Spring 2011 • No 6
Clothworker The
F Company from the Scots Guards whilst
The Master
on Queen’s Guard, and my wife Tina and I were invited to dinner at the residence
One of the most enjoyable aspects of
of the Air Chief Marshal to explore the
being Master of this great Company is
possibility of a link with an RAF unit. My
the variety of duties required of the role.
only regret is that it will not be possible during my year to sail on board HMS
For example, in recent months, I have
Dauntless, but hopefully there will be
hosted two events at the Hall for grant
other opportunities! Our Members are the Company, and
beneficiaries – one for a sparky group of thirty students taking courses in textiles,
The Master and our St Paul’s
based on my interactions during this year,
conservation and medicine, and the other
chorister, Ashton McKinnon
I am confident that we will continue to be
our annual Charities Lunch where we get
well served by the quality of our Freemen
to hear about the tremendous work being
and Liverymen as they move through. I
done by the eighty or so organisations we have supported
officiated at a Freedom Ceremony in February for twelve
in the previous year. I have also led a group of Clothworkers
talented individuals and we shall be electing in June six
on our annual visit to Leeds University, where the extent of
impressive new Liverymen. The system of Patrimony
our patronage is evident from the many Clothworker-
serves us well and provides valuable continuity; however,
named buildings and plaques around
it is also healthy to bring in
the campus and from the varied act-
new blood and we continue
ivity of the researchers we are currently
to do this on a selective basis.
supporting through the Clothworkers’
We intend to admit to the
Innovation Fund.
Company over the next year
Our services affiliations also provide
or so a small number of
interesting opportunities – a small
individuals involved in tex-
group of us were entertained for dinner
tiles, to ensure that our
at St James’s Palace by Officers of
understanding of our original trade – in its modern form – remains current. Although as I write this, three months of my year remain, I am conscious that this is the final opportunity I will have in this newsletter to say how much I have enjoyed being Master. Tina and I would like to thank everyone for their support and fellowship – it has truly been a memorable year and I am sure that my successor, John Stoddart-Scott, and his wife Annie will enjoy it as much as we have.
Cover photo: The Golden Ram bound by Christopher Shaw
RICHARD JONAS Master
Great Twelve Masters and Clerks 2010/11
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Social Events There was again a full house at the Civic Dinner in April. We were delighted to host the Lord Mayor, Alderman Michael Bear, the Sheriffs and their partners at this key event in our social calendar. Alex Ingham Clark proposed the Civic Toast. The Master hosted two smaller events for the younger Livery – an offsite supper for a small group to debate the Company’s strategy, and the Young Livery Supper which this year attracted 35 attendees, a significant increase on 2010. A very successful Charities Lunch was held in March. Some 80 charities which received a grant from the Foundation were represented, with 20 Liverymen who have made charity visits joining the Court and staff as hosts. John Kingston, founder Director of CAF Venturesome, was the guest speaker and talked about alternative sources of funding for charities. The Great Twelve golf day was held again at
We will again be fielding three teams in the Inter Livery
Tandridge in April. The Clothworker team, marshalled by
Clay Shoot thanks to Charlie Houston’s efforts. The event is
Richard Saunders, comprised Justin Roberts and the inevit-
being held on 18th May at the Holland and Holland ground
able bevy of Bousfields, this year boosted by the newly-
in Ruislip.
admitted Freeman, Ross, joining his father Tim, and
We will be participating in the
uncle David. Unfortunately, our ranking in the Great
Great Twelve Sailing Challenge at
Twelve Challenge Cup 2011 matched our position in
Seaview, Isle of Wight, in June.
the order of precedence, twelfth out of twelve, with the only consolation being that the number one Company, the Mercers, finished eleventh!
The Clothworkers’ golf team
Olympics In March the Drapers’ Company kindly hosted a reception for the twenty one promising young athletes being sponsored by the Great Twelve Livery Companies. It was a great opportunity to meet these highly-motivated and committed young people seeking to compete in track and field events at the Olympic Games next year. This initiative was the inspiration of Lady Victoria Leatham who will be Master Draper at the time of the Olympics. Lady Victoria (pictured here with Robin Booth who will be Master Clothworker at the same time) is daughter of Lord Burghley
Great Twelve
who won a gold medal in the 1948 Amsterdam
Athletes at
Olympics for the 440 yards hurdles and was the
Drapers’ Hall
inspiration for Lord Andrew Lindsay in the film Chariots of Fire. At the reception she graciously offered the aspiring athletes the opportunity of being photographed with her father’s Olympic gold medal.
