News Archive 2021
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Supporting Brewing Research and Education
29 November 2021
In November the Advisory Committee to the Brewers’ Research and Education Fund met to review the latest reports from projects receiving funding.
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Master and Wardens' Tour 2021
24 November 2021
The Master and Wardens conducted their annual tour to visit key sites and stakeholders on Monday 22 November.
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Beer Tasting Competition 2021
18 November 2021
The Brewers’ Company Annual Beer Tasting Competition made a triumphant return this year after a COVID-induced hiatus in 2020 and it was certainly worth the wait.
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The Lord Mayor's Bulletin Nov 2021
11 November 2021
The Lord Mayor of London, Alderman William Russell, shares his latest bulletin with members of the Livery.
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The Lord Mayor's Show 1937
09 November 2021
In the absence of a Lord Mayor’s Show last year we looked back at the Brewers’ Company floats from 1947, 1962 and 1980. This year the show will go on - on Saturday 13 November - but our Archivist has found details of another show the Company participated in even longer ago.
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Brewers' Hall Redevelopment Update Nov 21
04 November 2021
The redevelopment of Brewers’ Hall has now been ongoing for just over a year and there has been much exciting progress!
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The Brewers' Company goes back to the classroom
21 October 2021
On Friday 15 October, members of the Brewer’s Company Court and the Dame Alice Owen Foundation Advisory Committee visited Dame Alice Owen’s School.
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October Court Luncheon 2021
15 October 2021
The Master, Wardens and Court Assistants of the Brewers’ Company were delighted to welcome guests from the Aldenham Foundation, Dame Alice Owen’s School and the Company’s military affiliations: HMS ALBION, The Royal Lancers and 9F(Islington) Squadron ATC, to a Court Luncheon at Butchers’ Hall on 14 October.
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Exploring London's Brewing History
07 October 2021
On Tuesday 5 October, Des de Moor – an authority on the History of Brewing in London – took a group of Liverymen and guests on a gentle stroll through some of the brewing history of east London.
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Welcome Back Brewers!
27 September 2021
On Tuesday 21 September, after eighteen long months, we were able to welcome our members to a Brewers’ Company event and once again fulfil, in-person, our objective to provide a forum to foster social contact within the brewing industry and associate organisations.
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Master opens Brewers' Education Centre
23 September 2021
On Friday 17 September the Master, Richard Fuller, officially opened the Brewers’ Education Centre at Dame Alice Owen’s School.
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Liverymen enjoy once in a lifetime trip to HMS ALBION
14 September 2021
The crew of the Brewers’ Company’s affiliated Royal Navy ship, HMS ALBION, gave a warm welcome to members of the Livery and their families during a unique visit aboard the ship on Sunday 12 September.
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Keeping the Beerfest Spirit Alive
13 September 2021
Cooling beers and fabulous food were on offer last week at Guildhall Yard as visitors took a breather from the mini heatwave. The fun-packed Beerfest-Lite took place from noon to 9pm on Thursday 9 September and was much enjoyed by all who attended.
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Exam results 2021 announced
24 August 2021
We are delighted to report that both Aldenham and Dame Alice Owen’s Schools have announced impressive A Level and GCSE results this year, despite the many challenges students have faced.
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Music in Secondary Schools Trust Summer Update
09 August 2021
The Music in Secondary Schools Trust (MiSST) has been doing some fantastic work with young people over the last term and we are delighted to share their latest update.
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Lord Mayor's Bulletin July 2021
02 August 2021
The Lord Mayor of London, Alerman William Russel, shares his latest bulletin with members of the Livery.
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Grant Awarded to National Brewery Heritage Trust
26 July 2021
The National Brewery Heritage Trust has been awarded a grant of £10,500 by the Brewers’ Research and Education Fund to create a linked online archive for the UK brewing and pub industry.
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Master presents Beer Money 2021
22 July 2021
On the last day of term, students at Dame Alice Owen’s School experienced one of the more unusual sides of their school’s close relationship with the Brewers’ Company when they lined up in silence and, one by one, received their “Beer Money” from the Master Brewer.
