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Tributes paid to the Industry

Published on: 27 April 2020Tributes paid to the Industry

DEFRA and the Food Standards Agency, amongst others, have been paying tribute to the way in which the food and particularly the meat industry is contributing to the challenges posed by the Coronavirus.

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Historic first for Worshipful Company of Butchers

Published on: 8 April 2020Historic first for Worshipful Company of Butchers

Although it isn’t business as usual at Butchers’ Hall these days because of the Lockdown, it certainly was business as usual for members of the Court for its April meeting.

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Potential new members attend ‘Meet The Master’ event

Published on: 25 March 2020Potential new members attend ‘Meet The Master’ event

A special ‘Meet The Master’ event was held at Butchers’ Hall at the beginning of March to introduce the Butchers’ Company to potential new Liverymen and Young Butchers.

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Volunteering to work with Teach First

Published on: 18 February 2020Volunteering to work with Teach First

It is impossible to overstate the value and benefit that can be provided by our Livery through members acting as a Coach to teachers working in some of the most challenging schools providing education for some of the most disadvantaged pupils of our society.

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Life on the ocean wave

Published on: 11 February 2020Life on the ocean wave

The nature of the duties, often at very short notice, of HMS Tyne, our affiliated Royal Navy ship, is such that invitations to go aboard are invariably at very short notice - the two we received recently certainly were.

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Charity links underpinned by donations

Published on: 10 February 2020Charity links underpinned by donations

Our February Court Lunch focussed on the excellent work carried out by our Charity and Education Committee on behalf of Liverymen.

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Liverymen hit the slopes for Inter-Livery Ski Championships

Published on: 27 January 2020Liverymen hit the slopes for Inter-Livery Ski Championships

Three Liverymen, Providitor Margaret Boanas, Captain Claire White, Liveryman Rory Duff, and two guests, took to the slopes in Morzine during January, representing the Worshipful Company of Butchers in the Inter-Livery Ski Championship.

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Our military connections celebrated at first Court Lunch of the decade

Published on: 14 January 2020Our military connections celebrated at first Court Lunch of the decade

The relationships between the Butchers’ Company at the armed forces were the focus at the first Court Lunch of the 2020s when we were reminded that we have a world-class military to be proud of.

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Gary Baker Award Winner announced

Published on: 13 January 2020Gary Baker Award Winner announced

Anna Lampitt is the 2019 winner of the Gary Baker Award following a hotly competed interview process at the end of November. Anna is in her final year at Harper Adams University studying for BSc with Honours in Food Production and Marketing.

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Theodora Children’s Charity: the impact of our support

Published on: 6 January 2020Theodora Children’s Charity: the impact of our support

Joe Goodlad from Theodora Children’s Charity shares the impact our support has had over the past three years, with the Worshipful Company of Butchers having donated an incredible £62,500 supporting the charity’s work helping sick and disabled children.

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