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Elections 2011-12 Master-Elect John Stoddart-Scott joined the Company by Redemption, having been introduced by his godfather, Brigadier Kenneth Hargreaves. A graduate in textiles from Leeds University, he started his career at the family firm of B Parkinson & Co, wool merchants and top makers in Bradford and later became Chairman.
Assistant
He is a dairy farmer and landowner in West Yorkshire. He was
Nicholas Horne is son of John Horne,
High Sheriff of the County in 2001
Past Master. Educated at Shrewsbury,
and is a Deputy Lieutenant. He has
he was commissioned from Sandhurst
been on the Council of Leeds
into the 4th Royal Tank Regiment.
University for over twenty years and
After leaving the Army, he worked as
has chaired several of the key
an Expedition Leader for Operation
committees. He was Chairman of the
Raleigh before heading up the
Yorkshire Agricultural Society from
Sponsorships and Special Events
1998 to 2008 and remains a trustee,
division of RJR Nabisco International
and is a trustee of Wade’s Charity in
and latterly Land Rover. In 2006 Nick
Leeds.
and his wife Nikki acquired a hotel and seafood restaurant, the Pierhouse, in Port Appin, Argyll on the shores of Loch Linnhe where they currently reside with their three children.
Livery James Anderton
Philip
Hannah Jones
is son of Susan
Bousfield is
is daughter of
Anderton (nĂŠe
son of Simon
Antony Jones.
Bousfield).
Bousfield.
She studied at
Educated at
Educated at
Wycombe
Sherborne and
Solihull and
Abbey and
the Royal Scott-
Nottingham
Leeds University
ish Academy of
University, he
and graduated
Music and
graduated with
with a degree in
Drama where
a degree in
Geography. After
he obtained a BA in Stage Manage-
Mathematics and Statistics. He is a
a period with a property firm, she
ment Studies. He currently works as
qualified actuary and works for
applied to join the Police and is
freelance project manager mostly in
Deloitte as a corporate pensions
currently a Police Constable in the
the theatre environment but
consultant.
Metropolitan Police Response Team in
occasionally on other large scale events.
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South London.
Wardens
First Warden
Second Warden
Third Warden
Fourth Warden
Robin Booth is a
Christopher McLean May
Melville Haggard has
Carolyn Boulter has been
Chartered Accountant.
runs a Christmas
worked for the past five
involved in education for
After sixteen years with
decoration import
years at DEFRA in the
many years, both in
the Rea Brothers private
business to the UK from
Waste Infrastructure
teaching and research.
banking group he became
his home in La Rochelle.
Delivery Programme on
She has held posts at
Finance Director of the
He studied textiles at
secondment from the
Reading University and
London Chamber of
Leeds University and
private sector. His career in
the Institute of Education.
Commerce in 1990,
spent much of his career
finance focused on project
She was High Sheriff of
retiring in 2008. His
in the trade, working for
finance and advisory at
Berkshire in 2008 and is
family’s involvement in
Courtaulds and Fenwicks.
Lloyds Bank International
involved with several
cloth manufacturing dates
He joined the Company by
and Bank of Tokyo-
charities, including the
back to 1806. He joined
Redemption upon the
Mitsubishi and latterly as
Charles Darwin Trust.
the Company by
introduction of Brigadier
Executive Director of
Redemption.
Kenneth Hargreaves, Past
Impax Group plc.
Master.
Lindsay
Freya Porteous
Bill Tibbits is
Papworth is
is daughter of
son of Caroline
daughter of
Christopher
Tibbits (née
John Papworth.
Jonas. She was
Driver). He
Educated at
educated at
went to school
Hutchesons
King’s Canter-
at Winchester
Grammar
bury and
and Peter Sym-
School and the
studied English
onds College.
University of
Literature at
Bill obtained
Paisley, she has
Liverpool
a BSc in
a degree in international marketing.
University. Legally trained, she now
Chemistry and started working in the
Having started her career with
works for the Financial Ombudsman
City with Deutsche Bank. He is
Scottish Enterprise, she is now
Service as an adjudicator.
currently an Investment Director with
Marketing Manager of Talisker Bay
the stockbroking firm Williams
International Ltd, looking after equine
de Broë.
and agricultural products.
