City of London Freedoms
On 3 July Bowyer Freeman Aarif Kassam was delighted to receive his Freedom of the City of London, supported by the Master and Renter Warden as his sponsors, in a relaxed ceremony conducted in Guildhall by Murray Craig, the Clerk to the Chamberlain's Court.
Three days later Bowyer Freeman Mark Benstead was equally delighted to receive his Freedom of the City in Guildhall too, accompanied by his sponsors, Myles Archibald and Maj Gen Andrew Sharpe. They both look pretty stiff in the photo, but it is reliably reported that some unwinding duly took place shortly afterwards.
Archived event reports
- Menu of Events 2024
- Menu of Events 2023
- Freedom of the City News – January 2023
- January Livery Dinner, 25 January, Cutlers' Hall
- Brentwood Sea Cadets winners on the London Area Offshore Award 2022
- St George's Charity Banquet, 27 April 23
- The Coronation Lunch, Cutlers' Hall, 24 May 2023
- Bowyers' Summer Drinks - 7 Sep 2023
- Charity Quiz Trophy Regained
- Agincourt Banquet, Tallow Chandlers' Hall
- Poitiers Supper 15 November 2023
- Menu of Events 2022
- News from Suited & Booted
- January Court and Livery Dinner
- St George's Charity Banquet
- TS St Vincent - Brentwood Sea Cadet Unit
- Jon Preece's Freedom of the City
- New Master's Installation and Dinner
- 2 Mercian's Final Parade: an Emotional Day
- Mercian Regiment Reformation Day
- Agincourt Banquet
- Joint Shoot Dinner
- Westminster Abbey Henry V Evensong
- Lord Mayor's Show
- Bowyers' Charity Cheque for Suited & Booted
- Menu of Events 2021
- News from Suited & Booted
- "Piercing Plate Armour with Arrows - Fact or Fiction"
- Fellow Bowyers – Do you Sail? Or would you like to give Sailing "a go"?
- Presentation of Cheque to Suited & Booted - 24 May 2021
- City Walk and Supper
- Royal Hospital Chelsea Visit - August 2021
- Bowyers' History Since 1666 - Talk and Supper
- The 400th Anniversary of the Royal Charter Charity Banquet, Drapers' Hall
- Agincourt Banquet, Armourers' Hall
- Poitiers Supper - Old London Bridge
- Royal Hospital Chelsea Visit
- Bowyers' 2021 Carol Service
- Suited & Booted Update
- Menu of Events 2020
- Suited & Booted Charity Quiz Night
- Court and Livery Dinner, Watermen's Hall, 29 January
- Visit to Brentwood Sea Cadets
- Meeting with Kings College MA Students
- Annual Dinner of the Royal Toxophilite Society
- Trealor's School
- King's College London Widening Participation Programme
- Installation Service
- Mercian Regiment Crich Pilgrimage
- Bowyers Mercian Regiment Charity Supper
- Gunmakers' Challenge
- Agincourt Dinner
- Remembrance Sunday
- The Bowyers' Carol Service
- Menu of Events 2019
- News from Brentwood Sea Cadets
- Court and Livery Dinner, January 30 2019
- Bowyers Win Suited and Booted Quiz
- Kings College London War Studies Evening
- HMS Northumberland Visit
- St George's Charity Banquet
- Bowyers' Silver Evening
- Inter Livery Shoot
- Practice Shoot at Kensington Palace
- Inter Livery Rifle Competition
- Bowyers Sailing Weekend
- Cheque for Suited & Booted
- Bowyers' Guildhall Window
- Chelsea Pensioners Founders Day Parade
- Presentation of the Dudley Award
- The Gunmakers Challenge
- Tower Shoot
- Bowyers Prize Day
- Suited & Booted Charity Quiz
- Bowyers' Longbow Day
- Bill Terry's Archery Collection
- Visit to 338 (West Ham) Squadron Air Cadets
- Craft Guild's Annual Guildmote
- Honorary Livery Clothing of Hugh Soar
- Longbow Making Course
- Agincourt Banquet
- Poitiers Supper
- Lord Mayor's Show
