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" Members and their partners gather for luncheon at Corvino's"
The Master, Wardens, and many Liverymen and Freemen of the Worship- ful Company enjoyed an informal luncheon of Italien fare at Corvino's Restaurant close by 'Petticoat Lane' in the City, on Friday 18th June. The occasion was to hon- our our partners and thank them for their ster-
The new Master was installed at Common Hall on the 2 July 2004
FROM THE TREASURER
With effect from April 2004, it is possible for any individual who completes a self assess- ment tax return to request that the Inland Revenue places any resulting refund of tax paid that may then be- come due over to a registered charity . If you are in a posi- tion where you anticipate receiving a small refund of tax, and are contemplating donating that refund to char- ity, you may wish to know that The Worshipful Company of Firefighters’ own Charitable
Trust is a possible recipient of such donations. The Trust already has the Inland Reve- nue pre-approval code num- ber of XAL08AG in place.
Further details of how the scheme operates can be found on The Inland Reve- nue’s own website should you require it. (www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk)
This scheme is entirely sepa- rate from The Gift Aid Scheme that most members have already signed for in
context of that portion of their annual fees paid to the Com- pany, which are then auto- matically allocated to The Firefighters’ Charitable Trust on your behalf .No action in that regard is therefore nec- essary as the arrangements you have already consented to will remain unaltered .
John Mansfield Honorary Treasurer
Ron Bentley's Memorial Service
The Memorial Ser- vice will take place at 12 noon on Thursday 14th October, 2004, at St: Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey, SW1. All are welcome and those wishing to attend are requested to apply for tickets to: The Assistant Receiver
General (Protocol), Room 14, The Chap- ter house, 20 Dean's Yard, Westminster Abbey, London SW1P 3PA, enclosing a stamped addressed envelope (first class). Tickets will be des- patched about ten days before the Ser-
vice.
Over these last 12 months there have been a range of friends and col- leagues whom have passed on.
At a recent friends funeral Liveryman Graham Maltby read the following
PASSING OF THE WAY
I thank you God, sin- cerely
For the friends that are here today
And All that they have done for me
To help me on the way
I thank you that I met them
In fellowship and Cheer,
And that in time of need and stress
They have always been near.
I thank youf or my faith- full Friends,
In places near and far
Whose kindly deeds have made my days,
As fruitful as they are!
Whose happy songs have done so much,
To make my dreams come true,
And who, by their exam- ple Lord
Have drawn me close to you
Amen