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Trusteeship We continue to make good progress with developing trusteeship as the Company’s common purpose. Prior to the Young Livery Dinner we
and of a local museum; and Andrew
had a short working session during
Yonge described his local involvement
which three Liverymen talked about
with school, village and church. There
their experiences as trustees and
followed a discussion over a drink
involvement with civil society.
before dinner.
Andy Wates described his role with
Our partnership with New Philan-
a family foundation and a construct-
thropy Capital continues. A second
and understanding and improving
ion industry charity; Alex Nelson
series of seminars have been held at
board performance. The three semin-
related his experiences, including as
the Hall, with topics covering collab-
ars were all well attended and elicited
trustee of a charity working in South
orations and mergers, guiding your
favourable comment. We are talking
Africa, of a student welfare charity
charity through challenging times,
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Clothworker is top Brit in the Marathon des Sables Tobias Mews, Liveryman, has just returned triumphant from the Sahara Desert, having come top British finisher and 21st overall in the 26th Marathon des Sables (MdS). This places him in the history books as one of the highest ranked British competitors to have completed the race. Marketed as ‘the toughest foot race on
is the combination of mid-day temp-
earth’, the MdS is a six day/251km
eratures reaching 52 degree heat,
self-supported endurance race across
kilometers of energy sapping sand
the Sahara Desert. That’s the equiva-
dunes and A&E-worthy foot blisters.
lent of running six regular marathons
So what next you may ask? Three
– back to back! Competitors have to
Ironman races this summer including
carry everything they need for the
the Norseman – ‘the toughest Iron
duration of the race – food, clothes,
distance triathlon in the world’ –
medical kit, sleeping bag – with water
Tobias is going to be a busy man, and
being rationed out at check points.
all in aid of the Prince’s Trust and
The most crippling and worrying Tobias (left) at the finish
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aspect of the race for any competitor,
Access Sport. www.theweekendwarrior.tv
Livery Fund 2011 This year we sought nominations from Liverymen of charities they would like to be considered for a grant from the Livery Fund. The Livery Charity Committee considered the nominations and shortlisted six. Foundation staff did further due diligence, including meeting with each charity. Contributors to the Livery Fund were then asked to vote for three charities, with those getting the most votes receiving a grant.
The charities of the year are Afghan Action, The Children’s Trust and The Warrior Programme. The Master will present cheques to the charities at the Election Dinner on 8th June, when there will be an opportunity for Liverymen to talk to representatives from the three organisations. The exact amounts are not yet known, but all three charities will get at least £20,000 each. Each charity has been offered free use of the Hall for an event.
Afghan Action Despite major reconstruction efforts, Afghanistan remains one of the world’s poorest and most dangerous countries. Significant numbers of people need food, education, training, housing and other support in order to become self-sufficient. Afghan Action’s aim has been to offer hope of a brighter future to young Afghan men and women.
Michael Howell’s nomination of Afghan Action came from his direct involvement with the charity. He visited their project in Kabul last year (he is seen here in this photo with some of the trainees) and subsequently raised over £20,000 himself for the charity by climbing twenty-five
Munros
(Scotland’s
highest mountains) in all weathers. It is a training establishment in Kabul
olved 12 trainees in carpet weaving.
He is delighted that his fellow
for carpet weavers. Since it was set up
Afghan Action is now looking to
Liverymen chose Afghan Action as
it has trained around 450 young
extend, develop and build on the pilot
one of the charities of the year, as
people in carpet weaving as well as
by launching a sewing/clothing project.
is the Director, Chris Beales. As a
teaching them basic numeracy, liter-
The scheme will provide education
small added bonus, as a result of
acy and IT skills. Most of these young
and training to unemployed sewers/
finding out about the charity,
people are now earning a living as a
tailors with a view to their becoming
another Clothworker has directed a
direct result.
self-sufficient and setting up their
£1,000 donation from a Trust to
own businesses on completion of the
Afghan Action.
Carpets made by trainees are sold in the UK in order to raise much need-
two year training programme.
ed project funds. In addition, Afghan
Funding was sought for
Action runs workshops, seminars and
the equipment and materials
classes for UK-based Afghans and
needed to deliver the project.
non-Afghans.
A new group of young
In October last year, the charity
participants will be accepted
opened a Business Incubation Centre
onto the scheme every six
in Kabul to support young people in
months with 50 expected to
developing their own enterprises. The
benefit from the programme
six month pilot project initially inv-
overall.
