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Coachlines - March 2024
29.03.24 Renter Warden David Barrett
Congratulations to the presumptive Lord Mayor
Congratulations to Alderman Alastair King DL, Liveryman Coachmaker and Lord Mayor presumptive 2024-25 (subject to election), who was married on Saturday 9th March to his fiancée Florence Walker. The ceremony took place at St Lawrence Jewry and was supported by […]
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Coachlines - March 2024
29.03.24 Assistant Eric Wallbank
Inspiring young minds at the London Careers Festival 2024
The Coachmakers recently took part in the annual Livery Careers Fair, which gives Livery Companies the opportunity to connect with students from schools in the Greater London area to inform, engage and enthuse them about careers in our core trades […]
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Coachlines - March 2024
29.03.24 Steward Neil Sheath
Aerospace university award winners announced
The latest aerospace university awards for the current livery year have been made and the students have all received their award funds which will make a real difference in helping them to complete their projects and their studies to a […]
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Coachlines - March 2024
29.03.24 Honorary Assistant Lesley Upham
Fundraising – the ball has started to roll
Following our Coachlines update last month the Fundraising Committee has been busy commencing the first tranche of contact activities. Members received a letter, an email and fundraising leaflet from the Master. This communication was followed by a call from a […]
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Coachlines - March 2024
29.03.24 Liveryman Richard Haycocks
Shuttleworth Festival of Flight – a day out for all the family – 30th June 2024
The Shuttleworth Collection is the proud home of a variety of airworthy aircraft, including the world’s oldest aircraft and the oldest British aircraft still flying today. It is also the home of a great collection of iconic racers, warbirds, civilian […]
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Coachlines - March 2024
29.03.24 Liveryman Simon Gurney
Swan Upping on the Thames
A date for your diary: Tuesday 17th July 2024. Come and join us for a historic tradition on the River Thames. Guests are welcome. More the merrier. The tradition of Swan Upping has its roots in the 15th century when […]
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Coachlines - March 2024
29.03.24 Liveryman Alastair Boyes
A grand day out at Honisberie
The Honesberie Shooting School in Warwickshire hosted a small team of Coachmakers and friends on the morning of 17th February. Prior to shooting, the staff at Honesberie put on a delicious range of breakfast rolls, tea and coffee. The team […]
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Coachlines - March 2024
29.03.24 Freeman David Barzilay
Donald Campbell’s Bluebird K7 returns to Coniston
Pictured above: Gina Campbell, daughter of Donald Campbell CBE, and Freeman David Barzilay with the Bluebird Donald Campbell was fatally injured in his hydroplane Bluebird K7 while attempting the world water speed record on Coniston Water on 7th January 1967, […]
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Coachlines - March 2024
29.03.24 Junior Warden Mark Broadbent
Restoration of a 1901 Ralli Car
Picture above: The restored Ralli Car I often find myself having to advise potential customers that the cost of a complete restoration project may well exceed the actual value of the carriage, writes Junior Warden Mark Broadbent. Therefore any added […]
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Coachlines - February 2024
28.02.24 The Master Bettine Evans
Master’s message February 2024
Greetings fellow Coachmakers. I do hope your feet have not become webbed as mine have, since we appear to have entered the monsoon season. Having been soaked literally to the skin four times whilst carrying out my Masterly duties, I […]
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Coachlines - February 2024
28.02.24 Assistant Lyn Litchfield
Editor’s letter February 2024
Dear readers, Happy Chinese New Year! It’s the Year of the Dragon. Amongst 12 Zodiac animals in the Chinese horoscope, the dragon is the only mythical creature. People have mixed feelings towards it, many believe it’s a year of uncertainty, […]
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Coachlines - February 2024
28.02.24 The Clerk
Clerk’s notes – February 2024
Reading through the weighty tome entitled: The Royal Navy Day By Day, I was not surprised to find fewer entries than normal for the day of 29th February. However, during the Egyptian and Sudanese Wars of 1882 and 1884-1885, Captain […]
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