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Re-election of Master and Wardens
12 July 2021
We are delighted to announce that, on Thursday 8 July 2021, the Master and Wardens for the coming year were elected and installed at a meeting of the Court.
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School Reports July 2021
05 July 2021
As the school year draws to a close, both Aldenham and Dame Alice Owen’s Schools have been reflecting on the last term – the fifth which has been affected by COVID-19.
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Sheriffs Elected in Unique Socially-Distanced Ceremony
28 June 2021
On Thursday 24 June, the Master Brewer was pleased to represent the Company at a unique, socially-distanced ceremony to elect the Sheriffs of the City of London for 2021-22.
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A unique bond witht the Aldenham Foundation
22 June 2021
The Master, Richard Fuller, was delighted to have the opportunity to visit the Aldenham Foundation last week, having not been able to do so during the last year.
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Inspiring the Next Generation
15 June 2021
The Master Brewer, Richard Fuller, was given a warm welcome at Aldenham School last week as he introduced the triumphant return of the Brewers’ Lectures.
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News from the Tap Room
10 June 2021
We were very pleased to welcome members of the Livery to our final Tap Room Chat in 2021 last night.
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Celebrating the reopening of City pubs
25 May 2021
To celebrate the return of indoor hospitality on Monday 17 May, the Lord Mayor of London arrived at the Old Doctor Butler’s Head pub on a traditional horse-drawn dray to deliver a cask of beer.
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Sustainability: Brewing for the Future
17 May 2021
Last week we were excited to hold our first ever virtual Brewing and Beer Brands Forum. The Forum, which usually takes place at Brewers’ Hall, is an opportunity to explore topical issues in brewing with presentations from experts in the field.
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Charitable Distribution of £1.3 Million Approved
12 May 2021
On 22 April the Court of the Brewers’ Company ratified its previous decision to distribute £1.3 million from the Dame Alice Owen Foundation (DAOF) to Dame Alice Owen’s School and educational programmes in Islington.
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Hall Redevelopment Update April 2021
29 April 2021
We are pleased to report that the redevelopment of Brewers’ Hall is progressing well. The structural steel work for the roof extensions has been completed up to the fifth, and final, floor.
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Reaching Young People During Lockdown and Beyond
13 April 2021
Through the Dame Alice Owen Foundation, the Brewers’ Company is proud to be supporting Islington Council in the delivery of its STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) strategy.
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The Significance of Lady Day
29 March 2021
The Brewers’ Company scrapbook contains (amongst many other items) a bill of fare for a dinner on Lady Day in 1694. But why did Lady Day, 25 March, warrant such a feast – what was its significance?
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Past Master Brewer Appointed High Sheriff
23 March 2021
The Brewers’ Company would like to extend many congratulations to Miles Jenner who became High Sheriff of East Sussex last week.
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Philanthropic Giving by Livery Companies
08 March 2021
We are pleased to be able to share the results of a recent survey of philanthropic giving by City Livery Companies. The survey collected data from all 110 Livery Companies, including the Brewers’ Company, along with 8 guilds and companies without livery.
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This Long Confinement...
01 March 2021
As Brewers’ Company staff approach a one-year anniversary of working from home, the letter pictured is a very apt reflection of how many of us are feeling after such an unprecedented period of restrictions.
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Crane Installed at Brewers' Hall
23 February 2021
This weekend saw a milestone in the project to redevelop Brewers’ Hall as the crane required to lift the steels for the additional floors was installed.
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Funding Granted to Address Digital Poverty
08 February 2021
The Court of the Brewers’ Company, acting as Trustee to the Dame Alice Owen Foundation, has approved grants totalling £176,000 to the London Borough of Islington and Dame Alice Owen’s School in order to address the “Digital Divide”.
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Brewers' Hall Redevelopment Update
27 January 2021
The redevelopment of Brewers’ Hall commenced at the end of 2020 and we are pleased to report that progress has been steady ever since. The programme remains on track, in spite of the challenges presented by the pandemic.
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The Destruction of Brewers’ Hall
11 January 2021
Imagine leaving the office for Christmas, shutting the door behind you and perhaps glancing back into the courtyard and returning to work in January to find it looking like this!
