Consorts lunch in memory of Past Mistress Liz Sindall
The second annual lunch in memory of Past Mistress Liz Sindall took place on Tuesday 3 September at the Army & Navy Club, Pall Mall. Hosted by the current Mistress Turner, Angela Scott, the lunch was attended by 21 past and future Consorts, PM Sindall, and his and Liz’s two
Turners at the Sheep Drive
The Master welcomes the Lord Mayor of London and the Lady Mayoress to the Turners’ stall at the Sheep Drive on Southwark Bridge, while pole lathe turner John Burbage shows the public how turners produced tools and implements in the City in the days before electric lathes. The stall was
Magical Taxi Tour
The Master and Clerk in Canary Wharf, waving off the Turners’ Company sponsored taxi – one of many on the annual children’s Magical Taxi Tour to Disneyland Paris. Driver Glen, who generously made his taxi available, is all ready to go, with Ava and Isaac, and their dad Bennett, eagerly
Learning to turn from world renowned turner Jean Claude Charpignon
World renowned turner Jean Claude Charpignon teaches those on the Master’s weekend in France how to make a multi layered Chinese ball. After starting us off, some seven or eight of us took turns to pierce the box wood blank and complete the creation (see insert). Needless to say Jean
Toasting a successful Master’s Weekend in France
Members of the Company toast a successful Master’s weekend in France where we visited WWII battle sites, took in cultural icons, dined well and visited the workshop of friend of the Company and Wizardry in Wood exhibitor Jean Claude Charpignon. He and his wife Françoise made us very welcome at
Crafting a Brighter Future
Dame Susan Langley, Alderwoman and Sheriff of the City of London chaired “Crafting a Brighter Future: Inclusive Pathways in British Heritage Skills”, on 16th September at The Shard, attended by Renter Warden Joey Richardson. A wonderful, informative event aimed at igniting a conversation about how to better support the long-term