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Civic Reception at The Town Hall ROB YOUNG, in his last effective Presidential duty, delivered the response to The Lord Mayor of Liverpool during the civic Reception at the Town Hall on 29th June in the long overdue celebration of the Society’s Sesquicentennial – its 150th anniversary. Thank You, Lord Mayor Welcome to the much delayed Sesquicentennial reception. As many of you also know this was originally due to take place in March 2020, and despite other attempts, at many times during the pandemic we thought this wouldn’t happen and it is at least third time lucky that we stand here today. As many of you know my two years as President recently ended It is the first time since Leslie Hanmer in 1944-46 that a President has served consecutive terms which speaks for the near unprecedented times in which we have recently lived. I now need to say a big thank you to this year’s newly installed President Justin Lang for feeling sorry for me and allowing me to stand up in public at least once. Unfortunately, it wasn’t totally
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Justin’s decision, as sadly, he can’t be with us today having tested positive for Glastonbury flu, also known as Covid. As the oldest society of Chartered Accountants, we as a committee felt it was important to complete the celebration of the 150th year. It is a long time ago but the last event in these celebrations was on 25th January 2020. This was putting in place the plaque that is blue on North John Street near to the spot where the original “14 gentlemen” met to form the Society. I would urge you to keep an eye out for it as you pass the jewellers just opposite the Hard Days Night hotel. Some six weeks after that event the world started to turn upside down and since then we have lived through events we wouldn’t have dared to imagine as we were squashed into that old historic room. During the pandemic it was clear that Chartered Accountants played a vital role.
