Liveryman Andrew Ramshall was pleased and proud to receive this last week in recognition of his time at CEC and Jodrell Bank. This has been made from the original reflective surface of the Lovell Telescope and part of a tree from the arboretum.
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Master attends graduation ceremony at City St Georges, University of London
The Master attended the Degree Congregation at City St George’s, University of London on Monday 27th January together with a number of Masters from other Livery companies. The Lord Mayor was Installed as Rector before the awarding of degrees in the School of Health and Psychological Sciences.
Jim has commented ‘’ it was heartening to see so many young people receive their degrees in subject areas such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, radiography, speech therapy and nursing and a privilege to represent our Company at this auspicious ceremony’’.
Congratulations Meng Wu
Meng Wu is the most recent member to gain his Freedom of the City. Congratulations.
Apprentice Charlotte Chang’s eventful year
All our Apprentices work hard and do great stuff. Below is an example of one of the end of year reports from Charlotte Chang.
Death of Honorary Liveryman Prof David Rhind
We regret to announce the death of Honorary Liveryman Prof David Rhind. David became an Honorary member in 2007 shortly before retiring from City University where he served as Vice-Chancellor for nine years, from 1998. A pioneer in the field of geography, he made significant contributions to geographical information systems (GIS). To read more please go here.
Scott Greenwell receives Freedom of the City
The Master was pleased to attend Freeman Scott Greenwell’s Freedom of the City ceremony on 7 January 2025. This now means he can join us as a Liveryman and we welcome his application.
Sir David McMurtry
We are very sad to hear the news that the co-founder and executive chairman of Renishaw, Sir David McMurtry, has died and we wish to acknowledge his many achievements in the field of measurement technology. Following an early engineering career in the aerospace industry, Sir David founded Renishaw to commercialise the 3-D trigger probe that he had invented whilst working at Rolls Royce. The company has become one of the world’s leading measurement technology companies based on continuous investment in research, product development and manufacturing. His obituary can be found here.
Carol Service and Christmas Party
Last evening (9 December 2024) members attended the Carol Service at St Margaret Lothbury together with the Coleman Street and Broad Street Ward Clubs. The Chaplain, Jeremy Crossley led a heartwarming service supported by the wonderful choir. We then moved to our Hall to enjoy a Christmas party with some excellent food and wine , a draw for festive fizz presented by Santa and some great trad jazz played by the Hendo Washboard Kings. As you will see from the photos, some of our members were moved to demonstrate their bopping skills with increasing enthusiasm as the evening progressed!
JimWebster
Master
Manchester Hub meeting November 2024
The Manchester SIM Hub gathered for a regular meeting at the Wharf pub on Tuesday 26th November. As always disucssions were engaging and diverse, including quantum physics, optical inspection technologies and the value of the livery.
The Hub also announced it has made plans for a visit to the National Museums Liverpool, for a tour of the Space and Time Galleries and science collection store – date TBC.
We have also committed to taking part in the annual sheep drive next September.
Sam White
Thermochromic Paint At Mansion House
During Honorary Liveryman Prof. Michael Mainelli’s year as Master he prompted a number of scientific experiments in the City. This included collaborating with Liveryman Russell Pridgeon to identify better ways of managing temperatures in old buildings and specifically this past year at Mansion House. Go here to read more.