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THE SALAMANDER | AUGUST 2016
Dear Members All,
It gives me great pleasure to be able to write
to you all as your Clerk, in this, the first of the
revamped Salamander’s, in what is a very
special year for the Company, where we are
involved not only in the City, but also the 350th
anniversary of the Great Fire of London and the
150th anniversary of the London Fire Brigade.
Thanks to the hard work and effort of Robert
Farquhar and Colin Simpson, this bumper
issue has a lot of information and comments
within its pages, and I do hope that you all
enjoy this edition.
As most of you who attended Common Hall
over the last 2 years are aware, one of the tasks
that I was set was that of creating an updated
version of the database of the Company’s
members. This is now at a stage where I must
ask for your assistance, as there are some gaps
in the information on the existing database, the
major one being the date when some of the
membership took their Freedom of the City of
London, I and others need this information to
help in ensuring that our members are given
the opportunity to advance from a Freeman to
a Liveryman and further in good order. All I ask
is that you send me a brief email with the date
that you took your Freedom of the City.
During the last 2 years, it has been a great
pleasure for me to attend, as an ambassador
for the Company, along with the Master,
many fantastic events from lectures, lunches,
church services and dinners in some wonderful
buildings. I must therefore record my thanks to
the Past Masters, Master, Wardens and the
Company for their continued support.
Looking forward, I note that the Company will
continue to be active in holding various events
both formal and informal. After the success
of last years’ banquet at the Vintners’, we are
holding our Installation Dinner at the Insurance
Hall in October, so please book early.
Other events include the Charity Ball, City
Dinner, Carol Service, Massey Shaw dinner,
and a lot more. Please see the events listing at
the back of this edition to get a flavour.
To repeat myself from a previous Common Hall,
it has been my pleasure to be of
SERVICE
to
you all. Thank you for the
FELLOWSHIP
that
you all have shown me during my time as
your Clerk, and I hope that you feel the office
is trying to maintain the
HARMONY
that my
predecessor had with you all. It will continue
be an
HONOUR
to serve as your Clerk for the
foreseeable future.
Yours Sincerely
Steve Tamcken
Clerk.
Worshipful Company of Firefighters
FROM THE CLERKS DESK