The lunch was deliciously catered by Mark Grove and his team at Cook & Butler and we cracked along at a goodly pace . Our guests were admirably introduced by Liveryman Fran Morrison and our Principal Guest , Tim Wonnacott gave a generous and very humorous reply to which I responded initially by drenching poor Tim in a glass of water - he was very kind about it ( sorry Tim !). I was very pleased to show off the newly found Livery Grant of Arms and Letters Patent which have been missing for many years - our Clerk tenaciously sought them out , and the new Immediate Past Master , Chris Allen , and his IPM , Mark Gower-Smith have funded a beautiful representation and they are now resplendent in frames carved with tobacco leaves ( or close to ); Sandra also located a huge banner not seen since 1985 and Angus Menzies , Clerk to the Master Mariners and never shy of a challenge saw to it that it was displayed on the Quarterdeck .
Whilst all this was going on , apparently biblicalstyle downpours were being had all over London - oblivious to all that drama we ended our lunch and trooped back to the quarterdeck where Coffee ,
The Lord Mayor ’ s Abseil Challenge
Cigars , and Cognac awaited us ( I did mention that our Livery enjoyed dining on the High C ’ s ..) and which seemed to hit the mark – Liveryman Jemma On Friday 14th October , our intrepid Renter and Third Wardens Freeman , had Roger kindly Brookes provided the torpedo cigars
and Andrew Golding took part in an abseil challenge in and support had of had the them Lord placed in souvenir tubes with our Mayor ' s Appeal .
Crest emblazoned on it . Several of us also sported The perfect location for the event was the tower of St . Lawrence a limited Jewry edition
, ably Livery Smoking hat - originally hosted by our own Chaplain . conceived as a sort of shooting hat , it serves its purpose so well as a “ team ” hat , that of the twenty In the late autumn sunshine , our team were early off the ordered mark , following , but one shortly remained by the close of the day ! after Lord and Lady Mountevans . Both landed swiftly but Thank safely you back to on the terra Master Mariners for allowing us the firma and were soon rewarded with a gin and tonic ! use of the venue , to Tim for being a perfect Principal
Guest , and for everyone attending and giving my The Master , Senior Warden and Clerk led the support for what was both great year such a special start . fun and a great cause .
We would like to thank all who sponsored Roger and Andrew - the team raised in excess of £ 1,500 for the Sea Cadets and JDRF ( a charity which supports the fight against diabetes ).
The Master
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