
A selection of News items from the Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights:
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...
Inter-Liver Clay Shooting Competition – May 2022
On the 19th May we entered two teams to the Inter-livery Clay Pigeon shooting competition at Holland and Hollands shooting ground. The teams were Captained by Past Master James Tucker and Court assistant Chris Ball. Team members comprised David Thornley, Bob...
MANSION HOUSE BANQUET 18TH MAY 2022
On the 18th May 2022 We were finally able to hold our Mansion House banquet after the 2 previous years that were disrupted by the covid virus. The South East London cadet force formed the guard of honour and looked very impressive. A delicious dinner was enjoyed by...
Hub & Spoke Newsletter – Spring 2022
The Spring 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 education activities with Burnt...
2022 PARALYMPIC HERITAGE FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY
The Master and Court Assistant Stefan Hay were fortunate to be invited to the 2022 Paralympic Heritage Flame Lighting Ceremony at Stoke Mandeville Stadium in the evening on 28th February 2022. Despite the shocking weather, it was still a very good event, opened by The...
Wheels & Wheelwrights Book Published – Jan 2022
Our new history book covering 350 years since Grant of Royal Charter in 1670 has just been published. The hard back book has 192 pages with 11 chapters including 160 illustrations. Appendices include Royal Charter and bye laws, past Masters, Clerks, Beadles and...
Andrew Paddison Film 2021
Andrew Paddison was The Master Wheelwrights award winner in 2020 and he has a new film out of his 1000 mile fundraising hand cycle ride around Scotland this summer. Andrew is an inspiration to us all and he has raised many thousands of pounds for good causes. The...