April 2021

• 14^th (Wed)

  Hayman's Virtual Gin Experience - Wednesday 14th April 2021

  Venue: Online

  Details: Fellowship and fun as we explore a flight of Hayman's gins delivered to your door in advance of the evening

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March 2021

• 25^th (Thu)

  Ben Allard wins WCF award for Best Dissertation at Royal Agricultural University

  Details: Ben Allard shows off his much delayed by Covid-19 WCF Award certificate

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• 05^th (Fri)

  City of London Corporation launches Women in the Livery research paper

  Details: A comprehensive review of the changing role of woman in the Livery an High City Office

  Find out more

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January 2021

• 03^rd (Sun)

  Key take-aways and analysis of the first ever WCF Question Time

  Venue: ZOOM Virtual Event

  Details: Over 200 members and guests attended the WCF Question Time - if you missed it here is a summary

  Find out more

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December 2020

• 21^st (Mon)

  Company's virtual carol service a great success

  Venue: Virtual Event

  Starts: 6:00pm

  Details: A report on a very successful Family & Friends carol service

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• 08^th (Tue)

  Call for entries for the 2021 Inter-Livery Clay Shoot - date revised to 23rd June

  Details: Past Master Tony Alston is inviting Liverymen to join one of the two teams the WCF has entered for the 2021 Inter-Livery Clay Shoot

  Find out more
• 08^th (Tue)

  Light at the end of the tunnel - new events added to the 2021 WCF Calendar

  Details: The Clerk has announced details of some very welcome additions to our events calendar

  Find out more

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November 2020

• 23^rd (Mon)

  Ocado CEO, Mel Smith to give 2021 Virtual City Food Lecture

  Details: News of arrangements for the 2021 City Food Lecture

  Find out more

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October 2020

• 13^th (Tue)

  2020 - a very unusual Harvest Thanksgiving & Installation

  Venue: The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Mill Street, Ashwell, Herts, SG7 5LY

  Starts: 11:30am

  Details: A memorable and much changed beginning to another Livery year

  Find out more

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September 2020

• 28^th (Mon)

  Successful online launch of the 2020 Master's Research Paper

  Details: Update on the launch of Professor Allan Buckwell's, WCF commissioned, Research Report

  Find out more
• 20^th (Sun)

  The Master joins the Lord Mayor's 'Virtual Harvest Festival'

  Details: A short film made by the Master in support of the Lord Mayor's virtual City event

  Find out more

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August 2020

• 06^th (Thu)

  From Smithfield to Covent Garden without leaving the sofa!

  Starts: 6:30pm

  Details: A virtual guided pub crawl around the City of London

  Find out more

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July 2020

• 30^th (Thu)

  The WCF Health & Wellbeing Forum goes digital

  Details: An update on the latest meetings of the Forum held online

  Find out more
• 29^th (Wed)

  An update on our triplet apprentices

  Details: Colin Rayner gives us some news on the progress of his three apprentice daughters

  Find out more
• 28^th (Tue)

  Surrey Docks Farm celebrates the arrival of their new, electric loader

  Details: Handling waste on a site as tiny as the Surrey Docks Farm has been an issue for years - the all electric loader should make it a little easier

  Find out more
• 07^th (Tue)

  Liveryman Christopher Day runs 500km in 100 days of lockdown

  Details: Liveryman and Chairman of the WCFA records a stirring 500km of daily 5km runs in the 100 days since lockdown began

  Find out more
• 01^st (Wed)

  Farm Cart Photo Competition winner announced

  Details: Liveryman Richard Davies wins the Farm Cart Photo Competition

  Find out more

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June 2020

• 30^th (Tue)

  WCF Summer Newsletter published

  Details: An update for the Livery and friends on what's been happening and what's planned for 2020/2021

  Find out more
• 18^th (Thu)

  Tom Gregory receives his WCF Agricultural Student Award from Sparsholt - at a distance

  Details: Social distancing has prevented colleges holding award ceremonies - so Sparsholt took Tom's to his farm

  Find out more

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April 2020

• 17^th (Fri)

  Lord Mayor, William Russell to serve an additional year in office

  Details: The City of London Corporation has announced an extension to William Russel's term in office

  Find out more

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February 2020

• 25^th (Tue)

  Lord Mayor's Pancake Race

  Venue: Guildhall Yard

  Starts: 11:00am

  Details: the 16th running of the annual City Livery Companies Pancake Race

  Find out more
• 20^th (Thu)

  Neither Flesh nor Fish at the 2020 City Food Lecture

  Venue: Guildhall, London

  Starts: 5:30pm

  Details: The City Food Lecture is an annual, invitation-only fixture in the City of London and food industry calendars.