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Livery Fund 2011 The Warrior Programme Since it was set up in 2007, the Warrior Programme has helped people with
Participants learn how to gain con-
depression and anxiety issues – which often lead to alcohol and/or drug
trol of their own thinking patterns using
addiction, social exclusion and homelessness – to regain control of their lives.
a proven combination of techniques: Neuro-Linguistic Programming; cognitive therapy; time-
Over 350 people from diverse backgrounds and suffering from a wide
Fundraising
line therapy; medit-
range of debilitating emotional prob-
for Warrior
ation; and Tai Chi.
lems have completed the Warrior
They also learn Huna
Programme. A significant number of
(a forgiveness pro-
those who are helped are severely
cess).
traumatised homeless and ex-service
Sessions are led
personnel.
by qualified, exper-
The Warrior Programme offers two
ienced practitioners
different courses (residential and non-
in their field and the
residential) for groups of 20-25 people
programme meets the
which cover four modules over three
highest standards of
days. Courses are run by a qualified
care and includes:
senior trainer and assisted by pract-
recognised health and
itioners in a secure and safe environ-
wellbeing techniques;
ment with appropriate support prov-
pre-assessment
ision.
participants; ongoing
of
The Children’s Trust, Tadworth The Children’s Trust, Tadworth provides intensive residential rehabilitation and therapy services for children with an acquired brain injury. It aims to provide the best possible care, therapy and education for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties and complex health needs. Its vision is for such children to be nurtured and valued, to have healthy, happy and safe lives, and to have ample opportunities for play, learning and fulfilment. Although most services are delivered
are: specialist residential rehabilitat-
in Tadworth, Surrey, The Children’s
ion and community support for
Trust is a national charity and referr-
children with acquired brain injury;
als are taken for children from across
specialist education for children with
the UK.
profound and multiple learning diffic-
The main activities of the charity
ulties and complex needs; transitional care for children who are technology
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dependent; long-term residential care;
diverse needs of these children and
and short breaks and palliative care.
their families, as well as for its ability
The combination of services offered
to deliver the optimum combination
by The Children’s Trust is unique; every
of nursing, therapy, medical care and
year the Trust helps hundreds of child-
education.
ren and young people and their families.
The Trust was seeking funding to
The charity has a strong reputation
commission New Philanthropy Capital
for its commitment to meeting the
(who have produced work for the Cloth-
thewarriorprogramme esteem and helps to re-build confidence and dignity, empowering participants by giving them the tools to lead a more fulfilled life. In the Armed Forces around 1,000 of the 20,000 service personnel returning to the UK each year fail to make a
A recently-released EP featuring
successful transition to civilian life.
three Warriors, with the proceeds
Many veterans leave the Armed Forces
going to the Charity
with highly debilitating conditions care through a support programme;
including Post Traumatic Stress Dis-
Warrior Programme by Combat Stress,
and complementary therapies. It has
order. Their problems can remain
the UK’s leading military charity spec-
been demonstrated to be extremely
masked for years, and they and their
ialising in the care of veterans’ mental
effective in helping participants to
families may be struggling to deal
health. Combat Stress recognises the
cope with painful and powerful emot-
with matters at home.
programme as a key component in the
ions related to past traumatic experience.
To address this, the Warrior Prog-
rehabilitation of its clients.
ramme wishes to deliver a transform-
The aim of the programme, in add-
The programme has had excellent
ational training programme for 25-30
ition to improving the general well-
results with participants moving on to
ex-service personnel struggling ment-
being of participants, will be to support
normal levels of functioning, an imp-
ally and emotionally with their trans-
their integration back into society via
rovement which is maintained over
ition to civilian life.
training, volunteering and employ-
Participants will be referred to the
ment.
workers on Autism and Numeracy) to
The project is a priority for the
government of the value and imp-
carry out a research project on the
Trust, and the findings of the report
ortance of its services. It is hoped that
long term benefits of the residential
(which will be based on professional
the NPC research will also lead to
rehabilitation programme provided by
research, facts and case studies) will
increased referrals from health auth-
the Trust.
be used as evidence to convince the
orities and health commissioners.
time. The programme restores self-
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Peter Gadsden in a coracol
The Clerk with Alison Phillips, Head of the Costume Project
Ironbridge Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire is one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution, in part due to its role in producing lower cost iron by smelting with coke. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and contains ten museums covering different aspects of industrial history. City Livery Companies have been significant supporters of the Ironbridge Museum Trust, not least as a result of the
persuading over seventy-five comp-
The Clothworkers have made several
efforts by the late Sir Peter Gadsden,
anies to support Ironbridge. In recog-
grants to the Museum, including £50,000
Past Lord Mayor and Master of the
nition of his service to the Museum,
towards a costume project which
Clothworkers in 1989-90. Peter was
the railway engine operated at one of
funds the creation of period costumes
President of the Museum Trust for a
the Museum’s sites was recently
worn by staff working at Blists Hill, a
number of years and succeeded in
named in his honour.
re-creation of a Victorian town.
