Last Thursday, the Manchester SIM Hub welcomed the new year in at their regular spot: The Wharf. The members met from Manchester and the surrounding areas to catch-up and discuss a variety of topics, including ways to engage with people in the north beyond the Hub and generally raise awareness of the WCSIM profile.
If you are interested in joining the Manchester Hub communication channels to keep up to date with our upcoming activities, get in touch with Freeman Mason Adshead.
We are sorry to announce the death of Past Master David Townsley-Hughes on 5 January 2026. He was Master in 1992-3 and was also known by his patronymic heraldic name, Dafydd ap Maredudd. His gift to the Livery was the Msters Chair which is still in use. It is a Welsh Oak Bardic-style chair. He was a proud Welshman but had spent his latter years closer to his daughter near Watford. The Honorary Almoner, Sue John, will attend his funeral on 6 February 2026. Go here for more details and offer tributes if you wish.
We are pleased to share a Substack article by Honorary Freeman Fraser Nelson which cites WCSIM, its aims and its work, in its opening pargraph. Please take a look.
https://frasernelson.substack.com/p/vets-medics-and-the-babel-problem
The Clerk, the Master and Brian Fishwick, Past Master, attended the Memorial service of John Hoskins, Liveryman, at The Lady Chapel of St Albans Cathedral on the 8th January 2026.
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We are very pleased to announce that Liveryman and Steward Tom Heywood was recently awarded a distinction for his Executive MBA from Bayes Business School. He was also top in class. He is pictured here becoming a Steward of the Scientific Instrument Makers Livery.
The meeting also marked a moment of transition. Freeman Sam White, who has coordinated the Hub and its events for the past two years, will be taking up a new position and relocating to Cambridge.Mason Adshead will be continuing the Hub’s activities in Manchester and plans to revitalise the group with a refreshed focus on local members. Please offer Mason your support as he steps into this role. He will be in touch shortly to confirm the date of the next meeting, and we look forward to seeing the Hub continue to grow and flourish under his guidance.
We are very pleased to announce that Freeman Ruben completed his PhD degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Cambridge University, and graduated a couple of weeks ago. He is continuing as a Research Associate in his current lab (Bioelectronics Lab).
We are very pleased to announce that two of our members have achieved first class degrees. Freeman Ukendar Vadivel and Apprentice Ollie Bridge. If you have good news to share please do so.
