The Master and Mike Belton represented the Company at this year’s London Careers Festival held in the Guildhall in partnership with the Livery Schools Link which works with Livery Companies and schools to benefit young people in education. On display were the new pop-up banners designed by the ever creative Clerk, and grateful thanks to the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) for the use of some wonderful equipment.
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On Thursday 12 February the Master and Charity Secretary represented the Company at the Annual Veterans’ Garden Launch at Guildhall. This year the theme is a garden of senses, for blind veterans or those with sight difficulties. The garden is part of the launch for this year’s Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch which will take place on Thursday 16th April 2026 at the Guildhall to raise funds to support veterans of His Majesty’s Armed Forces. Members wishing to attend may book via this link: The Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch
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The Charitable and Educational Trust (CET) are pleased to announce the publication of the new Impact Report. The purpose of this report is to outline the projects of CET and WCSIM over the past year.
The report may be viewed by clicking the following link.
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.