Centre for Textile Conservation The Foundation was one of the major funders of the establishment of the Textile
the Centre. HRH The Princess Royal
Conservation Centre in Winchester in 1997.
opened the new Centre in February and the Clothworkers were repres-
We were particularly disappointed
of the Centre’s then Director Nell
ented by John Papworth and Alastair
when Southampton University decided
Hoare, Honorary Liveryman, Glasgow
Leslie.
to close the Centre. Since the TCC was
University agreed to take it
a centre of excellence with a world-
on.
wide reputation, this move risked
We were able to assist
creating a serious shortage of skilled
with some of the capital
conservators.
funding and are again prov-
We were thus delighted when, in
iding bursaries to post-
large part due to the unstinting efforts
graduate students at
HRH with John Papworth, Past Master Nikki Chard, Clothworkers Scholar (right)
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Book Binding A recent addition to our collections has been a new bookbinding by Christopher Shaw. The binding is of The Golden Ram, the first history of the Company by Tom Girtin, published in 1958.
aw ristopher Sh Ram by Ch The Golden
Much of Christopher’s work includes
first prize in the Open Choice
an element of gold tooling and fitt-
category which the Company
ingly his binding features a golden
sponsors, for her binding of
ram’s head complete with curved horn
Heliopolis by James Scudamore,
stretching over the front and back
and Jeanette Koch second prize
covers. The golden design contrasts
for London – Portrait of a City by
well with the black goatskin used and
Roger Hudson.
the overall result is very much in
The Company has recently
keeping with the Company’s colours.
agreed to extend its support of
Further commissions are now under-
Designer Bookbinders for a further
way with Ann Thornton and Derek
five years and has increased its
Hood, and we expect to receive our
level of funding to provide
next completed binding later this year.
additional bursaries to binders
The latest winners of the Designer
wishing to attend training
Bookbinders’ annual competition were
master classes in order to
recently announced. Nicky Oliver took
improve key skills.
Nicky Oliver
h Jeanette Koc
Silver Jane Short, the renowned enamellist, has recently completed a new piece of
into the surface and filled and fired
silver for the Company.
with coloured enamels, employed to represent glimpses of colour: from the
Jane was commissioned to produce a
piece: the curved shape of the centre-
vivid blue of the river water to golden
centrepiece for display at lunches and
piece references the folds in cloth as
hues as flecks of gold are caught in
dinners at Clothworkers’ Hall. She has
it is unfurled on the cutting bench and
the wool.
produced a very distinctive and orig-
the sharp angles at both ends rep-
The piece will be on display at forth-
inal work of art – and our first piece of
resent the shape formed by the blades
coming dinners and events at the Hall.
silver to use enamelling, and indeed
of a shearman’s shears.
colour, as a prominent feature in its design. Jane grew up in a
Keen exhibition visitors will be
The engraved and enamelled des-
interested to note that we are to lend
ign is insp-
another recent acquisition to a forth-
ired
coming exhibition at Goldsmiths’ Hall,
Devonshire wool town,
by the
Foster Lane, EC2. Mindful of Silver will
and as such had
ancient
show the works of twelve leading con-
method of pann-
temporary silversmiths, depicting the
ing gold from river-
journey of their creations from con-
beds – using woollen
ception to completion. Toby Russell is
fleece. The surface
amongst those craftsmen selected for
has been engraved to depict the
the exhibition, to which we have
curved locks of the fleece moving
agreed to lend his sculptural loving
through water and the technique of
cup. The exhibition will run from 27th
little difficulty finding inspiration
for
her
champlevé, where recesses are carved
May to 16th July 2011.
