Please Find the Latest Collection of Items of Interest Below

Dear Shipwrights,

Please find the latest collection of items of interest below:

Forthcoming Company and Associated Events:

Date / Event / Location / Remarks
(a) / (b) / (c) / (d)
17 May 17 / Inter-Livery Clay Shoot / Holland and Holland Shooting Ground / Open to all Shipwrights – See DYN dated 26 Jan 17.
17 May 17 / Annual Thanksgiving Service & Supper / St Michael Paternoster Royal & Innholders’ Hall / All Shipwrights – Court Members are encouraged to attend
28 Jun 17 / Gathering – an informal get together over drinks / Venue TBC – Date changed / All Shipwrights. An opportunity to introduce potential members.
26 Jun 17 / Election of Sheriffs / Guildhall / Liverymen only. Tickets are available from the Office.
22 Jul 17 / PW’s Social Event – Deck Horse Racing & supper / Liphook, Hampshire / Huge Fun! Booking opens on Monday 8 May 17 – more details to follow.
12 Sep 17 / Newcastle Dinner / Trinity House, Newcastle / Open to all Shipwrights.
13 Sep 17 / Visit to the Queen’s Silver Medal Competition. / Hawkhirst, Kielder Water / Open to all Shipwrights, E&C & Wardens have priority.
27 Sep 17 / Shipwrights’ Hull Dinner / Trinity House Hull. / Open to all Shipwrights.
29 Sep 17 / Election of the Lord Mayor / Guildhall / Liverymen only. Tickets are available from the Office.
1 Nov 17 / Annual Banquet / Mansion House / All Shipwrights & Guests.
Note – a Wednesday!
22 Nov 17 / PW’s Social Event – Visit to the Franklin Exhibition / National Maritime Museum, Greenwich / Details TBC

Shipwrights’ support to the University of Southampton.Meet the students who are benefiting from the philanthropic support provided by the Worshipful Company of Shipwrights at:

The Heraldry of the Livery Companies of the City of London. Liveryman Richard Goddard has written a book on the Heraldry of the Livery Companies of the City of London and is able to offer a special concessionary price of £35 to his fellow Shipwrights. I enclose the booking form (this time).The heraldic descriptions have been meticulously checked against the official records at the College of Arms by Windsor Herald, who concludes his Preface by saying:

Richard Goddard has now updated the earlier work, known affectionately as Bromley and Child, thereby filling a very useful gap in the literature about the pomp and panoply of the City.

His book not only describes each Company’s heraldry in a wealth of detail and with copious illustrations, but also offers an abbreviated history, tracing its evolution from the formation of a Guild, through the development of a City Company to the ultimate status of a Worshipful Company with Grant of Livery. It is a ‘must have’ for every student of heraldry, for those who are members of the Livery and, indeed, for everyone who has a love of the City of London, its traditions and pageantry.

London Matters. The Link to Maritime London’s latest edition of London Matters is at:

APPMG Cancellation.Please note that following session has been cancelled. Monday,8May–17-18:00 - Connectivity to theIsle of Wight-Kevin George, Red Funnel Ferries;Keith Greenfield, Wightlink. Notificationof a new APPMPG event programme will be issued in thenew Parliament.

National Ferry Fortnight dates announcement - Ferry Together 6 – 20 May 2017.Britain’s annual National Ferry Fortnight will this year take place from 6 – 20 May 2017. Now in its ninth year, National Ferry Fortnight is run by Discover Ferries, the industry body for the ferry industry as a two week showcase of Britain’s extensive 75-plus ferry routes and the benefits of travel by sea.

This 2017 Discover Ferries’ National Ferry Fortnight campaign theme is Ferry Together - encouraging family and friends to spend more time together. Research undertaken by Discover Ferries at the beginning of 2017 highlights how little quality time families are spending together due to the hectic nature of modern life. Results showed that the average family spends just three weeks of real quality time together each year, and just 36 minutes on the average week day. In comparison, adults spend almost four times as long - one hour and 55 minutes per day – watching TV or playing on their gadgets. Children are also staring at a screen of some kind for around two hours and 22 minutes a day.

As a result, two thirds of parents say holidays and trips away from home are the only real time they get together. Going out for meals together was found to be the best way of spending quality time together on holiday, followed by doing activities together, the evening entertainment and the journey there. And almost half of those surveyed said the entire holiday counts as quality time.

