Members' Articles

Over recent years, our members have contributed a host of articles to our regular monthly newsletters. These articles have covered a wide range of topics, both personal and professional, around their work and travel. They are gathered here under this heading, in reverse chronological order.

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Walks and Talks - About the City, in the City, and by City Guides....
KNOWLEDGE OF THE CITY – Series 43            …
How we are helping to improve the charity sector....
Our Livery Company is a key partner in a programme aimed at improving governance in the charity sector throu
I Wanna Be Like You-Hoo-Hoo....
Even before I entered the world of work I wanted to retire....
An invitation came for a voluntary position to teach at a remote rural school in the Free State of South Africa....
After 30 years of management consulting with C&L, PWC and IBM - "How hard could it be?", we thought....
Another entry in the Diary of our Visitor from Space [LOG 1 of the "Diary from ROBIS a visitor to Denglan" is to be found in the October 2016 Newsletter] ....
Log 2:  ..."After careful observation I have decided to adopt the form of species with four limbs and a…
A 'Serial' Master.... !
A former Master Haberdasher and Past Master of the Management Consultants, Mike Jeans was installed as Master…
An Irishman, a Scot and an Italian go on a road trip....
Restrained and meticulous, as always, the Wine Club forerunners make a recce to Sicily to set up the Vintners…
"Using more and more fuel to push through the waves - with the Shipping forecast continuing to say that there were gales in the straits of Gibraltar.... "
Liveryman Richard Stewart, sailing in a Force 8 gale towards Barbate - running literally on diesel vapour -…
“Fish Wars – the heron awakens…” …..
 ....just when you thought it was safe to put fish back in the water!