List of Services
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City Giving Day Walk, 23 September 2025, Guildhall Yard
City Giving Day City Walk
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Venue : Guildhall Yard
Time : Midday, 12:30pm, 1:00pm, 1:30pm
The registration fee is £10 per person). All proceeds from the event will be used to support the work of our two partner charities: Homewards, a Royal Foundation programme and MQ Mental Health Research. For more information about our charity partners, click anywhere in this article.
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Sheep Drive and Livery Fair, 28 September 2025
A long-established charity event, celebrating a Freeman’s ancient “right” to bring sheep to market over the Thames, toll free; all in aid of raising funds for The Woolmen Charity and The Lord Mayor’s Appeal. This year’s Sheep Drive takes place on Southwark Bridge.
Access is restricted to registered and pre-booked Freemen of the City of London and their guests, to enable the remainder of the bridge to be open to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
Cost per person £70
Book your place via your Company's website
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The Musicians Company Annual Evensong, 1 October
The Musicians' Company will be holding their Annual Evensong Service at St Pauls Cathedral on 1 October 2025 at 5 p.m.
For more details contact the Musicians Company
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The Old Bailey Choir present By the Water Edge
The Old Bailey Choir present By the Water Edge in the Old Bailey Grand Hall on Wednesday 8 October at 6.30 p.m.
The guest reader is Larry Lamb
Tickets are £20 and will be raising funds for the Sheriffs and Recorders Fund. Click anywhere to buy your ticket.
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City Charity Bake Off with the Worshipful Company of Bakers
Join the Worshipful Company of Bakers for an afternoon of pre-festive fun and frivolity on 14 October and show off your talents in their Bake Off Challenge.
Show your flair with either sweet (seasonal cupcakes, yule log, mince pies or novelty celebration cake) or savoury (sausage rolls) goods.
Entrance only £30 to include refreshments throughout the event & the opportunity to taste your competitors goods.
Click anywhere to apply.
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Wizardry in Wood, 28-31 October 2025
If you’re looking for something truly unique to do in London this October, Wizardry in Wood 2025 is one for the calendar.
From October 28-31, the stunning Plaisterers’ Hall will be filled with the UK’s most talented woodturning artists - creating, exhibiting, and selling extraordinary pieces that blend tradition, innovation, and design.
This isn't your typical exhibition. Here's what makes it special:
✨ Live demonstrations from master turners
🎨 Meet-the-maker moments with artists behind the work
🛍️ Curated marketplace of original woodturned art and accessories
🛋️ Brand new coffee bar and seating area for a relaxed visit
👨👩👧👦 Family-friendly - children under 16 go free
Click anywhere in this article to find out more and buy your tickets
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Silent Ceremony, Guildhall, 7 November 2025
The Silent Ceremony (Admission of the Lord Mayor) will this year take place on Friday 7th November 2025.
The Silent Ceremony is a ceremony that takes place on the day before the Lord Mayor’s Show in London. It is the occasion upon which the new Lord Mayor of London is sworn into office. The ceremony is performed in total silence apart from the swearing of the oath. After the new Lord Mayor signs an oath of allegiance, the rest of the ceremony is completed in complete silence.
Members can apply for tickets to attend via the public ballot which will run from Tuesday 22nd July 2025 and will close on Monday 8th September 2025. Please find the link by clicking anywhere in this article
Please note that timings for the Silent Ceremony are as follows:
2.00pm - Doors open
2.30 pm - All guests to be seated
Any latecomers after this time may not be admitted.
3.00pm - Ceremony begins
3.20pm - Ceremony concludes
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Grand Christmas Gala Dinner in aid of the Children’s Magical Taxi Tour, 6 December 2025
A Grand Christmas Gala Dinner raising funds for the Children’s Magical Taxi Tour will be taking place on Saturday 6 December 2025 at the Marriott Hotel Canary Wharf, Hertsmere Road, London E14 4ED
One of London’s most unique annual charity events, the Magical Taxi Tour sees a convoy of licensed London taxis take over 200 children, suffering from a range of chronic, debilitating illnesses and life-limiting conditions, on a three-day trip of a lifetime to Disney® Paris. This event has brought moments of great joy and happiness to many children.
The amazing convoy can reach over three miles long, and consists of more than 90 taxis, escorts from the City of London Police and Gendarmerie Nationale, London Ambulance NHS Trust vehicles and the AA.
Organised annually by the Worshipful Company of Hackney Carriage Drivers, the event is only possible with the generous support of private donors and sponsors. They contribute the £1,500 per taxi needed to feed, transport and admit the convoy to Disneyland Paris. The taxi drivers give their time and use of their vehicles for free. Everyone on the trip is a volunteer.
The timetable for the dinner:
Reception 7.00
Dinner 7.30
Dancing with a ‘Soul Patrol’, a live band till 11.30
Tickets are competitively priced at £85 per person.
As places are limited, please click anywhere in this article to email the organisers and reserve your ticket/s.
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Save the Date! Red Cross 2025 Christmas Market
Save the date for the 2025 Christmas Market raising funds for the Red Cross.
It will take place on 8 and 9 December 2025 at Guildhall
It may seem far away, but if you are interested in getting involved with this year's Red Cross Market please contact Caroline Haines to let her know via Caroline.Haines@cityoflondon.gov.uk
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Apollo 19 Past Masters Ties
The Apollo 19 Past Masters Tie will be available to purchase at the next event of the Association.
Ties will cost £20 each. Payment in cash or a cheque payable to Apollo 19 Past Masters Association.
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Innholders Dining Club
The Innholders' Friday Dining Club takes place at The Innholders' Hall
30 College Street, City of London EC4R 2RH
Arrival 12.30-1.00 PM
For bookings Party of Maximum of 8 Guests
Five Course Taster Menu with
Exciting Matching Wines
£88.00 per Guest inclusive of Vat
Dates 2025
Friday 28th March, Friday 25th April, Friday 23th May, Friday 27th June, Friday 25th July, Friday 26th September, Friday 24th October, Friday 28th November. December no Luncheon
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Ironmongers Monday Luncheon Club
With the exception of bank holidays Ironmongers Hall hold weekly luncheons on a Monday.
The cost per person is from £64. Click anywhere in this item to contact the Hall to book your table.
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Past Masters Archive
Nigel Pullman reports that the Archive of past masters of the 110 livery companies is now "complete". lt provides information to historians, genealogists and archivists, and those with a more contemporary interest. The Excel spreadsheet can be downloaded by following the link below.
www.liverycompanies.info/a-z-list-of-companies/past-masters-archive.html
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Information about City of London Livery Companies
INformation about the City of London Livery Companies, including the diary of events, can be found at The City Livery Committee website.
Click anywhere in this article to reach the CLC website.
