“Jaco” – the real thing
“ The Immediate Past Master Tony Ward finally met up with Jaco, the bionic arm that he raised £30,000.00 for in his Masters Year..... Tony and Jan were invited as special guests to Treloar’s College on the 7th of March,…
Master Certificate Scheme
On the 11th March, Alec Curtis and Max Cotterill of Hudson Stonework, the stonemasons at Hereford Cathedral, attended The Master Certificate Awards Ceremony at Carpenters' Hall in London to receive their Worshipful Company of Constructors Journeyman and Apprentice Certificates from the Lord Mayor Alderman Peter Estlin and…
Master’s Christmas Message
The Master has sent this message to all members, and it is repeated here to ensure that it has the widest distribution possible. "The time has flown by since my Installation on 10th October and now we are on…
WCC Hosts Chinese Delegation to Lunch
On 17th December the Worshipful Company of Constructors was pleased to host an official delegation from Rugao, Jiangsu province at a lunch held in the impressive surroundings of Innholders' Hall. The Chinese delegation, Ms Wei Xu, Mr Xia feng Du,…
Christmas Carol Service
The Worshipful Company of Constructors held their annual Christmas Carol Service at our Guild Church of St Lawrence Jewry last evening. It was held in conjunction with the Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects and the Guild of Entrepreneurs and resulted in…
Teambuild 2018
This year's Teambuild event took place at the end of November 2018 is now in its 26th year. The growing success of Teambuild is without doubt due to its unique result-driven and accelerated CPD-accredited training format and the unparalleled opportunity that…
Lord Mayor’s Show 2018
The Worshipful Company of Constructors was again part of this year's Lord Mayor's Show. Held every year for over 800 years, this pageant was held on Saturday 10th November, and the Company paraded along with other companies in the "Modern Livery…
John Kennedy Melling
John Kennedy Melling FCA, FFB, FRSA, FTII, MCFA, OMAA. 1927 - 2018 PM John Burrell writes: "On 2nd November we learned that John Kennedy Melling (JKM) had died on 10th October. Being almost 92 he had been inactive for many…
Master’s Sky Dive – Update
On 9th October 2018 the Master, Tony Ward, successfully completed his Sky Dive, jumping from 13,000 feet partnered by a Red Devil parachutist and landing safely at Old Sarum airfield in Hampshire. Tony undertook this daring, nay possibly foolhardy, feat…
The Master’s Final Fling . . .
We are now approaching the end of Tony's year as Master and, as he says, "only 5 functions to go now!", but despite this he, and the Mistress, Jan, have been extremely busy in the last few weeks. Whilst Tony had…