Events

Members and their guests are welcome to our annual programme of formal and informal events.
In addition to the main Club events, our special interest Sections offer additional activities and meetings.
Flyers giving fuller details of events, with booking slips, are available for Club members via the Members’ Home / Login page.

Please note that all the Club’s normal schedule of events have been cancelled due to the pandemic and the listings are shown below for the benefit of those considering joining the Club and interested in the events held in normal circumstances.  With the normal event programme being replaced with virtual events, we have maintained a diverse range of opportunities for members to meet on zoom.  These are great fun and we hope to see you there.

Past events for illustration, cancelled or postponed and virtual events

2020

January

16 Reception at the Turkish Ambassador’s Residence

30 Chinese New Year celebrations, Bright Courtyard Club

February

13 Tour of  BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu Temple and lunch

March

5  Spital Sermon at St Lawrence Jewry and lunch at Ekte

April

7  Cream Tea and magician, at Bakers’ Hall cancelled

17 Breakfast meeting at Guildhall – Islamic finance cancelled

May

5 CityF2F Peter French – Root and Branch Award Winner 2019 cancelled

14 Walk marking the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower, and lunch at the Mayflower Pub cancelled

28 – 1 June President’s holiday, Oberammergau cancelled

June

9 Tour of Forman’s Smokehouse and bagel lunch cancelled

11 Magician – “The Secret Zoom”

18 “The Secret Zoom” repeat

19 City F2F Nigel Bamping: “The Changing City: A Retiring Clerk’s Perspective” postponed

27 Pride in the Livery cancelled

July

6 Civic Dinner, Goldsmiths’ Hall cancelled

9 July Quiz night via Zoom

23 July City F2F Jo Mabbutt: “The Field of The Cloth of Gold”  via Zoom

August

7  Elvis tribute act via Zoom

19 F2F talk by Sheriff Chris Hayward: The City beyond the pandemic via Zoom

September

11 Comedian James Dowdeswell – live Zoom show

25 Virtual walking tour

October

21  Live Magic show via Zoom

November

4 AGM and Installation Cocktail Party

December

3 Christmas Lunch

2021

June

17 – 20 President’s Holiday, Lisbon

November

3 AMG and Installation Dinner, Haberdashers’ Hall

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November's highlights included the Christmas Concert by Ngāti Rānana, the London Māori Group, as part of the new President's diversity theme

photo credit: Viktor Nemeth

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Students from Mountview Academy enlivened the meal at the Installation Dinner

Photo credit: Andrew Sillett

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The Presentation of Addreses - the Club presents a coaster to Alderman and Sheriff Michael Mainelli

Gerard Sharp Photography

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Flagbearer Shai Umradia leads in the procession at the Installation Dinner

Photo credit: Andrew Sillett

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Pearly Queen Lola Goddard leading the singing at the Christmas Lunch

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Father Christmas, later unmasked as Sheriff Chris Hayward, arrives at the Christmas Lunch in Leathersellers' Hall

photo credit: Liz Wicksteed

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Turkish Ambassador Umit Yalcin welcomed members to a reception at his residence in January

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The BAPS Shri Swaminaryan Mandir, which members visited in February