  Find out more
• 14^th (Fri)

  Alex Linsley wins the 2020 WCF City University of London prize

  Details: Announcement of the winner of there Company's annual City University of London prize

  Find out more
• 02^nd (Sun)

  The Company joins Middlesex Wing Air Cadets at the St Clements Danes Church

  Details: South East Region of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets - Annual Thanksgiving Service

  Find out more

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January 2020

• 22^nd (Wed)

  until

  24^nd (Fri)

  Inter-Livery Ski Championships

  Venue: Morzine, Port du Soleil, France

  Details: The 11th Annual Inter-Livery Ski Championships

  Find out more
• 21^st (Tue)

  The 2020 Livery Banquet - A spectacular royal occasion

  Venue: Clothworkers'Hall

  Details: 2020 saw the Company at the Clothworkers' Hall for its annual banquet - with this year HRH The Princess Royal in attendance

  Find out more

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December 2019

• 11^th (Wed)

  Great speakers inspire and challenge at the WCFA 2019 Learning Extension Day

  Venue: Cranfield University

  Starts: 9:00am

  Details: The second WCFA LED was held at Cranfield University on December 11th 2019

  Find out more
• 03^rd (Tue)

  2019 Common Hall

  Venue: Carpenters' Hall, London, EC2N 2JJ

  Starts: 10:00am

  Details: The annual meeting for the Company to quiz the Court

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• 02^nd (Mon)

  3 new Liverymen clothed after the December Court meeting

  Starts: 6:00pm

  Details: Clothing ceremony for new Liverymen joining the Company

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November 2019

• 09^th (Sat)

  The 2019 Lord Mayor's Show

  Venue: City of London

  Details: The Company was placed at number 10 in the parade this year giving greta visibility to its Proud to Produce your Food message

  Find out more

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October 2019

• 08^th (Tue)

  Redman Bull presentation a highlight of the October Court

  Venue: Haberdasher's Hall, 18 West Smithfield , London, EC1A 9HQ

  Starts: 9:00am

  Details: Highlights of the October meeting of the Worshipful Company of Farmers Court of Assistants

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• 08^th (Tue)

  Flawless Harvest Thanksgiving and the Installation of David Bolton as the new Master

  Venue: St Bartholomew the Great

  Starts: 11:15am

  Details: The start of a new Farmers' Company year with the installation of the new Master and Wardens

  Find out more
• 08^th (Tue)

  Two new Liverymen join the Worshipful Company of Farmers

  Venue: Plaisterers Hall

  Details: Two new Liverymen clothed at the October meeting of the Court of Assistants

  Find out more

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September 2019

• 19^th (Thu)

  2018 Jubilee Scholars reports are in

  Details: Our annual crop of Jubilee Scholars report back on what their Jubilee grant meant to them

  Find out more
• 03^rd (Tue)

  until

  04^rd (Wed)

  2019 Master's Summer Outing

  Details: A very special couple of days in the Master's adopted home of Bath

  Find out more

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August 2019

• 29^th (Thu)

  John Alliston Memorial Golf Day 29th August 2019

  Venue: Stratford on Avon Golf Club

  Details: The 2019 John Alliston Golf Day took place on Thursday 29th August at Stratford on Avon golf course

  Find out more

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July 2019

• 13^th (Sat)

  Sleepless in the Saddle - epic charity cycle ride

  Starts: 7:00pm

  Details: Through the night, London to Suffolk cycle ride, in aid of the WCF Charitable Fund

  Find out more

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June 2019

• 17^th (Mon)

  City & Livery Familiarisation Day - CANCELLED

  Venue: Farmers & Fletchers' Hall

  Starts: 11:00am

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• 04^th (Tue)

  Seven new Liveryman clothed at June Court meeting

  Venue: Farmers & Fletchers' Hall

  Starts: 9:30am

  Details: A meeting of the Court of Assistants followed by luncheon at Farmers & Fletchers' hall

  Find out more

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May 2019

• 21^st (Tue)

  until

  25^st (Sat)

  Livery Italian Riviera Short Break

  Venue: Grand Hotel Bristol, Via Aurelia Oriental, Rapallo, Italy

• 14^th (Tue)

