Don’t let your gun gather dust once the season is over! Come and join fellow Liverymen and women to battle it out at this year’s Inter-Livery Shooting Competition.

This year we shoot on day one, Wednesday 14 May 2025.

TEAM DAY ALLOCATION 2025 | The West London Shooting School

We normally submit two teams, but in the spirit of inclusivity and fellowship, it would be great to submit three teams this year! Although we have a nice lunch at the shooting ground, we normally venture into London afterwards, for extended fellowship and light refreshments/ meal.

Please let Peter Craven know if you can attend the day and/or supper, to enable him to make the necessary arrangements.

pdcraven@me.com
07767 703535

We are returning to Plaisterers’ Hall on the evening of 29 April. The lecture, entitled: The net zero agenda and its impact on UK farming, is followed by a three course, black-tie dinner.

Our guest speakers are Carl Atkin-House and Emily Norton

Carl Atkin-House was a partner at Bidwells and founder of Terravost, with hands-on experience of farming across Europe. He is currently head of natural capital strategy for climate asset management, investing in nature and natural capital across the globe including regenerative agriculture.

Emily Norton has expertise in natural capital and is a non-executive director at the Soil Association, the Environmental Markets Board and the Duchy of Cornwall. She sits on the national policy board of the CLA. Emily lives on a farm in Norfolk and writes a regular column for the Farmers Weekly.

Members tickets for the Lecture & Dinner are £130 and guest tickets are £150.

Details:

6.00 pm Champagne reception
6.45 pm The Master, Mr Richard Crane, introduces the Lecture
7.25 pm – 7.55 pm Q&A session
8.00 pm Presentation of the John Nix Award
8.15 pm Dinner is served
10.00 pm Cash bar opens
11.00 pm Carriages

Please book for yourself and your invited guests on the Members Portal.

Help the Clerk to clear the ‘bin ends’

Join us and bring your friends for a really fun evening!

The bin ends have been accumulating so now I need your help to drink them…

Venue
Farmers & Fletchers’ Hall
Dress: Jacket & Tie

Tuesday 1 April 2025
6.30 for 7.00pm. Carriages 10.30pm

The word is out and places are going fast so please book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

This will be a traditional Livery Dinner with one difference, the wines will come from the Clerk’s Cellar. Guests will be helping me by clearing ‘bin ends’ from recent events.

White, red and dessert wines will be drawn by tombola tickets by your designated  ‘ambassador’.

The event will comprise of a Champagne Reception followed by a four course dinner with wines, port, sung grace, loving cup, sung National Anthem.

When coffee is served, Welsh Harp player, Iona Thomas, will play a selection of songs to bring the evening to a relaxing close unless you are staying a while for a stirrup cup.

The Dinner is all about fellowship and fun so please invite guests.

Dress: Jacket & Tie.       Cost: £105.00 per person (87.50+VAT)

Booking is now open in the Members Portal of the website.

The March Court & Livery Luncheon will be held at our own Farmers and Fletchers’ Hall in West Smithfield.

Please note that the Lunch will be held on WEDNESDAY March 5 due to the Inter-Livery pancake race taking place on the Tuesday of that week.

Booking is open in ‘Events’ in the password protected ‘Members Area’ of the website.

Liverymen who were Clothed prior to May 2023 are eligible to attend and vote at Common Hall, to be held at 11.00am on Monday 30 September 2024 at The Guildhall.

Please contact the Clerk for a signed Admission card.

Several Halls are offering lunch after the Election. The Master will be dining at Innholders’ Hall. If you wish to join him, the cost will be  £85pp for a two course buffet lunch with half bottle of wine, coffee and petits fours. Please contact the Clerk if you would like to reserve a place for the lunch.

For our annual visit to RAF Waddington, we have combined it with a special visit to the new Dyson’s Strawberry site on the Tuesday afternoon with the visit to Waddington the following morning. For those wishing to stay overnight, we have an allocation of rooms at Hemswell Court on a bed and breakfast basis and a three-course dinner with wines.

Note: For this visit to Dyson’s and Waddington, we are limited to 40 people on a first come first served basis. However we have a larger allocation for anyone wishing to join the group for the dinner only; an option is available to book for that in the booking form.

Tuesday 12 November at 2–5 pm.  

DYSON STRAWBERRIES
An opportunity to visit Dyson Farming’s renewable energy and strawberry production site at Carrington, Lincolnshire.

As part of the Company’s strategy to diversify its business it has recently invested in 10.5-ha of glass housing, which is fully integrated with a 3MW AD plant. The unit is currently supplying 1200t of premium quality strawberries outside the UK main season.

The core customers are M & S and Sainsbury’s who have both committed to co-branded sales.  This is a great opportunity to see first-hand how investment in innovation and technology can secure new market opportunities.  The development is part of the Dyson Farming’s journey to develop its brand and get closer to the consumer.

Hemswell Court
6.30pm for 7.00pm A reception and three course Dinner at Hemswell Court and overnight stay with breakfast is available.

Wednesday 13th November at 10.00am

RAF WADDINGTON
Arrive at RAF Waddington for a briefing and the annual presentation of our award. Detailed programme to follow and lunch will be provided in the Officers’ Mess. We are planning to leave after lunch.

Please click here to book

The Harvest Thanksgiving Service will be held on October 8, starting at 11.30am at the Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great, West Smithfield.

At the conclusion of the Thanksgiving Service, the Master-Elect, Richard Crane, and the Wardens will be installed.

This is celebrated by a Champagne Reception and Luncheon at Haberdashers’ Hall and is always a popular event, so early booking is advised. Please book through the Members Portal.