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An Evening with Dr Johnson
Members of the Bakers’ Livery Society and the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers came together last night for a fascinating tour of Fleet Street with Murray Craig, followed by a drinks reception and guided tour of Dr Johnson’s House with Director Celine Luppo McDaid.Murray shared numerous tales of history, rivalry and fellowship. His advice to always […]
Scarborough Breakfast 2025
Livery stretches far beyond the Square Mile. Each year, the Brigantes, City of London Liverymen in the North, organize events to bridge the North-South divide.This summer, the Breakfast was held in sunny Scarborough, with representatives from an impressive 66 liveries, including our Master Peter Baker. Two further Past Master Bakers were also present, identifiable by […]
NBS Class of 2025
For Level 6 students at the LSBU National Bakery School, the last few weeks have been a frenzy of activity, as they submitted their final year practical assessments. The task, to create a unique themed afternoon tea, to include a sandwich made from their own sourdough starter.Imaginations ran riot, to produce an inspiring selection of […]
Fund Run
WPPB Image Addons Liveryman Lucas Fussnegger is donning his running shoes in support of the WCB Benevolent Fund, undertaking the gruelling Cader Idris run on 17th May.To donate to his fundraiser, please see here. The race organisers say: “Ras y Gader, the Cader Idris mountain race, one of the toughest fell races in Wales, and viewed […]
Big Curry Lunch 2025
The Bakers' Stall The Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch took place at the Guildhall, which was packed to bursting for several sittings. Many of those attending seized the opportunity to head home with a delicious Bakers’ Bag, filled with all manner of freshly baked items.Well done to our volunteers for their day of tireless salesmanship, […]
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 […]
City Food Lecture 2025
John Shropshire Panellists in action HRH The Princess Royal The Bakers were proud to support the 2025 City Food & Drink Lecture this week. The afternoon kicked off with the Future Generation Forum, which saw young people from across the food sector gathered together, including the opportunity to ask questions of the panel members ahead […]
Pie Master
As part of British Pie Week, Master Baker Peter Baker and Past Master Christopher Freeman headed to Pie Capital Melton Mowbray for The British Pie Awards, where they took part in judging the ‘Pork Pie’ category, one of an impressive 26 classes judged on the day. To discover more about the history of this British […]
URNU Visit
The mentoring, training and guidance of the younger generation by Masters of their trade was a key component of the historic City of London, seeing experience and skills passed down the generations.Our Master Peter Baker followed in the footsteps of the Masters of old recently, when he visited our affiliated Officer Cadets at University Royal Navy […]