Declarations January 2023

On Friday 27th January 2023, we held a Declaration Ceremony held off the HQS Wellington for the first time in many years. We are thankful to the Company of Watermen and Lightermen for allowing us to use their beautiful hall.

We welcomed: Mr Robert Wilkinson as a Freeman; Mr Robert Hickman; Commander James Nisbet; Mrs Emma Williams; and Mr Charlie Rutter as Members. We also welcomed Mr Matthew Goble, Mr Scott Crawford, Mr James Cagna and Miss Katie Hargreaves as Associates who have entered into our Company's Mentoring Scheme.

(Left to Right: Assistant Clerk, Bill Collier; Mr James Cagna; Miss Katie Hargreaves; Mr Robert Wilkinson; Immediate Past Master, Commander Les Chapman; Mr Charlie Rutter; Mr Juvenal Shiundu;the Master, Captain Robin Batt;Mr Rodney Lingard;Senior Warden, Captain Geoff English; Mr Robert Hickman;Mrs Alice Williams; Mr Matthew Goble; Mr Scott Crawford; Commander James Nisbet; and The Learned Clerk, Scott Hanlon).

We also 'cloathed' into Livery, Mr Rodney Lingard and Mr Juvenal Shiundu.

(Left to Right: Senior Warden, Captain Geoff English; Mr Juvenal Shiundu;the Master, Captain Robin Batt; Mr Rodney Lingard;and The Learned Clerk, Scott Hanlon).

We also had the opportunity to welcome Mrs Emma Williams as a Member within the Honourable Company; being a rare occassion to have both partners as Members of the Company.

(Left to Right: Immidiate Past Master, Commander Les Chapman; Mrs Emma Williams;the Master, Captain Robin Batt; Captain Christopher Williams).