The final event of the year is traditionally a farewell to the outgoing Master, celebrating the theme of their year as well as a chance for them to share their final thoughts from the year in office.
Normally this might take place at the City University Club, a frequent venue for Guild events, or a venue in the City with some personal connection to the outgoing Master. Instead, due to the lockdown, the Guild took the Master’s plan for a “fireside chat” with our newly installed President (Alderman Timothy Hailes JP) online and hosted the first of our virtual ‘In Conversation With…’ events.
The outgoing Master for 2019 – 2020, Mr Anjola Adeniyi, welcomed Alderman Hailes and Guild members to a spirited and thoroughly interesting discussion on the role of the City and Livery, with several thought-provoking takeaways for those attending, as well as hearing about the fascinating life and times in the City of London of our new President.
The outgoing Master had also announced a special charity fundraiser in the leadup to the event, and was proud to deckare that, for his final event, Guild members had raised a total of £500.00 to be donated to the Lord Mayor’s Appeal. A fitting farewell for our Master 2019 – 2020, whose theme of ‘Family and Inclusion’ led to a thoroughly engaging programme of events for the membership and a very memorable banquet.
with a fellow Information Technologist Liveryman at the Lord Mayor’s Show 
with the bake off’s guest judge, Bakers’ Company Liveryman Sara Autton 
with previous Guild President and Past Lord Mayor, Sir David Wootton 
with the Prime Warden Basketmaker and consorts at the Basketmakers’ 450th Anniversary Banquet
