The Company of Nurses - Past Events
Eighteen members of the Company had a very interesting tour with the Archivist. We learnt about the history of the Vintners’ Company and the hall and some of its many treasures. Among the portraits we saw one of a Mr Van Horn whose only claim to fame was drinking 4 1/2 bottles of port daily!…
On a warm dry Monday evening in September members of the Company were joined by City Consorts and seven teams set out to solve clues set by Kimball Bailey, that led them around to City to find their way to a secret supper venue. For some it was a race, but for others, a lovely…
The Burma Star Association Memorial Event at the National Memorial Arboretum was an informal visit by several Livery Masters at the invitation of Master Fueller to commemorate the 81st Anniversary of the Chindit Campaign and the Burma Star Association. The Master and her Consort met with George Durrant, the last surviving member of the Burma…
On Monday 13 July 2026, the Master and 48 Liverymen had lunch in the Terrace Dining Room at the Houses of Parliament. Before lunch we met on the terrace for a refreshing drink and to take in the views of the Thames, and of course St Thomas’ Hospital directly opposite. Many of us took this…
The Worshipful Company of Nurses made their first trip abroad, to follow in the footsteps of Nurse Edith Cavell, learning of her life and the dire circumstances for personnel fighting in the First World War. It was the 10th anniversary of the Company, coinciding with 110 years since ‘the war to end all wars’. After…
Two groups of 10 members were fortunate enough to visit the London Air Ambulance Headquarters situated above the 17th floor of the London Hospital – the Helipad offers enviable views. We had a tour from one of the two on duty firemen who are responsible for the safe take off and landings of the helicopter.…
Wimbledon Tea Saturday 13 June. It was a very joyful, over three hour gathering and so interesting to hear the amazing and varied careers they have all had. Lots of laughter too. It was a great initiative and I am so glad I responded. I now know a few more members and am happy to…
This afternoon, nine of us met up for Afternoon Tea at the Chiltern Forest Golf Club near Wendover, Bucks. Five of us were retired nurses and 3/4 of our other friends had worked in the Health Service. Rosemary Ray and myself explained about the formation of the Worshipful Company of Nurses and we all enjoyed…
The last day of our tour saw us exploring the history of the Second World War and the retreat of allied troops in 1940 towards Dunkirk. We visited the site of a massacre of British troops and one French soldier at the hands of the SS on 28 May 1940, despite the Geneva convention being…
The Company visited the Belgian Senate. This was the building in which the trial of Edith Cavell took place. The Company visited the room in which the trial took place, reflecting on the courage of Edith Cavell, a humanitarian nurse who nursed and aided wounded soldiers from both sides of the conflict. There is a…