  Company visit to RAF Waddington

  Details: A full day with one of our armed forces affiliates - RAF Waddington

  Find out more

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April 2019

• 03^rd (Wed)

  WCF Agricultural Lecture & Dinner

  Venue: Plaisterer's Hall, One London Wall, London, EC2Y 5JU

  Starts: 6:00pm

  Details: A major event in the Company's year and an opportunity to consider a major topic led by a distinguished guest speaker

  Find out more

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March 2019

• 05^th (Tue)

  Four Flying Farmers

  Venue: Guildhall Yard, London , EC2V 5AE

  Starts: 11:00am

  Details: Our team enters the fifteenth running of this eccentric Livery event

  Find out more

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February 2019

• 26^th (Tue)

  2019 City Food Lecture

  Venue: Guildhall, Gresham Street, London , EC2V 7HH

  Starts: 6:00pm

  Find out more
• 12^th (Tue)

  History of the Company updated to include F&F Hall refurbishment

  Venue: Farmers & Fletchers' Hall

  Starts: 6:00pm

  Details: Calligrapher Annie Moring hands over updated 'History of the Worshipful Company of Farmers'

  Find out more

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January 2019

• 24^th (Thu)

  until

  25^th (Fri)

  Biggest ever WCF team and biggest and best Inter-Livery Ski Championships

  Venue: Morzine, France

  Details: A team of five WCF Liverymen entered the 2019 ILSC and thoroughly enjoyed it

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• 15^th (Tue)

  2019 Annual Livery Banquet

  Venue: Goldsmith's Hall

  Starts: 6:00pm

  Details: Our Annual Livery Banquet this year at Goldsmiths' Hall

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• 02^nd (Wed)

  until

  04^nd (Fri)

  WCF NFYFC scholars attend the 2019 Oxford Farming Conference

  Details: Two excellent WCF sponsored scholars attend the OFC - World of Opportunity conference

  Find out more

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December 2018

• 17^th (Mon)

  WCF Alumni runs successful, first ever Learning Extension Day

  Details: The first WCFA Learning Extension Day took place at Cranfield University on December 18th 2019

  Find out more
• 07^th (Fri)

  Sun shines on Farmer's entry at the 2018 Lord Mayor's Show

  Starts: 11:00am

  Details: Another very successful Lord Mayor's Show for the WCF

  Find out more
• 02^nd (Sun)

  Four new Liverymen Clothed at December Court Meeting

  Starts: 3:00pm

  Details: New Liverymen join the Company

  Find out more

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November 2018

• 06^th (Tue)

  Lincolnshire Dinner in Honour of the new Master

  Venue: Hemswell Court

  Details: Liverymen and alumni met in Lincolnshire to celebrate the appointment of Rosie Carne to the position of Master

  Find out more

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October 2018

• 09^th (Tue)

  Ms Rosie Carne installed as the new Master

  Venue: St Bartholomew the Great and Haberdashers' Hall

  Starts: 9:00am

  Details: Harvest thanksgiving service and the Installation of the new Master followed by the October Livery Luncheon

  Find out more
• 04^th (Thu)

  NFU selects eight young farmers to star in the WCF Lord Mayor's Show entry

  Details: NFU supporting the Company at the Lord Mayor's Show

  Find out more
• 04^th (Thu)

  The Reverend Dr Gordon Gatwood wins the Farmers Weekly Lifetime Achievement Award

  Find out more
• 01^st (Mon)

  2018 Election of Lord Mayor

  Venue: Guildhall and Farmers & Fletchers' Hall

  Starts: 11:00am

  Details: City Livery Companies Common Hall and Election of the new Lord Mayor of London

  Find out more

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September 2018

• 17^th (Mon)

  2018 Masters & Clerks Luncheon at Farmers & Fletchers' Hall

  Venue: Farmers & Fletcher's Hall

  Starts: 12:00pm

  Details: Our annual opportunity to entertain and educate the Masters and Clerks of other Liveries, about our Company, our aims and our activities

  Find out more
• 09^th (Sun)

  Middlesex Wing Air Cadets - Field Day and Review

  Venue: RAF Northolt

  Details: The Company was well represented at the 2018 Middlesex Wing's Annual Field Day

  Find out more

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July 2018

• 02^nd (Mon)

  until

  03^nd (Tue)

