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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Swordsman</strong> Issue 29<br />
CONTENTS<br />
Editorial 2<br />
HM <strong>The</strong> Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Luncheon, 5th June 2012 3<br />
Visit To Bristol, 15th and 16th June 2012 4<br />
Warden’s Lecture, 5th July 2012 5<br />
Awards’ Dinner, 10th July 2012 14<br />
Hawley Award Paper, Reducing Fuel Consumption in Light Commercial Vehicles by Christopher Vagg 24<br />
Visit to JCB Academy and Factory, 17th July 2012 26<br />
Annual Golf Day, 24th July 2012 27<br />
Visit to Milton’s Cottage and Clivedon, 24th July 2012 29<br />
Visit to the Hydraulic Accumulator and Limehouse Basin, 15th August 2012 29<br />
Visit to the RNLI, Poole, 31st August and 1st September 2012 31<br />
Out <strong>of</strong> Town Visit to Basel, Switzerland 20th to 23rd September 2012 33<br />
Ladies’ Luncheon 3rd October 2012 45<br />
Master’s Musings 46<br />
<strong>Company</strong> News 47<br />
Member’s News ` 49<br />
COVER PHOTOGRAPHS<br />
Top Left Student Project Electric Car at JCB College<br />
Top Centre Sunset over Upton Lake from the RNLI College<br />
Top Right <strong>The</strong> RNLI Memorial in Poole<br />
Middle Left <strong>The</strong> Sails Bridge at Poole Closing<br />
Middle Centre <strong>The</strong> Compact Muon Solenoid Site on the Large Hadron Collider<br />
Middle Right <strong>The</strong> Rope Sculpture and Spiral Stair at the RNLI College<br />
Bottom From Left Not a Moon Lander but a Particle Detector, View over <strong>The</strong> Rhine in Basel, <strong>The</strong> Master at<br />
Cité de L’Automobile and <strong>The</strong> Town Hall in Basel<br />
Bottom Banner <strong>The</strong> CERN Logo<br />
FUTURE EVENTS<br />
10th November 2012 Lord Mayors Show and Supper City and the Wharf<br />
12th December 2012 Carol Service and Dinner Chapel Royal<br />
11th January 2013 Visit to Sellafield Barrow in Furness<br />
22nd February 2013 Visit to Former GCHQ Bletchley Park<br />
5th March 2013 Election Court, Service and Dinner Wax Chandlers’ Hall<br />
15th March 2013 United Guilds Sevice and Luncheon St Paul’s Cathedral<br />
23rd April 2013 AGM and Installation Dinner Skinners’ Hall<br />
24th July 2012 Golf Day Beaconsfield GC<br />
24th June 2013 Election <strong>of</strong> Sheriffs and Luncheon Guildhall<br />
9th July 2013 Awards Dinner Merchant Taylors’ Hall<br />
23rd July 2013 <strong>Company</strong> Golf day Beaconsfield Golf Club<br />
26th-29th September 2012 Out Of Town Meeting Belfast<br />
EDITORIAL<br />
<strong>The</strong> last six months has shown the excellence <strong>of</strong> British engineering in the many venues and infrastructure for the<br />
Olympics as well as magnificent performances by many British Athletes. During this time the <strong>Company</strong> has been<br />
exceptionally busy with formal functions and lectures as well as small local meetings and visits. <strong>The</strong> visits culminated<br />
in the most successful visit to Basel and the facilities at CERN. This has resulted in this edition being the largest ever<br />
packed with interesting stories by my willing reporters whom I thank. I would particularly commend the very<br />
interesting paper by the Junior Warden on rebuilding and improving the Infrastructure <strong>of</strong> the Falkland Islands in the<br />
aftermath <strong>of</strong> the War and the achievements <strong>of</strong> the winners <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Company</strong>’s extensive Awards.<br />
Raymond Cousins<br />
Cyril.blumfield@btinternet.com<br />
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