THE COMPANY

CURRENT EVENTS

Below is as full a listing of both Company and City events as can be put together at this stage so that members can get relevant events into their diaries.

Tuesday 15 April 2008
Milo Memorial Lecture and Dinner - at Drapers' Hall

The second in the Extreme Architecture Series - this time dealing with the Architecture od Space. There are to be three speakers - Astronaut and Oceanographer Dr Paul Scully-Power who will talk about the Earth as seen from Space, Will Whitehorn, President of Virgin Galactic, talking about Space for Everyone and David Nixon - Space Architect and Entrepreneur whose topic is 'Pushing Britian's Space Programme towards Human Spaceflight'. Tickets are available from Wordsearch who are organizing the event on 020 7269 0070 or william.murray@wordsearch.co.uk

For further details see www.architects-livery-company.blogspot.com

Friday 16 May to Monday 19 May
Master's weekend Trip to Isles of Scilly

An interesting programme of events has been arranged including much local colour in the form of gig racing (strictly as a spectator sport), pub supper and singing as well as sightseeing on both St Mary's and Tresco where we will be shown round the famous Abbey Gardens and the recently opened Flying Boat Club with its collection of modern art. There will be a group dinner in St mary's Hall Hotel and, weather permitting, a chance of a ride in an TNLI lifeboat.

Further details are available from the Clerk.

Friday 13 June - Lunch on SB Ardwina in St Katherine's Dock

The funds raised from this lunch wil be given as a donation to the RNLI - it is hoped that Janet Kelly the Chief Ofrficer of the Tower Lifeboat Station will, as our guest speaker, tell us something of the work done by what is the UK's busiest lifeboat sattion.

Monday 23 June - Committee Meetings at 77 Portland Place

Tuesday 24 June - Common Hall and Lunch at Farmers' & Fletchers' Hall

Sunday 29 June - Visit to North Weald Airfield Museum

This moderately priced visit which will be of interest to families will include a look around the airfiled and a bufet lunch in the Flying Club (formerly the Officers' Mess). Transport will be provided to get people fro Epping Station to the Museum. Further details are available from the Clerk.

Tuesday 8 July - Election Court Meeting, Annual Service and Election Court Dinner

The annual service will again be held at St Lawernce Jewry with the Dinner following at Carpenters' Hall. The Master has secured the services of David Higgins - the Chief Operating Officer of the Olympic Delivery Authority as his principal guest. As is customary, the Company will entertain two coxswains from its 'link regiment' - the RNLI at the dinner. On this occasion they will both come, happily, from the South West region. The Company's Fund Riasing Award for the Architects Benevolent Society will also be presented at the Dinner. Further details are available from the Clerk.

Monday 8 September - Committee Meetings

Tuesday 16 September - Installation Court and Lunch

The Meeting and lunch will, this year, be held at Salters' Hall. Further details are to follow.

Saturday 20, Sunday 21 September - Open House Weekend

Monday 29 September Common Hall for the Election of the Lord Mayor and Lunch

Details to follow

Saturday 8 November - Lord Mayor's Show

Wednesday 10 December - Annual Carol Service & Supper

We will once again join with the Furniture Makers' Company for thios popular and enjoyable occasion.