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Coachlines - October 2020
04.10.20 Liveryman Richard Robinson
60 minutes with Group Captain Emily Flynn OBE ADC RAF
The 15th September 2020 marked the 80th anniversary of Battle of Britain – the day in 1940 that the RAF claimed victory over the German Luftwaffe, and arguably the most important victory during WW2. To commemorate the occasion Coachmakers were […]
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Coachlines - October 2020
04.10.20 Commando Helicopter Force
Delivering Royal Marines – differently
847 Naval Air Squadron is part of the Commando Helicopter Force based at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset. Elements of the Squadron with their Commando Wildcat (BRH) helicopters are currently on board RFA Lyme Bay participating in LRGX (Littoral Response Group (Experimentation)). […]
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Coachlines - October 2020
04.10.20 Commando Helicopter Force
Joe goes the extra mile
Petty Officer Joe Gibbs (pictured above) committed to joining the Great North Run this year, and even when the UK event was cancelled and his Squadron then deployed overseas, he would not be stopped. As an aircrewman with 845 Naval […]
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Coachlines - October 2020
04.10.20 Lord Mayor of London
A word from the Lord Mayor
The latest bulletin from the Lord Mayor can be read here. Election of the Lord Mayor – 29th September 2020 The Lord Mayor has also asked that his thanks be conveyed to all the Livery following his election for a […]
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Coachlines - October 2020
04.10.20 Liveryman Christopher Tate
Sunny September days at Hampton Court Concours
Pictured above from left: Liveryman Hugh Conway, Liveryman John Worth, Master Sarah Jane Adams-Diffey, Liveryman Simon Diffey, Liveryman Roger Woodbridge, Gary Axon, motoring journalist & motorsport Press and PR Manager at Goodwood, Angela Hucke, Bugatti racer & Curator of the […]
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Coachlines - October 2020
04.10.20 Liveryman Roger Woodbridge
A glorious Goodwood outing
On a perfect autumnal morning 10 bold and brave Liverymen gathered at the Jackie Stewart Centre to ‘sign on’ followed by coffee from the ‘Horse Box’ crafted by the barista Saskia. Many Liverymen had overcome dramas just getting to the […]
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Coachlines - October 2020
04.10.20 Liveryman Mike Goggin
D-Day landing craft’s voyage home
This is about Landing Craft 7074 but first, let me tell you about another secret on the Hampshire coast, writes Liveryman Mike Goggin. Late March 2020 and lockdown properly arrived. Working from home became the new norm forced upon the […]
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Coachlines - September 2020
30.09.20 Past Master Group Captain Marcus Wills CVO OBE
Sir Geoffrey De Havilland Scholarship awarded
Although for obvious reasons we have been unable to complete the great majority of our aerospace university awards this year, I am delighted to report that the Coachmakers Sir Geoffrey De Havilland Scholarship selection has been completed, albeit virtually and […]
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Coachlines - September 2020
06.09.20 Master Sarah Jane Adams-Diffey
Master’s message September 2020
Our new Master Sarah Jane Adams-Diffey delivers her first monthly message from the Culture Trust in front of a backdrop from the Mossman Carriage Collection. More details of the wide range of events at the Trust can be found at: […]
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Coachlines - September 2020
06.09.20 The Clerk
Clerk’s notes September 2020
A new Livery Year brings a new Master, a Court with new faces included and a number of changes to the various office holders as the Court progression moves on. And so it was that in accordance with the Charter […]
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Coachlines - September 2020
06.09.20 Liveryman John Kendall
George develops heritage skills thanks to Coachmakers’ bursary
Two apprentices studying the Heritage Engineering Technician Apprenticeship programmes at Heritage Skills Academy based at Bicester Heritage and Brooklands Motor Museum, and the Marches Centre of Manufacturing and Technology (MCMT) in Bridgnorth respectively are supported by Coachmaker bursaries. George Barrett […]
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Coachlines - September 2020
06.09.20 Honorary Assistant Lesley Upham, Editor Coachlines
Save the date
For those of you dusting down your diaries ready for the autumn, the link below will take you through to a selection of not to be missed events arranged by the Livery Committee. Some will tempt you out through your […]
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