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Coachlines - March 2020
20.03.20 The Clerk
Livery talking points
This article covers talking points that might help when you talk about the Livery. We have all been asked questions by non-members about our own Livery Company or other Livery Companies. Those questions often demonstrate that many people outside the […]
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Coachlines - March 2020
20.03.20 Steve Fitz-Gerald
Calling all Coachmakers – help us charge the membership pipeline
In 2019 the Membership Committee welcomed 32 new members to the Coachmakers. This year we have already started to make progress towards our target of engaging 26 new members into our historic Livery. Now we need your help! We are […]
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Coachlines - March 2020
20.03.20 Evening Standard, 20th February 2020
BA apprentice goes the extra mile
A young British Airways’ apprentice has won praise on social media after helping with a customer’s Valentine’s Day travel plans, reports the Evening Standard. Daniel Thompson, 19, from Ruislip, a BA customer service agent, said he was “just doing his […]
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Coachlines - March 2020
20.03.20 Past Master Martin Payne
Concorde – a tribute to an iconic aircraft
On 50th anniversary of Concorde, writes Past Master Martin Payne, looking back, some might suggest that it all began with Barnes Wallis. At the end of WW2, Barnes Wallis, who worked for Vickers Aviation at Brooklands, was already thinking about […]
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Coachlines - February 2020
04.02.20 The Clerk
Clerk’s Briefing – February 2020
With Christmas and the New Year now a fading image in the rear view mirror of 2020 and almost half of this Livery year gone, the natural environment surrounding the Old Barn seems to have been fooled by the unseasonal […]
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Coachlines - February 2020
04.02.20 The Clerk
How do you describe the Livery?
The Coachmakers’ Company is one of 110 Livery Companies of the City of London. Each Livery Company is unique, and this can make it difficult to talk about the Livery overall. How do you describe these Companies with their different […]
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Coachlines - February 2020
04.02.20 Sharon Pink
It’s now easier to update your membership profile
We recently asked everyone to update or reconfirm their details for the members’ Directory, and introduced some new information fields, including asking you to enter your date of birth. We had a few queries about that! It isn’t just that […]
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Coachlines - February 2020
04.02.20 Asst Sarah Holt and Hon Asst John Blauth
Charity at the Coachmakers
The Livery has conducted a full review of our charitable activities with a view to raising the profile of what we do, adding focus and vision, and developing our charitable work in a significant and meaningful way, consistent with our […]
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Coachlines - February 2020
04.02.20 The Clerk
Coachmakers Banquet 2020 – save the date
The Coachmakers’ Banquet this year will be held at Guildhall on Thursday 28th May 2020. This year’s event will celebrate 100 years of Bentley Motors. To mark the occasion the Guildhall Yard will host a display of Bentley motor cars […]
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Coachlines - February 2020
04.02.20 Liverymen Richard Pugh and Christopher Tate
Going to the Race Retro show?
Liverymen Richard Pugh and Christopher Tate invite you to join them at the Race Retro classic car show at Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth on Friday 21st February. They would enjoy meeting up with fellow Coachmakers, having a chat and a cheerful […]
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Coachlines - February 2020
04.02.20 Past Master Martin Payne
The connected car – is it the future?
Past Master Martin Payne considers the future of motoring with an ever-increasing population, and asks the following questions: Climate change – have we reached the point of no return? Are our basic freedoms and driving pleasures being eroded? Does everything […]
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Coachlines - February 2020
04.02.20 Past Master Martin Payne
Winter Court Dinner 2020
The Winter Court Dinner took place at Watermens’ Hall on 23rd January, but before we squeezed into the cosy dining room, we had the usual Court Meeting to cover business, accept applications for membership and clothe Freemen in the Livery. […]
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