  2018 Master's Summer Visit

  Venue: Bowood Estate - Wiltshire

  Details: The Master arranges a Livery visit to Bowood House and East Wick Farm in Wiltshire

  Find out more

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June 2018

• 20^th (Wed)

  2018 Surrey Docks Farm visit

  Details: The Livery visits Surrey Docks Farm to see the new developments

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• 18^th (Mon)

  until

  18^th (Mon)

  Livery and City Familiarisation day

  Venue: Farmers and Fletchers' Hall

  Starts: 10:30am

  Details: A wonderful day of insight and fascination in the City of London

  Find out more
• 05^th (Tue)

  2018 June Court Meeting & Livery luncheon

  Venue: Farmers & Fletchers' Hall

  Details: Mid-year Court and Livery luncheon

  Find out more

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May 2018

• 16^th (Wed)

  White Book goes live!

  Details: The website now provides members of the WCF access to a live version of the Current Membership list

  Find out more
• 08^th (Tue)

  Festival of the Sons and Friends of the Clergy

  Venue: St Paul's Cathedral

  Details: An event at St Paul's event in support of the clergy

  Find out more

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April 2018

• 11^th (Wed)

  2018 Worshipful Company of Farmers Agricultural Lecture and Dinner

  Venue: Plaisterers' Hall

  Starts: 6:00pm

  Details: The Annual Livery Lecture and Black Tie Dinner

  Find out more

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March 2018

• 21^st (Wed)

  Commemorate, Celebrate, Inspire - our visit to RAF Waddington during the RAF's Centenary year

  Venue: RAF Waddington

  Details: Members of the Company are invited to spend a day at our affiliate station RAF Waddington

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• 06^th (Tue)

  Alastair Martin - Secretary and Keeper of Records at the Duchy of Cornwall speaks at March luncheon

  Venue: Farmers & Fletchers' Hall

  Details: Spring Court meeting and Livery luncheon held at Farmers & Fletchers Hall

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• 05^th (Mon)

  Alice Raynor takes another step towards becoming a Liveryman

  Venue: Chamberlain's Court

  Details: Becoming a Liveryman through servitude is a largely symbolic and historical route - Alice Raynor is following it diligently

  Find out more

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February 2018

• 28^th (Wed)

  2018 City Food Lecture

  Venue: Guildhall

  Starts: 5:30pm

  Details: The Annual City Livery Companies' Food Lecture

  Find out more
• 13^th (Tue)

  Wet and windy at the 2018 Inter-Livery Pancake Race

  Starts: 12:00pm

  Details: The Farmer's team bravely battled the wind, the rain and recalcitrant pancakes in Guildhall Yard

  Find out more
• 08^th (Thu)

  WCF visit to New Holland in Basildon

  Details: After a very successful partnership at the LMS the Company were invited to visit the New Holland factory in Basildon

  Find out more
• 05^th (Mon)

  It wasn't all classroom work at the 2018 Challenge of Rural Leadership

  Details: Delegates lucky enough to be selected for the 2018 Challenge of Rural Leadership - say it was life changing

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January 2018

• 17^th (Wed)

  Ex CLA President - David Fursdon principle guest at the 2018 WCF Annual Livery Banquet

  Venue: Stationers' Hall

  Details: The Company's annual white tie banquet

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November 2017

• 11^th (Sat)

  Farmers at the Lord Mayor's Show

  Venue: City of London

  Details: The WCF supported by the NFU and New Holland in the Lord Mayor's Parade

  Find out more

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October 2017

• 10^th (Tue)

  2017 Court and Installation Luncheon

  Venue: Haberdashers Hall

  Details: The installation of the new Master

  Find out more
• 07^th (Sat)

  Master makes award at Westminster Dragoons Annual Dinner

  Details: Master makes award at the 98th Annual Dinner of the Westminster Dragoons Regimental Association

  Find out more

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September 2017

• 29^th (Fri)

  2017 Election of the Lord Mayor of London

  Details: An 'All Liveries' - Common Hall at the Guildhall, followed by lunch at Farmers & Fletchers' Hall

  Find out more
• 24^th (Sun)

  2017 Annual Livery Sheep Drive

  Venue: London Bridge

  Details: The Woolmens' charity sheep drive over London Bridge

  Find out more
• 18^th (Mon)

  2017 Masters & Clerks Luncheon

  Venue: Farmers & Fletchers' Hall

  Details: The Annual WCF Luncheon for Masters and Clerks of the City Livery Companies

