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The Master spoke of how much had been achieved by the Company
in the past 30 years and how 2017 would see the 25th Anniversary
of the Company being granted Livery status. Listing some of the
events of 25 years ago it was clear how far we have come in a short
space of time.
Reflecting on the achievements of our founding members he said,
“Many of us younger members of the Company will empathise with
Isaac Newton’s comment from 1676: If I have seen further, it is by
standing on the shoulders of giants.”
Right: The Master Chris
Histed welcoming
Past Master Ken Olisa
OBE, Lord Lieutenant of
Greater London,
PAUL DAVID JAGGER
@cityandlivery
Miniature missives drawn from the
twitter account of WCIT Court Liveryman
Paul Jagger who tweets under the
sobriquet @CityandLivery employing the
hashtags #CityFact and #LiveryFact
Below left: The Beadle
processing the Wardens
through St Bartholomewthe-Great Church, where
our Installation Service
took place.
This flock of tweets has a sheepish
theme, following on from the annual
Sheep Drive hosted by the Woolmen’s
Company in late September:
Below: Liveryman James Kelliher
with guest Ms Goff.
#LiveryFact The Woolmen’s Company
provide a wool stuffed cushion for the
Lord Mayor to kneel on when receiving
the blessing from the Dean of St Paul’s
during the Lord Mayor’s Show.
#CityFact The annual Sheep Drive has
its own online booking system at
www.sheepdrive.london - be quick, it
gets booked up months in advance.
Below: Our linked Cadet units with
Past Master Ken Olisa OBE,
Lord Lieutenant of Greater London
#LiveryFact The Woolmen’s Company
are one of several Livery Companies to
have trade links with Australia and New
Zealand.Our Beadle, Alan O’Connor, leading the
procession to the Church
#CityFact The City of London was
home to the great beam from which
wool was weighed in standard units
known as a ‘staple’ before export to the
continent.
#LiveryFact The Woolmen’s Company
were once so wealthy they part funded
Installation
the colonisation of Virginia and the
Service at St
plantation of Ulster.
Bartholomew
the Great
Find out more at The Woolmen’s
Company website: www.woolmen.com
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