Quarterly Court – Admittance of New Freemen

The Master and his Wardens pictured in the Court Room

At the meeting of 8th January 2020 Mrs Geraldine Bil, Mrs Mary Barrow, Dr Graham Collier, Mr David Jarrad and Mr Alexander Tribeck were admitted as Craft Owning Freemen. Doggett’s winner Mr Alfie Anderson was admitted as a Waterman to the Company.

At the meeting of 2nd October 2019 Mr Alexandre Demetriou was admitted as a Craft Owning Freeman. Craft Owning Freeman David Beard was admitted as an Honorary Court Assistant and also appointed as Company Fundraiser.

The Revd Katherine Hedderely was appointed as the Company’s Honorary Chaplain.

At the meeting of 2nd July 2019 the following attended to take their Oath to the Company and be admitted as Craft Owning Freemen – Peter Perry, Daniel Walker,Joseph Ellis, Geoffrey Probart and Steven Summers.

At the meeting held on 3rd April 2019 the following attended to take their Oath to the Company and be admitted as Craft Owning Freemen – Prudence Beard,  Antony Hales CBE, Elizabeth Spill and Lambros Varnavides.

At the Court meeting held on 9th January 2019 the following attended to take their Oath to the Company and be admitted as Craft Owning Freemen – Jason Gray, John French,  Robert Lee, Robert Pinckley  and Freeman Louis Pettifer.

At the meeting of the Court of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen held on the 3rd of October 2018– Craft Owning Freemen George Hammond and Ted Manning were appointed as Court Assistants.

Freeman Robert Dwan was admitted as a Craft Owning Freeman.

At the  Court meeting held on 3rd July 2018 the following attended to take the Oath to the Company and be admitted to the Craft-Owning Freedom Diane Burley, Michael Corcoran, Thomas Layton, Freeman Henry McCarthy and Kenneth Milton.

At the Court meeting held on 4th April 2018  Senior Warden Dr Iain Reid was elected as Master of the Company for the forthcoming year commencing 11th July 2018.

The following attended to take the Oath to the Company and be admitted to the Craft-Owning Freedom Robert Cottrell,  Sir Robin Knox-Johnston CBE, RE* and Charles Montlake.

At the Court Meeting held on 10th January 2018 the following were admitted to the Company as Craft Owning Freemen –  Ronald Hill and Barry Jackson.

The Rev’d Bertrand Olivier – Company Chaplain was admitted as a Honorary Craft Owning Freeman.

Freeman Jack Keech, winner of the 2017 Doggett’s Coat and Badge Wager, was admitted as a Waterman to the Company.