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Coachlines - July 2023
27.07.23 Assistant Eric Wallbank
Haribos and rivets
How do we interest young people in careers in engineering, the lifeblood of the automotive and aerospace industries? One way is to take part in careers fairs, where members of the Livery can engage directly with young people at the […]
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Coachlines - July 2023
27.07.23 Steward Neil Sheath
Aerospace awards 2023 open for applications
The Aerospace Awards Committee is pleased to announce that our university scholarships and the engineering scholarships are again open for applications from 1st September 2023. The awards are by open application by anyone under the age of 35, subject to […]
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Coachlines - July 2023
27.07.23 Hon Assistant Lesley Upham
An Orkney odyssey
As this month’s Coachlines is published those intrepid travellers who took part in the Master’s road trip to Orkney will be wending their way back down the length of the British Isles, full of stories of courage and derring do […]
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Coachlines - July 2023
27.07.23 Assistant Graeme Hunt
Join us for the autumn golf meet at Tandridge Golf Club 2023
Join us for the Autumn Meeting at Tandridge Golf Club on Thursday 28th September 2023, an annual fixture between our Company, Leathersellers, Ironmongers and Drapers. It’s a very gentle fixture and whilst there are prizes the day is more about enjoying […]
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Coachlines - June 2023
28.06.23 The Master Julian Leach
Master’s message: If The Master’s medal could talk….
Although it is very busy at the moment, the summer months will quieten down towards the end of July, and I may even be able to think about a holiday. The thought of handing the Master’s badge over to my […]
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Coachlines - June 2023
28.06.23 The Clerk
Clerk’s Notes – June 2023
I shall not be shy: the Coachmakers’ Banquet 2023 was a resounding success. More details are in the separate report featured in this edition but for those who want to see the photographic evidence of a splendid evening’s entertainment now […]
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Coachlines - June 2023
28.06.23 Steward Neil Sheath
Aerospace Aerotron Award
Pictured above: Aaron MacLeod On 23rd May three Coachmakers attended the head office of Aerotron to select a young engineer to be sponsored to take their Part 66 aircraft engineer licence. Aerotron generously hosted the selection day as well as […]
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Coachlines - June 2023
28.06.23 The Clerk
The Coachmakers’ Banquet – Celebrating British Success during 100 Years of the Le Mans 24 Hours Race
“Brilliant.” “…..like a West End production…..” “….extremely well organised….” “A truly great evening…..” “…..I enjoyed the pomp & circumstance of it immensely…..” “Brilliantly organised and executed, it was indeed a night to remember.” The words above are a small selection […]
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28.06.23 Tsungi Maruta
News from Tsungi Maruta, Aerotron Scholarship winner
It is super to see Tsungi Maruta, aircraft engineer at British Airways, who was awarded The Worshipful Company of Coachmakers and Coach Harness Makers’ Aerotron Scholarship for 2017 progressing her career. Tsungi posted this message: To celebrate International Women in […]
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Coachlines - June 2023
28.06.23 Liveryman David Barzilay
205.4mph – mission accomplished
D-day, 6th June 2023 dawned bright on the Mull of Kintyre with just a light mist rolling in from the sea over the former Royal Naval Air Station at Machrihanish. The scene was set to prove that 40 years on, […]
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Coachlines - June 2023
28.06.23 By Liveryman Martin Derrick
Cutlers take Prince Arthur Cup 2023
Pictured above: Winners The Cutlers with the Master Julian Leach 42 Livery golf teams fought a closely-matched golf competition in mid-May over 36 holes of the wonderful championship courses at Walton Heath Golf Club – home of the 1981 Ryder […]
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Coachlines - June 2023
28.06.23 Steward Bob Wilson
Inter Livery Croquet
This year’s Inter Livery Croquet Competition, organised by the Worshipful Company of Glovers, was played on 10th June at the Sussex County Croquet Club in Southwick. The Coachmakers were represented by Steward Bob Wilson and his friend Deborah Chamberlain. A […]
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