- Garden of Remembrance at St Paul's
- Menu of Events 2018
- Bowyers' Hall Blue Plaque Site
- MA History Scholar at King's London
- Court & Livery Dinner Watermen's Hall
- Suited & Booted Charity
- Royal Navy Supper Evening
- Museum of London: Pleasure Gardens Archery
- St Georges Banquet
- 338 West Ham Squadron Air Cadets
- Brentwood Sea Cadets' Parade
- Master's Weekend in Washington
- Stevenson House Charity Visit
- Bowyers' Shooting Team
- Tower of London Shoot
- 1,000 at Mercian Regiment Memorial
- HMS Northumberland Rededicated, and New Bowyers' Award Presented
- Master's Day 2018
- Gunmakers/Bowyers, Shotgun/Longbow
- Bowyers' Prize Day
- Tom Ridley's Freedom of the City
- Bowyers' Longbow Day
- New Master's Dinner
- Forrester Cup
- British Blind Sport Archery Section Outdoor Championship
- Bowyers Sailing 21 to 23 September
- Bowyers Charitable Outreach
- Poitiers Supper 2 October
- Guildmote 30 September
- Agincourt Banquet 17 October
- Garden of Remembrance at St Paul's 5 November
- Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey 8 November
- Visit to Goodenough College 20 November
- Suited & Booted Charity
- Bowyers' Family Carol Service & Supper December 2018
- Menu of Events 2017
- Longbows and Crécy on BBC4 iPlayer
- More Awards for the Brentwood Sea Cadets
- Brentwood Sea Cadets' Annual Parade
- Court & Livery Dinner
- Freeman Captain Paddy Allen RN
- Gunmakers' Proof House Tour and Supper
- Charity Cheque for Suited & Booted
- Citizen and Bowyer William Mills
- New Liverymen Allen and Heilpern
- St George's Banquet 26 April at Cutlers' Hall
- Gold Award for Craft Guild's Don Adams
- Citizen and Bowyer Robert Durrant
- Bowyers' Inter-Livery Shooting Team
- Mary Rose and HMS Victory
- Bowyers 3rd in Inter-Livery Rifle Shoot
- Bowyers' Prize Day
- Mercian Regiment at Crich
- City of London Freedoms
- Water Music 300 on the Thames
- Bowyers' Common Hall
- Tower of London Shoot
- Court & Livery Dinner, Cutlers' Hall
- Bowyers' Longbow Plate Day
- Officers' Mess, St James's Palace
- British Blind Sport Archery at Lilleshall
- Craft Guild Bowyers' Award for Warbow
- Bowyers' Plaque on HMS Victory
- Agincourt Banquet
- Garden of Remembrance at St Paul's Cathedral
- Poitiers Supper: the Asian Composite Bow
- Widening Participation at KCL
- Bowyers' Carol Service
- Menu of Events 2016
- Bowyers' St George's Civic Banquet 2016, 20 April 2016
- War Bow Presented to Mercian Regiment, 22 April 2016
- Master's Weekend in Belgium, 30 April - 2 May 2016
- Bowyers' Hall City Walk 16 May 2016
- Gala Charity Dinner 2 June 2016 for the Mercian Regiment Benevolent Charity
- Tower Shoot, 21 June 2016
- Master's Day, 13 July 2016
- Presentation of Bowyers' Company Dining Bell, 13 July 2016
- Past Master Hardy on the Mary Rose, 14 July 2016
- New Master's Livery Dinner, 20 July 2016
- Bowyers' Longbow Plate Day, 24 July
- Great Fire Anniversary Dinner at Bakers' Hall, 13 September 2016
- Annual Guildmote of the Craft Guild: 1 October, somewhere near Hereford
- British Blind Sport Archery Championships: 10 September, Lilleshall National Sports Centre
- Freedom of the City for Lt Col Dougie Bridges
- Liveryman Tweedie Brown
- Agincourt Dinner, 19 October 2016
- Maj Gen Dr Andrew Sharpe
- Royal British Legion Remembrance Service
- Mercian Regiment 22K Ultimate Challenge
- Bowyers' Christmas Carol Service
- Meeting our MA Scholars at King's
- Citizen Richard Bowyer
- A full list of archived event reports is available in the Members' area