Bill Gibbons Discover Ferries director said: “Our research has shown just how incredibly important every second of holiday time is in our busy lives. Almost half of the people we surveyed said their whole holiday counts as quality time together. Our members do their utmost to make the ferry journey the very start of the family holiday experience. Unlike an airplane where you’re strapped in alongside each other in front of computer screens, a ferry journey gives people time to stretch their legs, eat a meal together or watch wildlife together. National Ferry Fortnight will be a celebration of ways to spend that treasured time together.”

The 10 members of Discover Ferries are Brittany Ferries, Caledonian MacBrayne, DFDS Seaways, Irish Ferries, Isle Of Man Steam Packet Company, Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, P&O Ferries, Red Funnel, Stena Line and Wightlink. During National Ferry Fortnight 2017 Discover Ferries’ members will be publishing holiday ideas and added-value offers on ferry routes to France, Belgium, Holland, Spain, Ireland, Isle of Wight, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly and Scottish islands.

To keep in touch with #ferrytogether #NFF2017 please follow @discoverferries on Twitter, like Discover Ferries on Facebook and sign up to the newsletter on

The Worshipful Company of Distillers' City Debate: Tuesday 16th May 2017. "This House believes that innovation is a more effective tool for growth than acquisition in the spirits industry"

The Master and Wardens of the Worshipful Company of Distillers would like to invite members of the Livery to our annual City Debate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, King Edward Hall, 2 King Edward Street, London EC1A 1HQ on Tuesday 16th May 2017 between the hours of 6.30pm and 9.00pm (doors open at 6.00pm). The lecture is free. I attach a link to the flyer which gives full details of the event, together with a booking form (which should be completed and returned to my Assistant, Mrs Kim Lyons, by email () or post). Numbers are limited and tickets will be issued on a first come, first served, basis. Please register with the Booking Form or contact Kim Lyons at or 020 7960 7173.

The Worshipful Company of Feltmakers Inter Livery Tennis Competition 2017. The 2017 Competition is to be held at The Queen’s Club, Palliser Road, London W14 9EQ on Wednesday 6th September 2017, commencing at 11.00am and will be followed by Dinner at 7.30pm. The Feltmakers’ Inter Livery Tennis Competition is held each year in September, normally at The Queen’s Club in London. The Competition is open to all Livery Companies and each Company may enter one or two teams of mixed doubles of which at least one member in each pair will be a member of the Livery. The tournament was oversubscribed in 2016 and Companies are encouraged to submit their teams as soon as is possible to avoid disappointment. The day commences with registration and morning coffee at 11.00am with play commencing promptly at 11.30am. Initially the teams are split into five groups and each team plays against the other teams in their group until 3.00pm. Play is on clay courts with a back up of indoor courts in case of rain. There is a running buffet provided for lunch whilst there are breaks during play.

The winners of each group then enter a knock out competition to play for the Feltmakers’ Trophy and other prizes. The losers in each group enter a knock out Plate competition for the Feltmakers’ Plate Cup. The finals of each competition are held at 5.30pm. There is a cash bar before dinner commencing at 7.30pm which is held in the Presidents Room at Queen’s. The dinner is a three course meal with a half bottle of wine included per person. Masters, liverymen and friends are encouraged to join their teams at dinner. After dinner, the Master of the Feltmakers’ Company presents the prizes to the winners and the runners-up. The evening normally ends shortly after 9.30pm. The dress code for players on court is predominantly white clothing and for the dinner, jacket and ties are required for gentlemen and the equivalent for ladies. The day is intended as an enjoyable day for Liverymen and their friends/supporters where they can meet at a sporting occasion. The charge for the day will be £380 (inclusive of VAT) for each pair entered and includes tennis, match balls, welcome teas/coffees, lunch and dinner. Extra diners are £60 per person including wine. Questions should be addressed to the organiser, Jeremy Bedford – but Shipwrights wishing to enter are requested to notify the Assistant Clerk, Nikki, on

National Maritime – Upcoming Events.

