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Coachlines - July 2021
09.07.21 Liveryman Lyn Litchfield
Sporting news and events
SAVE THE DATE – Inter-Livery Tennis Competition The Feltmakers’ Inter-Livery Tennis Competition will be held on Monday 13th September 2021 at the Hurlingham Club at 11am. The competition is open to teams of two mixed pairs from each Company. The […]
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Coachlines - July 2021
09.07.21 Liveryman Rakesh Sharma OBE
CEO of SMMT shares automotive insight during Holmes Noble webinar
On 15th June the Coachmakers, in association with Holmes Noble Ltd (HN) held a free webinar as part of the Livery’s ‘charging the pipeline’ initiative to increase the number and diversity of potential Liverymen. The event featured Coachmaker Freeman Mike […]
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Coachlines - July 2021
09.07.21 The Master Sarah J Adams-Diffey
Prescott Hill Climb School – Wednesday 9th June 2021
A magical day at Prescott organised by Liveryman Richard Pugh was shared by nine Coachmakers and Chairman of the Livery of Distillers’ Car Club Richard Watling. The weather was glorious, not a cloud in the sky. The Bugatti Owners Club, […]
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Coachlines - July 2021
09.07.21 The Clerk
Charity fundraising thermometer
The total so far raised for the Coachmakers’ Charitable Fund from this Livery Year stands at £18,878.50. Thank you for your generous donations.
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Coachlines - June 2021
03.06.21 The Master Sarah Jane Adams-Diffey
Master’s message June 2021
The Master Coachmaker Sarah Jane Adams-Diffey brings you her message for June.
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Coachlines - June 2021
03.06.21 The Clerk
Clerk’s Notes – June 2021
Throughout much of the 17th century, political unrest and economic competition across Europe often led to disputes being settled by force of arms; none more so than between the English and the Dutch. During the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the 4th […]
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Coachlines - June 2021
03.06.21 Liveryman John Boyes, Charity Committee member - Automotive Heritage
The Master visits Heritage Skills Academy
In May, The Master and Liveryman John Boyes were invited to visit the Heritage Skills Academy (HSA) at Bicester Heritage and HSA’s sister training operation at the iconic Brooklands site – the birthplace of British motorsport and aviation. The Livery […]
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Coachlines - June 2021
03.06.21 Liverymen Lyn Litchfield
Sporting club news & events
Pictured above: Tandridge Golf Club Coachmakers’ partridge day – only two pegs left A Coachmakers’ livery game shoot has been organised for an early day’s partridge shooting at the Withington Estate on 2nd September 2021. It will be a 150-bird […]
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Coachlines - June 2021
03.06.21 The Clerk
The late Sir Roger Gifford
Sir Roger Gifford succumbed to a long-term illness and died on 25th May at only 65 years. As well as serving as Lord Mayor in 2012/13 and still being a serving Alderman, Sir Roger was a Past Master Musician (2016/17) […]
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Coachlines - June 2021
03.06.21 Liveryman Mike Goggin
Find fellowship and share skills in a shed
There I was one Saturday morning in October 2019, walking along Hampstead Road on the southern side of Dorking. I glanced across the road at the attractive but unused church building and I noticed a change to the signage – […]
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Coachlines - June 2021
03.06.21 The Clerk
Coachmakers’ fundraising thermometer update
The total so far raised for the Coachmakers’ Charitable Fund from this Livery Year stands at £18,878.50, which includes £11,712.50 raised from the Coachmakers’ Charity Challenge. Thank you for your generous donations.
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Coachlines - June 2021
03.06.21 Honorary Assistant Lesley Upham, Editor Coachlines
It’s membership profile update time
As we roll into summer, I am looking towards the autumn when we will be publishing the next edition of The Coachmaker. As usual at this time of year, I would like to ask you to dive into the ‘Edit […]
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