A superb Election service and Banquet were held on Monday 26th November 2018 to mark the culmination of Master Stephen Kramer’s year in office, and the start of Master Paul Morrow’s year.In a break from tradition, the Worshipful Company of Bakers held its Election service at Bevis Marks Synagogue. The oldest Synagogue in the country […]
Category: Master’s Year 2018
The Worshipful Company of Bakers October Court & Livery Dinner
The first presentation of the evening involved Sophie Braker, pictured above with the Master, who received the Freedom of the Bakers’ Company by Presentation. The Bakers Company awards the Freedom by Presentation at each October Court to the Top Student of the National Bakery School at London Southbank University and Sophie was the student chosen […]
Livery Society Tour of The Charterhouse
On Wednesday 30th May, a group of 31 liverymen and their guests met at The Charterhouse, in Smithfield.Our host was Reverend Robin Isherwood, the Deputy Master and Preacher. He was both very knowledgeable and entertaining – and in true Bakers style, he gave us a ‘hearty welcome’.The Charterhouse was built in 1371 – a Carthusian monastery, […]
The sheep drive across London Bridge
Sunday 30th September was a dry, mild and cloudy day – ideal weather for exercising the right to drive sheep across London Bridge. With many others, including other Masters, the Master and Mistress Baker took part in this year’s event. The sheep which they drove by and large behaved well, although one or two seemed […]
Major Charity recognises work of the Company
It was with great pleasure that in June the Company accepted the 2018 award for “Outstanding Support from an Organisation” from the RAF Benevolent Fund.This was very much appreciated by the company and is for the sums raised at the Annual Livery Rifle Day held at Bisley, at which some 50 liverymen take part in […]
Luke Johnson is a Baker!
The Worshipful Company of Bakers is pleased to welcome newly clothed Liveryman Luke Johnson to The Company. Luke is a well-known businessman and Sunday Times columnist with long standing connections to the Baking industry. The Clothing Ceremony took place out of Bakers’ Hall, at Patisserie Valerie in Spitalfields on Monday 11th June 2018. A photograph from […]
Summer Banquet
Never let it be said that the Worshipful Company of Bakers is not adventurous! Monday 4th June 2018 was the Bakers’ Summer Banquet, a new and, I hope, more inclusive name for what we formerly called the Ladies’ Banquet. And we decamped from our Hall not simply to another Hall in the City but to […]
The Brigantes Breakfast
It was another splendid Brigantes Breakfast. On Friday 25th May over 360 people, including 26 Masters, 52 Past Masters and 10 Bakers went to the Royal Armouries in Leeds.Quite a few of us were treated to an illuminating lecture by Dr Karen Watts, Curator Emeritus of the Armouries, as well as a demonstration by the librarian […]
National Doughnut Week at Mansion House
On Monday 14th May the Master and Mistress Baker Stephen and Miriam Kramer accompanied by Second Warden Christopher Freeman and the Beadle Neil Fletcher and Martina Juhascikova visited the Mansion House to meet The Lord Mayor Charles Bowman and Lady Mayoress Samantha Bowman to celebrate the start of National Doughnut Week.The Bakers took a selection […]
Collecting for the Red Cross
On Friday 11th 2018 May the Master set sail in his robes from the Hall together with Martina Juhascikova to raise money for the British Red Cross. Armed with buckets they paraded along London Bridge and Cannon Street collecting money for this very worthwhile charity. It was but a small part of the collections that […]