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Members
New Members of the Freedom Patrimony
Patrimonial Redemption Robert Portal
Brigid Robinson
Son of Jonathan Portal
Daughter of Pamela Cusack
English student at Exeter Nicholas Booth
Greta Thornbory Daughter of George Cummings
Simon Portal
Son of Susan Booth
Consultant occupational health nurse
Son of Philip Portal
Chemist for EON
Mechanical engineering student at Timothy Howell
Bath
Investment banker
Nicola Hodges Daughter of William Hodges
Son of Lord Howell of Guildford Thomas Adams
Paediatric nurse
Son of Christopher Adams James Houston
Modern languages student at Bristol
Son of Peter Houston Chartered Accountant
Deaths
Lucinda Tibbits Daughter of Caroline Tibbits
Elizabeth Richards,
Claire Morgan
Student at Guildhall School of Music
Freewoman, in November 2010
Daughter of Nigel Morgan
and Drama
History of art student at UCL
Donald Milburn MBE, Freeman, on 21st January 2011
Ross Bousfield
Marjorie Stafford,
Son of Timothy Bousfield
Freewoman, on 18th February 2011
Student
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Wanted Dead or Alive This portrait of the Clerk was painted by Major-General Brian Plummer CBE, Clerk to the Skinners’ Company. Brian produced portraits of all his fellow Great Twelve Clerks largely based on pictures taken on his iPhone at the end of dinners, using oils applied with a palette knife, and graciously presented them to the subjects.
Open House London Weekend
Staff Laura Parrott (above seated) has joined the Charities Department as
We shall be opening the Hall for
Grants Assistant and Sam Grimmett
guided tours by the Archivist during
and Nicola Birch have been
Open House London Weekend on
promoted to Grants Officers.
17th September this year. We last did
Laura has worked for several
this two years ago and the tours were
charities on a short-term basis since
oversubscribed.
graduating from Roehampton University with a degree in theology.
Members of the Company and their family and friends are welcome to
Hilary Dolamore has given birth to a
sign up for these pre-booked tours which
son, Gabriel, who was born on 27th
are open to the public, so demand
March weighing 9lbs 8oz.
may be high. Booking will open in August and will be announced on the website and by email to those on our circulation list.
Clothworker Cope at Westminster Abbey At the suggestion of Christopher Jonas at the end of his Master’s year, the Company made a donation to the Abbey to be dedicated towards a cloth of gold cope for the Dean. This is worn by the Dean at special services, including the Royal Wedding and the visit by the Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury last year.
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Proposed new British Museum Centre
Major Grant for British Museum The Foundation has recently agreed a £750,000 grant to create the Clothworkers’ Organic Conservation Studio within the proposed World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre at the British Museum. This is part of a major £135m development programme on the Museum’s Bloomsbury site. Organic materials (which include textiles) feature prominently in the collection, and the Museum has one of the largest conservation and science activities in the UK. It is thus fitting that we are making a significant donation to this important project.
The Clothworker | Design by Chris Monk | Printing by Trident Printing | www.tridentprinting.co.uk
Embezzling Clothworkers? Cataloguing of the Company’s estates and charitable trusts records has brought to light a rather humorous – if sobering - newspaper article. The author of this extract from an 1829
income above the level pertaining when
edition of The Morning Journal accused
the Will was drawn up. A Suit in Chancery
the Company of embezzling rental
was established by the Attorney General to
income from an estate in Islington, of
investigate the claims of the injured
which they were made Trustees under
inhabitants of the parishes, with the result
the Will of Dame Anne Packington in
that the Company was ordered ‘not to
1562. In essence, for some two hun-
disgorge what they had eaten, but to
dred years, the Company had retained
discontinue eating at the expense of the
for its own purposes all the Trust’s
poor’.
Dates for Your Diary Monday, 6th June
Monday, 3rd October
Saturday, 12th November
■ Young Freedom Reception
■ Election of Lord
■ Lord Mayor’s Show
Wednesday, 8th June
Mayor and Livery
followed by buffet
Lunch
lunch at Carpenters’
■ Annual Meeting of Livery and Election Dinner Friday, 24th June ■ Election of Sheriffs
Hall Wednesday, 5th October
Wednesday, 7th December
■ Court and Livery
■ Court and Livery
Dinner
Dinner
Friday, 24th and Saturday, 25th June
Saturday, 17th September
Tuesday, 20th December
■ Great Twelve Sailing Challenge
■ Hall tours as part of Open House
■ St Thomas Eve Freedom Lunch
Seaview, Isle of Wight
London Weekend