The Master describes his day out:The Master’s Day out this year was held at the Goodwood Estate in West Sussex. The group met at the new Art Foundation which was opened very recently, at the end of May. The Foundation is a not-for-profit charity which has three pillars underpinning all that they do, Art, Education […]
Category: 2025
Brilliant Baking for ABST 2025
The nation’s bakery students descended on the ABST’s 100th Anniversary conference at Alton Towers recently.Master Peter baker and Assistant Sara Autton were part of the judging team.Our particular congratulations go to Archie Steel who was awarded the Master’s Award for Best Loaf in Show, and Ethan Avis who was awarded the Master’s Cup.The young bakers […]
Tea at the Villas
The Master, Second Warden and Under Warden made a visit to the Bakers’ Benevolent Society Bakers’ Villas at Epping this week. Following the Society AGM, they were treated to a wonderful sandwich lunch, al fresco, with some of the residents, followed by lots of cake. It was a great opportunity to chat and to hear their […]
New Zealand’s Finest
It is a privilege to welcome Delmari Janse Van Rensburg, New Zealand’s 2024 Young Baker of the Year, to London this week. Delmari has also recently represented New Zealand in an Australian competition, which she also won, so is now also Australasia’s best newly graduated apprentice, an impressive achievement.As part of her stay, our Past […]
Garden Party 2025
Relaxing in the Palace Gardens The Master Baker Peter Baker and his Consort Lydia enjoyed a splendid afternoon at a Buckingham Palace Garden Party, by kind invitation of His Majesty King Charles. Peter and Lydia joined other livery Masters for a quintessentially English afternoon tea, with musical entertainement. Happily, the day was dry, so no rain […]
Discovering ‘Secrets of the Thames’
The Thames has been at the heart of the City of London since day one, and its depths conceal a wealth of history, from treasures to tokens of everyday life.The Secrets of the Thames is a fascinating new exhibition at the London Museum Docklands, expertly combining relics of the past with the activities of the […]
May it Flourish: April Court 2025
Freemen join the Livery It has been quite the week for the Bakers, with yesterday’s Admissions Court seeing 7 Freemen joining the Company, and a wonderful 10 Freemen progressing to the Livery. Scott Goodfellow also joined the Court as an Assistant.At the following Court Dinner, a further two Top Students, Nicholas Woods and Joe Mulhall, […]
United Guilds Service 2025
The United Guilds Service emerged in the wake of the second world war, assembling representatives from across the war-torn City, to celebrate the enduring power and presence of the Livery Companies, and hope for the future.The 2025 service followed in the footsteps of its forebears, the nave a colourful collection of Livery gowns in every […]
Luminary 2025
From the outside, a few minutes’ walk from Chalk Farm station, Luminary Bakery looks like any other small bakery. The windows are filled with freshly baked pastries, and inside there is a wonderful smell of freshly brewed coffee. Behind the scenes, though, women are being empowered to bake their way to brighter futures, undertaking training […]
A Day with City Harvest
The Bakers' warehouse team City Harvest London, with their mission to rescue surplus food, and use it to feed the hungry, is a cause close to the hearts of many Livery Companies, including the Bakers. Each day more than 15,000 meals are distributed to causes across the capital, in an attempt to combat the current […]