City Diary

Members of the Company are welcome to book on to the various City and Livery events listed here. These events are not usually booked through the Clerk or the Company’s Social Events team, although further information can be obtained if required from the Clerk’s office.

From time to time the Company is notified of Inter-Livery Sporting competitions which are held annually. These include: tennis, padel, real tennis, pétanque, sailing, golf, shooting (clays and rifle), archery, bridge, cricket, croquet, curling, five a side football and skiing. There is also a newly established Square Mile Golfing Society for fellowship golf rather than competitions.

If any members are interested in a particular sport or competition, please check the

Livery Committee Calendar page regularly for details at: https://liverycommittee.org/calendar-events/#

If you enter a team in the name of the Worshipful Company of Nurses, please inform the Clerk’s office at: clerk@companyofnurses.co.uk

2026

Please find information about Forthcoming City events in aid of the Lady Mayor's Appeal

https://www.thelordmayorsappeal.org/news-and-events/events-calendar/
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September 2026 Livery Briefing

Wednesday 21 October - Saturday 24 October 10am - 5pm
Art In The City 2026 'The Wheel Turns'
Free Admission
‘The Wheel Turns’ which will be held at Painters’ Hall.
The exhibition is a unique opportunity to view a collection of outstanding works selected exclusively from the membership of the Painter-Stainers’ Livery Company, drawing on an eclectic mix of painters, sculptors, designers, decorators and craftspeople whose works range across a wide variety of contemporary practice and traditional discipline.
Please click on link for more details: https://painter-stainers.org/arts-and-crafts/art-in-the-city-exhibition

Thursday 29 October 2026, Reception 6.15pm, Concert starts at 7pm
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS
LSO Livery Concert 20-year anniversary concert
Tickets cost £68 per person, or £58 per person for a group booking of ten or more guests.
Celebrating two decades, the Annual City Livery Concert has become a much-loved fixture in the City of London calendar. Conducted by LSO Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano, this year’s programme opens with Anatoly Liadov’s ‘The Enchanted Lake’. Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron then joins the Orchestra for the world premiere of Hannah Kendall’s ‘I have discovered the secret of death’. The evening concludes with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No 5.
Please book your tickets via https://www.lso.co.uk/Livery2026. For group bookings of ten or more, please contact the LSO directly at rsvp@lso.co.uk. If you have any queries or access requirements, please contact the LSO Development Team at development@lso.co.uk or on +44 20 7382 2572.

Date: 18 November 2026
Time: 17.30 – 19.10
Title: City Briefing
Venue: Guildhall, 71 Basinghall Street, London EC2V 7HH
Cost: £25
Aimed particularly at new Liverymen and Freemen, partners are also welcome, as are Court Assistants and Liverymen of longer standing, who have not previously been to a Briefing, who are also encouraged to attend.
This is a short introduction to the work of the Corporation, especially the relationship with the livery companies. There is opportunity to ask questions of the speakers and the Briefing is followed by a networking reception, which provides the chance to mix with other Liverymen and Freemen.
City Briefing 18 Nov 2026 - Livery Committee

Date: Wednesday 18 November 2026 18.30-21.00
Event: Tim Bouverie, Author of Allies at War: The Rivals Who Defeated Hitler,
Venue: Wellington Barracks, London SW1E 6HQ
The Army Benevolent Fund is delighted to invite you to an exclusive evening with acclaimed historian and bestselling author Tim Bouverie. Drawing on his award-winning latest book, winner of the 2026 Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize, Tim will explore the complex alliance between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin. His fascinating analysis reveals how their partnership shaped the Allied victory in the Second World War whilst laying the foundations of the Cold War.
Following the talk, guests will have the opportunity to meet Tim and enjoy drinks in the historic surroundings of Wellington Barracks. By attending, you will also be helping to support soldiers, veterans and their families through the work of the Army Benevolent Fund.
For further details and to Book tickets (£40pp)
https://armybenevolentfund.org/events/autumn-lecture-with-tim-bouverie-allies-at-war-the-rivals-who-defeated-hitler/

Wednesday 18 November 2026
Wesminster Cathedral 11am -12pm
Festival of St Cecilia: A Celebration of Music
This year's service will bring together the combined choirs of Westminster Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and St Paul’s Cathedral, performing under the expert direction of Simon Johnson, Director of Music at Westminster Cathedral.The service will also feature the premiere of a specially commissioned anthem by Ryan Wigglesworth, alongside a performance on the harp by Help Musicians-supported artist Nicolette Chin.The service is free to attend.
For further details and to book: https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/get-involved/festival-of-st-cecilia

28 November 2026 7pm
75th Anniversary Concert
Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Square
The Medici Choir, originally established in 1951 as the United Hospitals Festival Choir to perform as part of the Festival of Britain. Our inaugural concert was in the Royal Albert Hall on 29 May 1951 where we sang Mendelssohn’s Elijah. A photo of this event is on this website. This shows many nurses, in uniform, singing as part of the choir. The concert is open to members, some of whom may have sung with the choir in its early years. For further details are here of the Medici Choir