Master Founders Company

Personal site of the Master of the Worshipful Company of Founders

[Gregory Jones KC @GregoryJonesQC]

With my Beadle team just after my election as Sheriff at the Guildhall. Grateful thanks to my wife Rosali children and my liveries for all their support. I'm sworn in on 27 September, 2024.

[City of London @cityoflondon]

Alderman Gregory Jones KC and David Chalk have been elected as the next Sheriffs of the City of London. Their duties include supporting @citylordmayor in his or her civic duties and serving as ambassadors for the financial/professional services industry. https://t.co/m1AVKU4rvE

[Gregory Jones KC @GregoryJonesQC]

A great honour today to be made freeman of ⁦@FoundersClerk⁩ - my late father was a foundry worker @ and ⁦@Ford⁩

[City of London @cityoflondon]

The Seattle-born economist, accountant, and scientist Michael Mainelli has taken office today as the 695th Lord Mayor of the City of London. During his mayoralty, the Lord Mayor will act as an international spokesperson for the City.

[Gary Dixon @GaryLiveryman]

Delighted to take part today in the #LordMayorsShow as the penultimate activity of my year as Master of @EntrepreneurCoy.

[LizTomlin/ElizabethShilling @gsttOrthoptist]

Thank you to everyone who supported the @lordmayors_show today @spectaclemakers had an #ophthalmologist, #optometrist, #intraocular #lens manufacturers and even an #orthoptist walking

[The City of London @thecityofldn]

✨ SAVE THE DATE - Lord Mayor's Show
See a colourful three-mile long procession, and discover plenty to see & do in the City afterwards!
📅 Saturday 11 November
📍Mansion House to Royal Courts of Justice (& back)
👉 https://t.co/Mr3KQx9tY3
@lordmayors_show #LordMayorsShow

[LizTomlin/ElizabethShilling @gsttOrthoptist]

Delighted to become #master of worshipful company of @spectaclemakers yesterday the first #orthoptist #ahp in nearly 400 years
I had a wonderful day ! Thank you to everyone who made it happen ! I’m #looking forward to the exciting year ahead

[City and Livery @CityandLivery]

There are (two) new Sheriffs in Town, read all about the origins; history; election, and modern role of the City’s Sheriffs in my latest blog article: https://t.co/2ttmYyyz2f @Londonist @Londonhist @livinglondonhis @visitlondon @cityoflondon @CityAM @visitthecity

[City of London @cityoflondon]

We are delighted to announce that Alderman Michael Mainelli has today been elected as the 695th Lord Mayor of the City of London. He will serve as a global ambassador for the UK-based financial and professional services industry from 10 November 2023. https://t.co/G02aliEi3D

[HMS Iron Duke @HMSIronDuke]

Bonjour Bordeaux! 👋

Despite a wet start to the day, the sun is now shining and we're looking forward to an exciting day ahead… 👑

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[Fleet Street Quarter @fleetstquarter]

📢 Fleet Street Quarter BID and Inner Temple to begin collaboration.

👉 Read the full annoucement here: https://t.co/uuBlHQua6K

@TheInnerTemple

[Fleet Street Quarter @fleetstquarter]

🍷@drjohnsonshouse lecture series, sponsored by FSQ BID, continues with a talk on the food & drink cultures of the 18th-c!

Johnson was known for celebrating conviviality, & he highly valued opportunities for dining with friends.

Find out more & book: https://t.co/zEnJYi6AOH

[WCoSpectacleMakers @spectaclemakers]

The Spectacle Makers' Charity has awarded bursaries to #students in all years of undergrad study in #optometry, #dispensing and #orthoptics courses at across the UK.

The scheme will open again in Nov 2023. Keep an eye on the Spec Makers' website for details.

[Fleet Street Quarter @fleetstquarter]

🎙️ Last Friday, FSQ BID CEO, Lady Lucy French joined Robert Elms on BBC Radio London to talk about the ways Fleet Street Quarter is celebrating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio!

📻 Listen to the full interview here: https://t.co/bIQ1PlVTDS

[Master Founders Company @Jondoc13]

@fleetstquarter Excellent!!

[Richard Salter @RichSalter]

This evening the LGBTQIA+ Progress Pride Flag was raised above Guildhall to mark this year's Pride in London Festival 🏳️‍🌈 🏳‍⚧

This event also launched the Corporate Queer photography exhibition, recognising the LGBTQIA+ community and their contribution to the world of work.

[Gary Dixon @GaryLiveryman]

Excellent lunch today, after Common Hall, held at @FoundersClerk Hall. Hugely interesting and well designed modern livery hall.

[City of London @cityoflondon]

Congratulations to former Lord Mayor Vincent Keaveny who has been awarded a CBE in the King's Birthday Honours List for services to Socio-Economic Advancement, British-Irish relations, and the City of London. Read more: https://t.co/P9uwUB750H

[Fleet Street Quarter @fleetstquarter]

Tickets for this month’s @drjohnsonshouse lecture will go live at 9.30am on Monday (19 Jun).

Layla Davis will explore women's lives, specifically widows, in 18th-Century England, and their contribution to the construction and curation of country houses.

https://t.co/HtlYoqIf44