  Find out more

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July 2017

• 03^rd (Mon)

  until

  04^rd (Tue)

  The 2017 Master's Summer Outing

  Venue: Nocton Estate and Belvoir Estate & Castle

  Details: A fascinating and inspiring visit to two exceptional venues in the Master's home county of Lincolnshire

  Find out more

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June 2017

• 23^rd (Fri)

  until

  24^rd (Sat)

  Heritage Skills Festival

  Venue: Lincoln Cathedral

  Details: Celebrating the life of the City of London Livery Companies

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• 06^th (Tue)

  June 2017 Court & Livery Luncheon

  Venue: Farmers and Fletchers' Hall

  Details: Reporting on a very successful couple of days for the Company.

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• 05^th (Mon)

  until

  05^th (Mon)

  Health and Wellbeing Forum

  Venue: Farmers & Fletchers' Hall

  Details: The Master hosts an important, national workshop on the topic of mental health in farming at Farmers & Fletchers' Hall

• 02^nd (Fri)

  City Dip 2017

  Venue: Golden Lane Sort and Fitness Pool

  Details: Details of the 2017 City Dip

  Find out more

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April 2017

• 12^th (Wed)

  2017 Agricultural Lecture & Dinner

  Venue: Plaisterers' Hall

  Details: An opportunity for Liverymen and Alumni of WCF courses to get together with friends and guests

  Find out more
• 10^th (Mon)

  WCF Dissertation Prize Award at City University of London

  Venue: City University London

  Details: Martin Odegard wins WCF prize

  Find out more

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March 2017

• 07^th (Tue)

  Sainsbury's Judith Batchelar speaks at the March Livery Luncheon

  Venue: Farmers & Fletchers Hall

  Details: March Court and Livery Luncheon

  Find out more

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February 2017

• 28^th (Tue)

  Flipping good effort but no prizes at 2017 Inter-Livery Pancake Race

  Venue: Guildhall Yard

  Details: The annual pancake race held in the Guildhall Courtyard

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• 21^st (Tue)

  Reconnecting with consumers theme at 2017 City Food Lecture

  Venue: Guildhall

  Details: Multi Food Livery sponsored event at the Guildhall

  Find out more
• 01^st (Wed)

  Oxford Farming Conference Report

  Details: Feedback from our OFC delegates

  Find out more

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January 2017

• 19^th (Thu)

  until

  20^th (Thu)

  8th Inter-livery Ski Championships

  Venue: Morzine, France

  Details: The 8th Inter-lIvery Ski Competition

  Find out more
• 17^th (Tue)

  The 2017 Worshipful Company of Farmers Annual Banquet

  Venue: Goldsmiths'Hall, Foster Lane, London, EC2V 6BN

  Starts: 6:30pm

  Details: The Annual Livery Banquet

  Find out more

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December 2016

• 10^th (Sat)

  Celebration of British Livestock in the City of London

  Venue: St Paul's Cathedral

  Details: Fund raising event for the City Farms

  Find out more
• 06^th (Tue)

  Common Hall and Christmas Luncheon

  Venue: Fishmongers Hall, London Bridge, London, EC4R 9EL

  Starts: 10:30am

  Details: Tuesday December 6th 2016 Common Hall and Christmas Luncheon at Fishmongers Hall

  Find out more

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November 2016

• 19^th (Sat)

  Read the WCF Autumn Newsletter online - now

  Details: Release of the latest edition of the newsletter

  Find out more
• 12^th (Sat)

  Lord Mayor's Show

  Venue: London

  Details: WCF at the 2016 Lord Mayor's Show

  Find out more

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October 2016

• 11^th (Tue)

  Harvest Festival, Installation Ceremony and Livery Luncheon 2016

  Venue: Haberdashers Hall

  Details: Installation of new Master and luncheon

  Find out more

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September 2016

• 25^th (Sun)

  Annual Livery Sheep Drive

  Venue: London Bridge

  Starts: 11:07am

  Details: An opportunity to exercise the right of Freemen to drive sheep over London Bridge

  Find out more
• 20^th (Tue)

  Visit to the Surrey Docks Farm

  Venue: Surrey Docks Farm

  Details: Representatives of the Company visit Surrey Docks Farm

  Find out more
• 19^th (Mon)

  Masters & Clerks Luncheon

  Venue: Farmers & Fletcher's Hall

  Details: Masters and their Clerks attend lunch at Farmers & Fletcher's Hall

  Find out more

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