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The Master and the Wardens with their ladies In accordance with the traditional format, the evening started with the guests passing the Carpet Guard formed of members of 27 Squadron RAF, who were present by kind permission of the Officer Commanding, Group Captain Dominic Toriati, MBE, RAF who was accompanied by his wife Christine. Lord Levene accompanied by Senior Past Master Newton Grant meets members of 27 Squadron The Squadron was also represented by the Officer Commanding Designate, Wing Commander Paul Shepherd, DFC and Bar, RAF and his wife Tracie and Flight Lieutenant Eleanor Lodge, RAF. After the Carpet Guard, we all had the chance to examine winning exhibits of this year‟s Horners‟ Awards. Then on to the receiving line where we met the Master and his daughter Gemma, the Upper Warden – Colin Richards, the Renter Warden – David Williams and the Deputy Master – Michael Hart. After some refreshing champagne we were summoned into the Egyptian Hall. The Master welcomes Lord Levene The procession of the Master escorting Lady Levene, Lord Levene escorting Gemma Spofforth, Alderman and Sherriff David Wootton, the Officers of the Company and their ladies were lead into the Hall by our Beadle, Alex Stewart, and Court Assistant Robert Leader, who carried the great Narwhal Horn. As soon as we were all assembled, the Honorary Chaplain, Assistant the Reverend Stuart Meyer said the Horners‟ Grace and we sat down to eat. The starter was tournedos of salmon with spiced lentils, a herb crème fraiche dressing plus fig and apple chutney accompanied by a 2007 Viognier Jardin des Cigales from Languedoc. This was followed by loin of lamb with parmentier potatoes accompanied by a 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon from Chile. For dessert we had a white chocolate cheesecake topped with dark chocolate grenache, fresh raspberries and white chocolate crisp. Coffee and handmade chocolates completed our feast whilst the port, a Fonseca Fine Reserve, was being passed. The Master about to drink from the Brookeborough Quaich as Lord Levene looks on. 4
During the course of the meal the Master took wine with the Upper and Renter Wardens and followed this by joining Lord Levene in drinking from the Brookeborough Quaich which is our silver cup mounted in the antlers of a great stag. After grace, which was sung, the traditional Ceremony of the Loving Cup was enacted with much ceremony. Happily none suffered the fate of King Edward the Martyr. There then followed the Loyal Toast and the Toast to the members of the Royal family, both of which were proposed by the Master. The Upper Warden, Colin Richards, proposed the health of the Lord Mayor, the City of London Corporation and the Sheriffs. Lord Levene then rose to make his response and after thanking the Company for the money raised for the Lord Mayor‟s charities he proposed the toast to the Worshipful Company of Horners. The Master then proposed the health of the guests. As well Lord and Lady Levene, we were pleased to welcome Alderman and Sheriff David Wootton. From our sister companies we welcomed the Masters and their ladies from the Playing Card Makers, the Salters, the Coopers, the Gunmakers and the Haberdashers. The Past Master of the Farriers and the Master-Elect of the Chartered Accountants were also in attendance , as was the Clerk of the Salters. Other Companies represented by Liverymen included the Carmen, the Stationers and the Tylers and the Bricklayers together with a representative of the Welsh Livery Guild. From industry we were joined by the President, CEO and other representatives from the British Plastics Federation and the President of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. This year‟s Ralph Anderson Lecturer, Professor Tony Ryan, OBE, was also present with his wife as guests of the Master, as were Mr and Mrs Ed Coode. The Master paid tribute to the all the award winners and invited Lord Levene to present the Horners‟ Award for Plastics Innovation and Design to Mr Simon Nicholls, Managing Director of Omlet Ltd the designers of the “Beehaus” and the Horners Bottlemaking Award to Mr Brian Wiper, Managing Director of Northumbria Blow Mouldings Ltd for their Nemesis range of bottles. James Ravenhall, the winner of the Students Design Award was also invited to take a bow. The Master introduced Mr Ed Goode, an Olympic Gold Medallist for Britain in the Coxless Fours in Athens in 2004 who would be responding to this toast to the guests. Having touched on the Olympic theme the Master mentioned other Olympians present, Past Master Miles Baird, Rob Woodhouse 5 who won a swimming bronze for Australia in 1984 and finally “ my very own Gemma, who I am intensely proud to call a World Champion”. In emphasising the Horners‟ pride in our association with 27 Squadron, the Master paid tribute to the skill and courage exhibited by Squadron members when flying the Chinook helicopters in Afghanistan. After a final word of praise for the highly skilled and dedicated young designers, athletes and pilots of today all Horners were asked to stand and toast our guests. In his amusing response on behalf of the guests Ed Coode said that he found the occasion as nerve racking as an Olympic Final – not that anybody truly believed him! Mr Ed Coode amuses those present with his humour as he replies on behalf of the guests to the Master’s toast Horners Award winners in celebratory mood after the Banquet To the great relief of our Clerk we had succeeded in keeping to the very strict timetable and all departed the Mansion House in good time thus avoiding potential late charges. Now for next year‟s banquet which is scheduled to take place on Thursday 7 th October 2010.
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