When I joined the Company as Clerk in July 2014 , Nic ’ s was I believe the first application form that came across my desk . We soon started chatting and he would The often lunch tell me was about deliciously what he catered was up by to Mark with Grove his magazine and who he was interviewing and you could tell and how his much team at he Cook enjoyed & Butler putting and it together we cracked . It was in 2015 , that I approached him to become the Editor of our along Company at a goodly Newsletter pace . Our . It ’ guests s probably were the admirably only time that Nic said no to me but he did explain that he couldn ’ introduced t be the Editor by Liveryman as he didn ’ t Fran have Morrison the time but and he our had an alternative plan .
Principal Guest , Tim Wonnacott gave a generous and
Nic said that we would work together as Co-Editors , very The online humorous Newsletter reply to will which be Nic I responded ’ s legacy to initially the we would move the Newsletter to a new online by Company drenching . Our poor Company Tim in was a glass the of first water , I believe - he was , to format and he would bring his designer Jake on very go to kind an online about version it ( sorry but Tim other !). I Companies was very pleased have board to work with us . There began an enormously to now show followed off the our newly lead found or should Livery I say Grant Nic ’ of s . Arms His enjoyable friendship and working relationship and will be Letters a hard Patent act to which follow have but been I hope missing that with for many which we all thought would run and run . The first years Jake ’ s - help our , we Clerk will tenaciously continue to sought produce them an out online , and issue of the Newsletter was published online in the the Newsletter new Immediate which Nic Past would Master have , Chris been Allen proud , and of . his summer of 2015 followed by an issue in the winter IPM , Mark Gower-Smith have funded a beautiful representation Finally , Nic always and they discussed are now possible resplendent articles in and frames of 2015 . Both held something very new to our Newsletter ( apart from it being online ) and that were carved interviews with with tobacco me but leaves before ( he close became to ); Sandra ill , he also links to interesting recorded video interviews with located excitedly a told huge me banner ( and not he was seen excited since 1985 !) about and a Angus Past Master Derek Harris and Liveryman Jemma Menzies possible , article Clerk for to the Master Newsletter Mariners . Luckily and he never copied shy Freeman . of me a in challenge on an email saw to because it that after it was Nic displayed ’ s death , on I went the Quarterdeck back to that email . and followed up the lead that Nic didn ’ t get the opportunity to . Nic would have loved Whilst to share all the this following was going article on , apparently with you . 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 ,
In the Spring of 2016 , Nic and I were planning the summer 2016 edition but his plan to interview another member of the Company for the Newsletter had to be put on hold when he told me that he was ill . Nic asked me to work directly with Jake on the summer edition and that was the final time , we spoke about the Newsletter .
Clerk and Liveryman Sandra Stocker 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 Freeman had kindly provided the torpedo cigars and had had them placed in souvenir tubes with our Crest emblazoned on it . Several of us also sported a limited edition Livery Smoking hat - originally conceived as a sort of shooting hat , it serves its purpose so well as a “ team ” hat , that of the twenty ordered , but one remained by the close of the day ! Thank you to the Master Mariners for allowing us the use of the venue , to Tim for being a perfect Principal Guest , and for everyone attending and giving my year such a special start .
The Master
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