THE GLOVER December 2011 - The Worshipful Company of Glovers

By 10 o’clock on that Saturday morning
we were assembling in Foster Lane. The
Glovers’ float was a horse-drawn
Brake provided by Liveryman Betty
Peacock. Brake and horses appeared in
immaculate condition and were a great
credit to Betty and her team, Robin
Hyde-Chambers, the driver and Betty’s
son, Anthony Peacock, the groom who
had all been in action from the early
hours. Of course, the stars of the show
were Silver and Lambert, the two shire
horses who steadily drew the Brake all
day, despite the whistling and waving
crowds. The Brake enabled some
Glovers and family members who would
not have been able to walk the whole
distance to take part in the Show.
Cadets from 444 Squadron marched
smartly on either side of the Brake
which was followed by the rest of us; the
Beadle in full regalia, liverymen and
family members in their Glovers’
sweatshirts and more 444 Squadron
staff and cadets in uniform. Some of us
carried the beautiful “Gloves on Poles”
which told the crowds who we were.
Sarah Bridge deserves a special mention
for her costume, which was made by BM
Polyco from their gloves. The firm also
provided the brightly-coloured gloves
we wore, driving home the message that
this was the Glovers’ Company. Despite
the stories of continuous downpours in
other years, the weather remained
perfect all day and we were glad to be
able to cool off in Temple Gardens at the
halfway mark.
The Beadle, Paul Tredgett leads the
Marching Glovers
Glovers’ Brake with very enthusiastic passengers
We were so successful that we collected an extra marcher at St Pauls
The Pikemen and Musketeers of the Honourable Artillery Company
What were the high points? Marching
past Mansion House in front of “our”
Sheriff and the Master and Wardens
(and the Lord Mayor, of course) was
certainly one. The moment on Ludgate
Hill when Rebecca Jennings-Evans
strode up to me with the news that an
interloper, in a psychedelic jacket, had
THE GLOVER December 2011 Eleven