The Master was privileged to represent the Company at the annual Garden of Remembrance service at St. Paul’s Cathedral where he laid a cross in honour of those who have died in the service of our country.
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Arkwright Scholarship Apprentices
Arkwright Scholarship
On Friday 1st November the Deputy Master Aubrey Dunford had the honour to attend the Arkwright Engineering Scholarship Event at Bletchley Park.
He was able to meet four new Apprentices and present them with their Arkwright certificates.
Measuring the Monument
SIM are proud to have been so closely involved with this project. Go here to find out more.
STEMPOINT at SIM 2024
It was a delight to see so many young science, technology and engineering students sharing their work through the STEMPOINT poster session at the Hall. The range of assignments – supported by universities, research institutes and commercial businesses – was incredible and included gene mutation research, quantum entanglement, biometrics, machine learning, generative AI and many more subjects. I was privileged to be asked to present award certificates to the students who demonstrated great dedication to their projects. – Jim Webster, Master.
Admission of new Master and Wardens
Mr J C Webster newly installed Master, assisted by the new Senior Warden Mrs J E Fishwick and the new Junior Warden Prof. S A O’Connor, hosted the Admission Court Dinner of the Scientific Instrument Makers’ Company held in Glaziers’ Hall on 17 October 2024.
SIM at Honourable Artillery Company Light Cavalry annual inspection
On Sunday, Master elect Jim Webster and Senior Warden elect Jane Fishwick were guests of the Honourable Artillery Company Light Cavalry at their annual inspection by the Honorary Liveryman and Lord Mayor of London, Michael Mainelli at Windsor.
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Manchester Hub meeting
The Manchester SIM Hub met at their usual pub, the Wharf in central Manchester, Thursday 3rd October. Five members attended with Hugh McCann welcomed to the group, able to join us for the first time. As has become customary for the Manchester SIM Hub, we enjoyed another evening filled with fantastic food and great conversation – this time with topics spanning careers, new business opportunities and world travel.
We will be meeting again on Tuesday November 26th 2024, so if you are local or happen to be in the Manchester area that evening, please do join us!
Freedom of the City
Welcome to Mark Wharrier who gained his Freedom of the City on 4 October. We look forward to admitting him as a Liveryman of the Company on 17 October 2024.
Report of the Oxford Hub Meeting – Wednesday 25th September 2024
Held in the Rose and Crown, North Parade Oxford. We were six members and two guests, Anna and Tom Davies, Roger Sutton, Simon Flowers, Tim Denison and myself and Beverley Sutton and Chris Caunt were guests.
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Secret Kensington Walk
On Saturday 07 September 2024 Past Master, Martyn Wheatley, organized another fun and fascinating history walk for twenty-one SIM members around Kensington. Photo taken by John Caunt.