The Worshipful Company of Coachmakers & Coach Harness Makers of London

The results from the quarter October to December 2010 – Subscriptions and Prizes Q4 PDF

As we rapidly approach the Christmas period, it is hard to believe that another year is nearly over. In that time we’ve endured severe snowfall, volcanic ash clouds, humanitarian relief and a demanding Strategic Defence and Security Review. However, for me the most significant change has been the formation of the AT/AAR Force Headquarters. An organisation that is doing a wonderful job of pro-actively managing the combined Fleets of both Brize and Lyneham, ensuring that our crews are properly trained and equipped for operations. We will amalgamate with the C130 Force to form a new ‘AT/AAR Force’ with a population of some 7,000 personnel and over 50 aircraft.

RAF Brize Norton will emerge from this transformation as a base that is almost unique within the RAF; both in terms of its size, the capability that it offers and the diversity of its many Units.

On behalf of everyone at RAF Brize Norton, I should like to thank the Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers of London for all the support that you have provided RAF Brize Norton over the last year and wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Station Commander Group Captain Dom Stamp

We arrived on a fine misty September morning and the day just got better and better.

Please read Chris Moyles’ report on the day by clicking on the following link: The RAF Visit to Brize Norton

The results from the quarter July to Sept 2010 -

The 100 Club is a key source of income for our Charity Fund. All Liverymen are encouraged to join. Please contact Liveryman John Pearl for more information.

Subscriptions and Prizes Q3

Results from the quarter April to June 2010 -

The 100 Club is a key source of income for our Charity Fund. All Liverymen are encouraged to join. Please contact Liveryman John Pearl for more information.

Subscriptions and Prizes Q2

• First prize £323 – Roger Earl
• Second prize £161 – John Glasswell

Have you joined the 100 Club yet? Full details in Notices & News on this site.

Wing Commander Andy Green, guest speaker at our Aerospace Dinner, will shortly attempt to beat his Land Speed Record and reach 1000 miles per hour.

For background about the project, and to see the video footage of work so far, please visit: http://www.bloodhoundssc.com

Dear Fellow Coachmakers,

During last year the Master advised me he wished to restructure the Livery’s charity work, including the establishment of a Charity Policy Committee. This new committee will be responsible for raising and distributing charitable funds within an agreed overall policy. The Master asked me to take on the chairmanship of the committee and I was delighted to accept his invitation.

As a reflection of the importance of the greater focus on charitable activities, the members of the committee are all senior members of the Livery.

Over the next few months it is planned to increase our fund raising activities with several new initiatives. As you will know, the first of these, the Annual Award for Industry, took place at the Guildhall recently. If you attended I am sure that you would agree that the Gala Evening was a great success and most enjoyable with proceeds going to the Master’s chosen charity of Help for Heroes and the Livery Charity Fund.

An initiative, which I would particularly draw to your attention at this time, is the establishment of a Coachmakers 100 Club. It is my wish to commence this fund raising activity during July with the first draw being made during October. The planned rules of operation and application form are attached.

The monthly payment is £10 with the opportunity of both quarterly and annual prizes. The Livery Charity Fund will benefit by £6000 per annum from a successful scheme. Our colleague John Pearl will be administering the 100 Club on a day to day basis and I would ask you to forward the completed form to him.

I will be writing to advise you of the other initiatives as and when they occur. In the meanwhile the Charity Policy Committee and I look forward to your active support for the above.

Yours sincerely,

Graham Cole CBE
Chairman of the Charity Policy Committee