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The Master’s Year

180 people sat down to an excellent three course meal accompanied by wine and port, and all shared in the ancient Loving
Cup ceremony. The Guests were welcomed by CA Henry Lamb. We were joined by several Masters of other Livery Companies
and Keith Exford CBE, the Master’s Guest of Honour proposed the toast “The Worshipful Company of Constructors: May it
flourish root and branch forever” twinned with the name of the Master. The Master then responded with his toast to the
Guests.
Musical entertainment was provided by Edward Dye (piano) and the Kings Men – 7 Choral Scholars from King’s College
Cambridge, who cast off their routine ecclesiastical trappings to entertain us with their impressive modern close harmony
repertoire.
In December 2019, the Company held its Annual Carol Service at St Lawrence Jewry. We again joined up with the Worshipful
Company of Chartered Architects and the Guild of Entrepreneurs, so the Church was pretty much full to capacity. The
congregation sang several Christmas Carols lustily and listened to some magnificent carols and other Christmas music
splendidly sung and played by Catherine Ennis and the choir of St Lawrence Jewry. The address was given by Revd Canon
David Parrott, the Guild Vicar of St Lawrence Jewry.
A collection was taken during the service and, as usual, our share of the collection was given to CRASH, the construction
industry charity that supports hospices, the homeless and other disadvantaged people. The collection raised £658.00 which,
with gift aid claims increased to £797.50 for CRASH and we were very pleased to receive an email of thanks from their
Fundraising Executive, Lucie Gillard.
The next formal occasion was the Livery and Awards Dinner in February 2019. This is the formal occasion when we award
the recipients of our many scholarships and awards and our Military Affiliates with their prizes and certificates. The Livery &
Awards Dinner was held at the splendid and modern Haberdashers’ Hall on 13 February 2019. It was attended by 126
members and their personal guests together with 23 official guests.
This year we adopted a slightly different format for the evening. There was no traditional introductory speech, but the guests
and new members were invited to take wine with the Master during the course of the meal, thereby allowing a little more time
for the post prandial stirrup cup.
As well as being very pleased to welcome our Livery guests we were also delighted to welcome our military and academic
award winners.
This year, like last year, our Royal Navy Affiliate, HMS Lancaster, was undergoing a full refit, so the prize was instead donated
to RN and RM Charities and received by Captain Darren Houston RN, the Captain, Surface Ships, Portsmouth.

The Winner of the Daniel Kilford won the
Shafting and Shoring Constructors’ Prize having
Cup (101 Regiment) graduated from the University
was Corporal Aaron of Westminster in June 2018
Tullet, a Team with a First Class Honours
Commander within 3 Degree in Quantity Surveying &
Troop, 217 Field Commercial Management.
Squadron based in
Southend, Essex

The winner of the Air Rosalie Hollands was the
Commodore Dow top surveying student of
Trophy (5001 the Year at London South
Squadron) was SAC Bank University and was
Richard Wilson who is awarded the David Tong
a member of 5001 Cup.
Squadron Operations
Flight and has been
deployed numerous
times overseas to
multiple Operational
Theatres in support
of the Royal Air Force.

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