course. Tickets will be available in early 2025. Read More