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Coachlines - April 2022
25.04.22 Honorary Assistant Lesley Upham
Pollinating London Together
At the Pollinating London Together dinner at Grocers’ Hall in September 2021 a stirring after dinner speech was delivered by Horticulturalist, Broadcaster, and Writer David Domoney. The organisation is now delighted to share a new video from David, where he […]
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Coachlines - April 2022
20.04.22 Liveryman Christopher Tate
Smarten up – it’s nearly Concours time
It’s time to start planning your summer party outfits and polishing your classic car. Coachmakers and the classic summer car Concours d’Elegance have built up a lovely tradition over recent years, and this is your advance notice that our friends […]
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Coachlines - March 2022
30.03.22 The Master Sarah Sillars OBE
Master’s message March 2022
Hello and welcome to this month’s Master’s message. Ukraine continues to dominate our headlines and the humanitarian crisis is tragic. Our thoughts are with all all those directly or indirectly affected. The Coachmakers as a company, has received unstinting support […]
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Coachlines - March 2022
30.03.22 The Clerk
An appeal on behalf of Ukraine
At the Automotive Industry Dinner on 24th March 2022, the Master invited all those attending to make a donation towards the relief effort in support of Ukraine. With Gift Aid, a total of £1,595 was collected which will be handed […]
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Coachlines - March 2022
30.03.22 Liveryman Samuel Gervais
A tribute to Sir Michael Marshall
On the evening of Wednesday 16th February in the wonderful setting of London’s Royal Aeronautical Society, Liverymen, and distinguished guests, including Sir Michael Marshall’s widow, Lady Sybil, Marshall of Cambridge board members, and others connected to the firm, came together […]
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Coachlines - March 2022
30.03.22 Liveryman Chris Mann
Coachlines podcast March 2022
In this month’s podcast, brought to you by IBIS, we bring you the chance to hear Air Marshal Richard Knighton’s tribute to Sir Michael Marshall, an uplifting, inspiring lecture that he gave recently at our event at the Royal Aeronautical Society.
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Coachlines - March 2022
30.03.22 The Clerk
Clerk’s Notes – March 2022
The time has come when my big books of nautical nonsense have failed to inspire me to share with you the details of an event in history that happened on the same date that this Coachlines edition is published. It […]
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Coachlines - March 2022
30.03.22 Past Master Gerry Bunn CBE
No 10 Squadron Royal Air Force and the Falklands Conflict
The Coachmakers’ various Service affiliations will be represented at the Banquet this year and some of the elements that make up the Commando Helicopter Force and RAF Brize Norton were both actively involved in the conflict in 1982. However, before […]
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Coachlines - March 2022
30.03.22 Senior Warden Julian Leach
A rewarding evening at The Automotive Dinner
As The Master pointed out in her speech, this was the first Automotive Dinner for three years. Normally a popular stalwart of our calendar, the Automotive Dinner in 2020 was unceremoniously cancelled by the pandemic’s first lockdown, but now we […]
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Coachlines - March 2022
30.03.22 Liveryman John Blauth
Success for Coachmaker apprentice
Pictured above: Stephen Gomm (left) being awarded his apprenticeship certificate by Xtrac CEO Adrian Moore We have kept in touch with, and supported where possible, Stephen Gomm, apprentice at Xtrac, for some time. Now he has come to the end […]
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Coachlines - March 2022
30.03.22 Liveryman John Knightley
Livery visit to France – 23rd-26th May 2022
We have arranged a visit to France, to the Chateau de Vaux le Vicomte, a 17th century masterpiece designed by Louis le Vau for Nicholas Fouquet, Louis XIV’s Superintendent de Finances. Fouquet had ambitions to become First Minister but Jean-Baptiste […]
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Coachlines - March 2022
30.03.22 Liveryman Richard Pugh
Behind the scenes at Morgan Car Company
On 7th March the Master was joined by 15 Coachmakers for a visit to The Morgan Car Company in Malvern, Worcestershire, with several of the group having arrived the day before to explore the nearby area and the wonderful Malvern […]
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