Summer visit to Corpus Christi, Cambridge - 29 July
Forty Barbers
and Guests toured the College and enjoyed a presentation
of the magnificent early
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Civic Dinner
Held on 2nd
June, following the speech of the Rt Hon The Lord Mayor,
Alderman Nick Anstee, the company was entertained by our
Guildhall Bursary holder, Máire
Flavin.
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The Company Croquet team The Barbers won
the Inter-Livery Croquet Championships on Mon 14 June,
against stiff competition! The event was
held at Surbiton Croquet Club.
The Master
offers congratulations to Ian Burn (Captain), Oliver
Brettle, Paul Hunter and Richard Pearson who made up the
winning team.
The (rather
amazing) trophy that was won will be on the table at
future Livery Dinners!
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| The Barbers’
Cutter and crew taking a well earned rest at Teddington
Lock, whilst taking part in a ceremonial row up the
Thames from Richmond to Hampton Court on Saturday 24
July, in honour of Henry VIII’s honeymoon! |
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Admissions Day
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The Master, Wardens, and newly
admitted Barbers
Twelve new Freemen were admitted to the Company on Tuesday 2
March 2010. After a ceremony at Barber-Surgeons'
Hall, the new members, together with members of Court, processed
to Guildhall where several were admitted to the Freedom of the
City of London. This was followed by the Admission Day
Dinner where the new Freemen were dined into the Company in the
presence of other members.
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The Barbers Historical Society
At a meeting on 2nd March the name of the Historical Group was
changed to the Barbers'
Historical Society, in recognition of the group's
achievements over many years. All Barbers can join, and
others with an interest in City history can contact the officers
of the society should they wish to join.
February 2010
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The Master and Mistress Barber, together with Past
Master and Mrs Sprague, Liveryman and Mrs Earnshaw
and Liveryman and Mrs Wheatley visited Basle,
Switzerland from 26-28 January as guests of our
affiliated guild, the Zunft zum Goldenen Stern, to
attend the Vogel Gryff celebrations.
This annual event, which dates back to the 16th
century, involves a raft floating down the River
Rhine bearing a masked man (Wilder Mann) carrying an
uprooted pine tree who then meets with a lion (Leu)
and a griffin (Vogel Gryff). These are
traditional, symbolic figures of three Kleinbasel
societies. In the past, the ceremony had a
military and political purpose; today it is part of
the social life of the city. Needless to say
it involves a lot of celebrations, over several
days. Needless to say, the party from the
Barbers loved every minute of it all!
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