⚓ WED 10th MAY 2017 – MIT TECHNICAL TALKS: HOW GREEN IS YOUR OFFSHORE FOOTPRINT? HULL TRINITY HOUSE ACADEMY

MIT TALKS visits the Humber, the largest ports complex in the UK and a pivotal player in the UK marine and offshore economy to explore why hybrid or electric propulsion and power is best suited to contributing to the Green Port Hull vision and is a real option for the Offshore Wind, Offshore Oil & Gas, Commercial Shipping and Ports & Logisticssectors. As operators look for built in flexibility systems that can not only reduce emissions and optimise fuel consumption, but are lighter and take up less space, with lower noise and vibration levels and reduced maintenance costs, this talk is an opportunity for attendees to listen to leading industrial transmission and component experts, Mr. Gianluigi Taroni, Marine Product Manager & Hybrid specialist, Transfluid (Italy), and Marine & Industrial Transmissions about the latest technical developments. Attendees will also have the opportunity to review the Transfluid's hybrid HM560 driveline system which will be showcased at the event. MIT TALKS is delivered in partnership with Marine & Industrial Transmissions Limited, suppliers and service providers of driveline systems. This event is co-supported by the Team Humber Marine Alliance and the SSA (Shipbuilders & Shiprepairers Association).

Where: Hull Trinity House Academy, Charlotte Street Mews, Hull HU1 3BP

Start time:08.45am Close:12.00pm

Book your ticket, here

⚓THURS 18th MAY 2017 – SAIL & BREAKFAST WITH THE MARINE SOCIETY & SEA CADETS, ROYAL DOCKS BOAT STATION, LONDON

Now, more than ever, we need to close the skills gap. Is your business taking action to replenish and develop the skills needed to maintain or ascend to an industry-leading position? Sea Cadets, with the confidence, life skills and self-discipline they develop, are in an exceptional position to support your business’s succession plans. Right now, Sea Cadets is giving the next generation a new perspective, broadening their horizons and creating possibilities. Working across the UK with 14,000 young people, they are enabling their cadets to see the world with confidence, gained through the challenge of nautical adventure.

Alongside this, Marine Society is supporting seafarers’ learning and professional development from GCSE through to postgraduate. Using innovative and pioneering technology to ensure that opportunities are open to everyone, whether on land or at sea, seafarers have the chance to progress and realise their full potential thanks to these tailored learning programmes. Join us to learn more from Mark Windsor, Director of Lifelong Learning, Marine Society & Sea Cadets and meet with the organisations representatives at our unique networking breakfast, before the chance to head out on the water yourselves!

N.B. Delegates need to wear suitable footwear and clothing to suit the weather and activity on a boat on the water

Where: MS-SC Royal Docks Boat Station, London, E16 2QT

Start time:08.45am Close:11.15am

Book your ticket,here

⚓TUES 16thMAY 2017 – TIME & TIDE ‘OPEN MIC’, LONDON

Attend our highly successful ‘casual’ after hours networking event. This informal atmosphere and relaxed environment is the ideal place to relax and chat to fellow business people. You can also sign up in advance for a FREE two minute ‘Open Mic’ time slot to promote your business or services. Cash bar, complimentary tea and coffee.

Where:The Old Tea Warehouse, 4-8 Creechurch Lane, Aldgate, London EC3A 5AY.

Start time:05.30pm Close:07.00pm

For more info, clickhere

(N.B. non NMDG members may only attend a max of 3 NMDG events)

Lord Mayor’s Abseil Challenge. From The Rt Hon the Lord Mayor Alderman Dr Andrew Parmley. On the 8th September I am going to undertake one of the most frightening things that could ever befall a Lord Mayor – I am going to abseil down the Cheese Grater building (all 225 meters) and I am petrified of heights! I am doing this to raise funds for my Lord Mayor’s Appeal that will support LSO Discovery programme, St Paul’s Music Outreach and Music in Hospitals, educating young people, using music to develop the skills and talents that young people need to succeed in 21st century Britain. I would really like you to sponsor me BUT PLEASE DO NOT SPONSOR ME FOR MORE THAN £10 this is really important as I would like to break some records (not any bones or individual wallets) and I know how generous you are to so many charities. What I would really like you to do is pass it on to 5 of your fellow Freemen, Liverymen or friends; there are over 30,000 Liverymen – just imagine the funds I could raise if they all donated £10! Please click on

Honourable Company of Master Mariners Curry Lunches. There will be a Curry Lunch onboard HQS WELLINGTON for non-members of the HCMM on 26 Jun 17 to coincide with the Election of Sheriffs. A drinks reception will take place on the Quarterdeck from 1315 to 1345 which will be followed by the 3 course Curry Lunch, with wine or beer, followed by coffee or chocolates. The cost is to be £50 per head. Round tables of 8 or 1 can be booked for groups, with a Club table for individuals wishing to attend. Places are limited so please book early by e-mailing:

Regards,

Richard Cole-Mackintosh