City Diary
Please note that all dates may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.
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2023
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Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 November 2023
Red Cross Christmas Market, Guildhall
Founded in 1961, the Guildhall Christmas Market is the largest fundraising event for the British Red Cross. The gothic splendour of the City’s most renowned medieval building, the Guildhall, provides a truly atmospheric and memorable venue for this special event. A variety of stalls, including Livery Company Voluntary Stalls, sell luxury handmade, unique and exclusive gifts.
Venue: Entrance via Guildhall Art Gallery, Guildhall Yard, EC2V 7HH
Grand Opening: Mon 27 Nov 2023, 5:30pm-9:30pm - Tickets cost £60 and includes exclusive fizz & canapé reception. Officially opened by a member of the Royal Family and the Lord Mayor of London.
Market Day: Tue 28 Nov 2023, 10:30am - 7pm – Tickets cost £7
More information is here https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-involved/fundraising-and-events/guildhall-christmas-market
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Wednesday 13 December 6pm
Worshipful Company of Clockmakers' Carol Service
St James Garlickhythe, Garlick Hill, London EC4V 2AF
This year we have been invited to join the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers and the Art Scholars at the Carol Service of the Clockmakers. This will be a traditional service of carols and lessons conducted by Father Timothy Handley with music from members of St James’s choir and Organist. All members plus friends and families, are warmly welcomed to this Service. This will be a ticketed event.
Timings: Service 6pm, Reception 7 pm, Carriages 8.30ish
Refreshments: a cold buffet, mulled wine and soft drinks will be served in the church after the service.
Tickets are £45 each (inc VAT). Children under the age of ten can attend for free.
Please book by sending an email to admin@companyofnurses.co.uk with dietary requirements by 1st December 2023.
A Collection will be taken for the work of the Church. St James has a tradition of collecting gifts for disadvantaged children which are distributed by the Salvation Army on Christmas Eve. Liverymen/Freemen attending may wish to bring a gift wrapped and labelled which can be placed under the tree at the start of the service
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2024
Friday 15 March
United Guilds’ Service, St Paul’s Cathedral