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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Master Richard Charlesworth MVO
Master’s message September 2025
Hello fellow Coachmakers! Here goes my first Master’s message of the year. The Election Court took place, as our charter requires, on 1st September. Traditionally, we hold the Court meeting and dinner at Tallow Chandlers, and the service of Thanksgiving […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Assistant Lyn Litchfield
A letter from the Editor – September 2025
Dear readers, As summer fades and the City begins to gather pace once again, September marks the beginning of a new Livery year. In the Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers, we find ourselves not only at the […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 The Clerk Lt Col Craig Hallatt
Clerk’s notes – September 2025
As we begin the new livery year I wanted to bring you a more connected, yet relevant article in this month’s Coachlines. I thought there must be something that has influenced my life – as I have earlier discussed music […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 The Clerk Lt Col Craig Hallatt
In memory – Liveryman Philip Caine
Liveryman Philip Caine, who died last December, became a Coachmaker in 2010, introduced by his great City chum Gerry Clark. He used to joke that his best qualification for the Company was through his wife Francesca who started her working […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Assistant Sir Kevin Leeson
A message from the Chair of the Membership Committee
Having previously served as Deputy Chair of the Membership Committee, it was a privilege to be asked by the Master to take over as Chair from the start of the 2025/26 Livery year. As I do so, I would like […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Liveryman Simon Gurney
The Coachmakers visit Duxford
A small group of Coachmakers, including IPM Steve Fitz-Gerald, visited Imperial War Museum Duxford on 31st July. Members were met at 10.30am by the splendid Mick Child and taken to the AirSpace exhibition, where we heard an interesting talk on […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Assistant Nick Lyford
A royal day out at Hampton Court Concours
On 6th September a group of fellow Coachmakers, joined by several of the Distillers’ Livery Car Club, attended the Hampton Court Concours of Elegance event in the beautiful palace grounds. This has become an annual outing for us, but this […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Liveryman Andrew Blatherwick
Arkwright Awards’ scholar completes work experience at RVL Aviation
Pranay Shah, one of our Arkwright Awards’ scholars sponsored by the Coachmakers, has recently completed a week’s work experience at RVL Aviation at East Midlands Airport. Pranay clearly impressed the team at RVL – the following report from Jackie Welburn, […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Chibuzo Victor Chimeka
Scholarship winner on the next step to an engineering career
Chibuzo Victor Chimeka, a previous winner of the Coachmakers’ Sir Frederick Handley Page Scholarship, has recently graduated from Brunel University with an MEng in Aerospace Engineering. He recently posted the following on LinkedIn. First of all, I would like to […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Liveryman Alastair Boyes
A successful game shoot
The Coachmakers’ game shooting day of the 2025/26 season took place at the Teffont Magna estate in Wiltshire on 10th September. The day consisted of four drives shot by a team of eight guns. The team was made up of […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Assistant Roger Woodbridge
Inaugural City Livery sailing challenge
Coachmakers gallantly battled the weather in the Solent together with 11 other Livery Companies for the inaugural sailing challenge held at Seaview Yacht Club, Isle of Wight on Saturday 20th September 2025. The Princess Royal Challenge Cup was held to […]
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Coachlines - September 2025
26.09.25 Honorary Assistant David Barrett
A road less travelled: Bergen, Norway
Last month an enjoyable sea cruise was undertaken to explore Norway’s west coast fjords. Norway has more than 1,000 distinct fjords – did you know that the longest of these very deep waterways, Sognefjord, stretches more than 200km inland? Our […]
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