Coachlines
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Coachlines - August 2023
28.08.23 Liveryman Alastair Boyes
Shoot goes off with a bang
The Atkin Grant & Lang Shooting School, hosted a small team of Coachmakers and friends on the morning of 29th July. The team shot 100 targets over a range of sporting stands with more than a bit of banter. Lunch […]
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Coachlines - July 2023
27.07.23 The Clerk
Clerk’s Notes July 2023
This edition of Clerk’s Notes is a bit shorter than normal because it has been written at the desk of Room 7 of the Hawse Inn at South Queensferry looking out over the Forth Rail Bridge that spans the Firth […]
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Coachlines - July 2023
27.07.23 Liveryman Roger Woodbridge
Carriage driving with a royal blessing
What could be a better way to spend a Sunday than watching or taking part in the British Driving Society’s premier yearly event at Windsor Great Park? The answer is the country’s finest amateur coaches and their magnificent horses parading […]
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Coachlines - July 2023
27.07.23 Liveryman Simon Gurney
The Coachmakers visit to The Netherlands 25th-28th April
Liveryman John Knightley arranged another wonderful trip, this time to Gouda in Holland, when 23 members, including the Master, made their way to an excellent hotel in the middle of this lovely medieval town on Tuesday 25th April for a […]
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Coachlines - July 2023
27.07.23 Assistant Eric Wallbank
Haribos and rivets
How do we interest young people in careers in engineering, the lifeblood of the automotive and aerospace industries? One way is to take part in careers fairs, where members of the Livery can engage directly with young people at the […]
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Coachlines - July 2023
27.07.23 Steward Neil Sheath
Aerospace awards 2023 open for applications
The Aerospace Awards Committee is pleased to announce that our university scholarships and the engineering scholarships are again open for applications from 1st September 2023. The awards are by open application by anyone under the age of 35, subject to […]
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Coachlines - July 2023
27.07.23 Hon Assistant Lesley Upham
An Orkney odyssey
As this month’s Coachlines is published those intrepid travellers who took part in the Master’s road trip to Orkney will be wending their way back down the length of the British Isles, full of stories of courage and derring do […]
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Coachlines - July 2023
27.07.23 Assistant Graeme Hunt
Join us for the autumn golf meet at Tandridge Golf Club 2023
Join us for the Autumn Meeting at Tandridge Golf Club on Thursday 28th September 2023, an annual fixture between our Company, Leathersellers, Ironmongers and Drapers. It’s a very gentle fixture and whilst there are prizes the day is more about enjoying […]
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Coachlines - June 2023
28.06.23 The Master Julian Leach
Master’s message: If The Master’s medal could talk….
Although it is very busy at the moment, the summer months will quieten down towards the end of July, and I may even be able to think about a holiday. The thought of handing the Master’s badge over to my […]
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Coachlines - June 2023
28.06.23 The Clerk
Clerk’s Notes – June 2023
I shall not be shy: the Coachmakers’ Banquet 2023 was a resounding success. More details are in the separate report featured in this edition but for those who want to see the photographic evidence of a splendid evening’s entertainment now […]
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Coachlines - June 2023
28.06.23 Steward Neil Sheath
Aerospace Aerotron Award
Pictured above: Aaron MacLeod On 23rd May three Coachmakers attended the head office of Aerotron to select a young engineer to be sponsored to take their Part 66 aircraft engineer licence. Aerotron generously hosted the selection day as well as […]
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Coachlines - June 2023
28.06.23 The Clerk
The Coachmakers’ Banquet – Celebrating British Success during 100 Years of the Le Mans 24 Hours Race
“Brilliant.” “…..like a West End production…..” “….extremely well organised….” “A truly great evening…..” “…..I enjoyed the pomp & circumstance of it immensely…..” “Brilliantly organised and executed, it was indeed a night to remember.” The words above are a small selection […]
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