Horn Blower

my entire extended family and pretty much the
whole of East Kilbride knew of my achievement!
The award organisers kindly allowed me to have
two guests attend the award ceremony and this
allowed me to have one of my parents there as
well as my manager. Both my parents travelled to
London on Monday 4 th February by train -we
organised the trip so they would be staying at the
same hotel as us. The morning of the ceremony
flowed perfectly from getting up at 4am, travelling
to the airport, to having a cup of tea before flying
down to London. We jumped on the DLR to our
hotel; I changed into my outfit for the day and
made the short walk over to Tallow Chandlers Hall
for the doors opening at 10am. We were not
rushed at any point and the closer we got to the
ceremony the more excited we all got. I wasn’t
sure what to expect for the ceremony but I knew
it would be a lovely day regardless; it turned out
to be a perfect day! We arrived at the Livery Hall
and were taken upstairs to the hall the ceremony
was being held in, the hall is beautiful but so was
the whole building! Once upstairs Court Assistant
and Chairman of the Polymer Committee Clive
Thompson approached us and informed me of the
agenda for the ceremony. Having Clive explain
everything eased the nerves I had started to feel.
He also told us about the Tallow Chandlers Hall
and some of the other Livery Halls throughout
London. The ceremony was beautiful and very
interesting; when I was called up to the front of
the room Clive gave everyone a summary of my
qualifications and achievements and what I do at
Rosti. Colin Richards Past Master Horner then
charged me and I received my certificate from
Sheriff Nigel Pullman. The rest of the ceremony
continued in this same fashion and it was brilliant
hearing about other Apprentice’s, Journeymen
and Masters.
Once the ceremony was finished all award
winners and Masters made their way upstairs for
some photos and then I was back down for some
lunch. This was a great chance to speak with Colin
and Clive some more about the Horner’s role in
the plastic industry, I also met John Holton
Strategy Director at Cogent. Overall it was a
surreal experience and I feel honoured to have
been select as the winner of this prestigious
18
award. It truly was a perfect day and it was lovely
meeting Colin, Clive and John.
NOGGIN AND NATTER
On September 18 th a party of Horners and their
guests assembled at Davy’s Woolgate Wine Bar
close to the Guildhall for a Noggin and Natter.
The location provided the opportunity to visit the
Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker Exhibition in
the Guidhall Art Gallery which showcased the
collections held by London’s livery companies,
which are not usually on view to the public The
display included some items from the Horners’
collection.
We were joined at Davy’s by members of 27
Squadron RAF and all present enjoyed a most
convivial evening.
HORNERS’ GOLF SOCIETY
2012 was a mixed year for the Horners Golf
Society but two notable victories were recorded.
We were winners of the Horners’ Trophy at
Ashridge in June our team being Jack Bunyer
(Captain), Anthony McLelland, Philip Marchant
and Ed Weeks.
We were also victorious in the annual challenge
match against the Actuaries in July at Burnham
Beeches Golf Club. The successful Horners team
was Past Master Miles Baird (Captain for the day),
Deputy Master Colin Richards, Richard Graham,