Horn Blower

At the Court Meeting at Painters’ Hall in the
morning, Mr Keith Rodney Pinker was elected
Master for the year 2013/2014. At the conclusion
of the Court Meeting, the Court processed to the
church of St James Garlickhythe where, for the first
time living memory, the Admissions and Installations
took place.
Before installing her successor, the outgoing
Master, Georgina Rowland Scott, oversaw the
following Admissions:
To the Honorary Freedom of the Company:
Alison Susan GREEN
To the Livery of the Company:
Stephen Edward HUNT
Hugh SMITH
The Master congratulates the Deputy Master
After the opening prayers, lead by the Priest-in-
Charge The Reverend Guy Treweek, the Honorary
Chaplain, The Venerable Brian Lucas took the
service, preaching a fine sermon which included a
number of amusing anecdotes when he was the
RAF Chaplain working at Holborn. The choir,
conducted by Honorary Freeman Richard
Glasspoole, were in good voice, singing the
Horners Introit and the National Anthem and
leading the congregation in the hymns.
Georgina Rowland Scott installs Keith Pinker as
Master
After this, Georgina installed Keith as Master, who
duly thanked and congratulated Georgina for all
her strenuous endeavours in her year as Master.
The Master then thanked David Williams for his
help as Deputy Master presenting him with his
Past Master’s badge. Georgina Rowland Scott
was then installed as Deputy Master, with Jack
Bunyer as Upper Warden and Robert Leader as
Renter Warden.
The Master, Wardens and Deputy Master
accompanied by the Clerk then withdrew from the
Church before re-entering in the customary formal
procession for the for the traditional Candlemas
service of thanksgiving.
The Master, Deputy Master, Wardens and Claerk on
the steps of St.James Garlickhythe
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