A selection of News items from the Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights:
Dogs for good “pupdate” March 2023
Liveryman Graham Ellis embarked upon a 500-mile bike ride, ‘the Tour des Wheelwrights’ back in August 2021, starting in Warkworth in Northumberland and ending at Heathfield in Sussex, stopping at wheelwright’s workshops on the way. The ride raised £14,795 for the...
Epiphany Court Meeting Leathersellers Hall 14th February 2023
On the 14th February 2023 our Epiphany Court meeting and benefactors lunch took place at Leathersellers Hall. The new Leathersellers Hall was completed in 2016 and is a fascinating modern building that still retains a number of features from earlier halls. A...
Inter Livery Skiing 2023 Morzine
The annual Inter livery skiing competition took place in Morzine, France between25th - 27th January 2023. Seven of us made it to Morzine: The Master Nigel Biggs, Sarah Biggs, Louisa Born, Chris Ball, Stephen Callow, James Tucker and Oliver Ball. We took part in the...
Installation Court and Dinner December 8th 2022
Installation Court and livery dinner at Drapers Hall. On December 8th 2022 we held our installation court and dinner at Drapers Hall. Nigel Biggs became Master of the Company with Elliot Porte becoming the immediate Past Master. Neil Sampson became Upper Warden...
Hub & Spoke Newsletter – Autumn 2022
The Autumn 2022 issue of Hub & Spoke - the Wheelwrights newsletter - has now been published and can be viewed here. It will also be emailed to all members. As well as the regular update from the Master, it includes a spotlight on a working wheelwright (Mike...
Working Wheelwrights Weekend 2022
Working Wheelwrights Weekend 14th - 16th October 2022. Another fantastic working wheelwrights weekend spent at Colyton making wheels ! This is an annual visit that we make and we all had a thoroughly enjoyable weekend. Many thanks to Greg and family plus Paul...
Livery Craft Fair – September 2022
On 25th September 2022, the annual livery craft fair was held at The Monument as well as the sheep drive on London Bridge, Opened by Kate Humble. The Wheelwrights' stand was manned by liverymen and no less than 5 Wheelwrights: Douglas Andrews, Tom Carroll, Tim...
News From HMS Severn – July 2022
As the Royal Navy’s dedicated navigation training ship, this year has seen HMS SEVERN continue to deliver assessments at sea from the Western Isle of Scotland to the Channel Islands. Since March this has included a Specialist Navigators’ course (the most advanced...
Hub & Spoke Newsletter – Summer 2022
The Summer 2022 issue of Hub & Spoke - the Wheelwrights newsletter - has now been published and can be viewed here. It will also be emailed to all members. As well as the regular update from the Master, it includes news about our new Corporate Affiliate Programme...