News Archive 2022
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Brewers' Company Award to Royal Lancer
16 May 2022
On Friday 29 April the Clerk to the Brewers' Company, Nick Tindal, was delighted to belatedly present the Brewers' Company Award 2021 to Cpl Bragg of the Royal Lancers.
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A Rejuvenating Spring Term for our Schools
10 May 2022
On 26 April the Master Brewer hosted a reception at the Guildhall for prefects from Aldenham and Dame Alice Owen’s Schools.
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A Feast of Brewers
06 May 2022
On Thursday 28 April the Court of the Brewers’ Company met and, among other business, approved the accounts of the Company and its charities for 2021. This clears the way for distributions from the Company’s charities totalling over £1.6 million to be made in 2022.
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Easter Bulletin from the Lord Mayor 2022
21 April 2022
The Lord Mayor of London shares his Easter bulletin with the Livery.
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The Lord Mayor's Platinum Jubilee Big Curry Lunch
13 April 2022
On Thursday 7 April the Brewers’ Company Clerk attended the Lord Mayor’s Platinum Jubilee Big Curry Lunch at the Guildhall.
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The 78th United Guilds Service
05 April 2022
On Friday 1 April the Master, Wardens and Liverymen of the Brewers’ Company attended the 78th United Guilds Service at St Paul’s Cathedral.
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The Virtual Tap Room Reopens
31 March 2022
Our members returned to the virtual Tap Room last week for the opportunity to come together and sample some wonderful beers with friends.
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Beneficiaries' Lunch 2022
15 March 2022
On 10 March the Court to the Brewers’ Company approved (subject to audit) the distribution of £1,328,910 to the beneficiaries of the Dame Alice Owen Foundation – Dame Alice Owen’s School in Potters Bar and educational programmes in Islington – for the academic year 2022-23.
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Brewers' Lecutres 2022
11 March 2022
On 22 February the Master Brewer visited Dame Alice Owen and Aldenham Schools to deliver the annual Brewers’ Lectures to Sixth Form students.
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National Brewery Heritage Trust Update
28 February 2022
In spite of the continued disruption and uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, 2021 was a busy and successful year for the National Brewery Heritage Trust.
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Happy birthday Brewers!
22 February 2022
22 February 2022 is the 584th birthday of the Brewers’ Company. But why this date? In this article, our Archivist tells us about our first charter, granted on 22 February 1438, explains what a charter is and why they are so important.
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A Lunch Fit For Brewers
09 February 2022
It was a pleasure to welcome our Liverymen and their guests to a Livery Luncheon in the lovely surroundings of Grocers’ Hall this week.
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The Extraordinary Story of Company Three
14 January 2022
In 2021 the Dame Alice Owen Foundation, the largest charity administered by the Brewers’ Company, concluded twenty years of funding for Company Three (formerly Islington Community Theatre). This is their extraordinary story.
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Charitable Distributions 2021/22
07 January 2022
The Brewers’ Company is Trustee to eleven charities and several of these made distributions over the Christmas and new year period.