“The Phoenix Masters Show Their Cutting Edge” The Phoenix Masters Association held its 2nd Annual General Meeting and Dinner on Wednesday 19th September at Barber-Surgeons’ Hall courtesy of Past Master Barber Geoffrey Preston. Our President Jeffrey Mountevans sent his apologies as he had to attend a meeting with Navy chiefs in Portsmouth. Our Vice President […]
On Sunday 29 July the much-awaited Dragon Boat festival in aid of the Lord Mayor’s Charities took place. Not, alas, at Chillington Hall, as the very hot and dry weather of the summer had caused the water level on the lake to fall too far – surely the first ever case in English history of […]
On 1st March, officially the first day of Spring, the Phoenix Masters Association held their second annual Spring Dinner. This is the event in the year when the Phoenix Masters are encouraged to bring their partners for a black tie event. It was held in the resplendent Saddlers’ Hall and was graciously hosted by the […]
Just three weeks and five days after being installed as Lord Mayor, the Rt Hon The Lord Mayor Alderman Charles Bowman, Vice President of the Phoenix Masters Association and his wife, Samantha, the Lady Mayoress, entertained the Phoenix Masters at their new ‘home’, the Mansion House. The event was very well supported with nearly two-thirds […]
On Friday 10th November, Alderman Charles Bowman, Vice-President of the Phoenix Masters’ Association was installed as the 690th Lord Mayor of London in the Silent Ceremony at Guildhall. On Armistice Day, Saturday 11th November he followed the eight centuries old procession, on show to the general public, to swear his oath of allegiance before the […]
On 6th and 7th October 28 Phoenix Masters and their consorts together with our Vice President Christine Rigden and her husband Stephen visited the East Sussex county town of Lewes for their first weekend outing. The principal purpose was a visit to the Harveys’ Brewery at the invitation of Past Master Brewer Miles Jenner, the […]
On Monday 31st July the Phoenix Masters and the Firebirds broke new ground with our very first jointly arranged visit, to the Globe Theatre on the South Bank. As a joint visit, this was open to either or both members of a couple, and over 40 members of the two associations attended. The Globe Theatre […]
On Monday 13th March the Hon Mrs Emmeline Winterbotham, Immediate Past Master Skinner, graciously hosted The Phoenix Masters Inaugural Dinner in the beautiful surroundings of Skinners’ Hall. No less than 133 members and their partners attended the dinner representing 70 of the City’s Livery Companies. Our President the Late Lord Mayor and his wife Juliet […]
At the inaugural dinner of the Phoenix Masters Association on Monday 13th March at Skinners’ Hall, we were privileged to have the Late Aldermanic Sheriff Alderman Charles Bowman as our guest speaker. Subject to election it is likely that Charles will become Lord Mayor later this year and so we were particularly privileged to hear […]
On Monday 31st October, by happenstance All Hallows Eve, a large group of Phoenix Masters and their consorts launched the Association with a reception. Chairman Mark Chambers hosted this at Pewterers’ Hall. The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress and the late Sheriffs Alderman Charles Bowman and Christine Rigden all attended. In a brief welcoming address, […]