The inaugural District lunch was held on Tuesday 10th November at the wonderful Guild Hall in the City of London, where we were hosted by Perram Council member Alex Bain-Stewart. 40 of us met at 11am on a windy Tuesday and after a welcoming glass of wine we were taken on a very interesting tour by Alex who, apart from many other talents, is a Common Councilman in the City of London. His enthusiasm and knowledge made the hour pass very quickly and we were all impressed and a little overawed by the architecture, paintings, sculptures and grandeur of the building. Even people who had been there before found something new and we were all left impressed and proud of this fantastic example of our heritage.
Back to the members’ dining room (have a look at the pictures and you will see how nice it is) and we sat down to an excellent meal. We had choices of venison, lamb or trout but I saw that the favourite was the lamb and it was excellent. The table was beautifully decorated with plates bearing the City crest and silver table centrepieces. Plenty of laughter, talking, jokes, a glass of Port to finish and all in the best of company – a perfect way to spend a lunchtime.
Thanks go to Alex for allowing us the privilege of using the Guild Hall for our lunch, to Scott Cargill and Scott Dunn for organising the event and to Julian Trought for acting as our official photographer.
Thank you to those who attended, it was very nice to see you all and helped to make it such a happy day. We shall do it again – it will always be in London and we shall try to make it different each time. Please listen out for news of the next one and join us with your wives, friends and partners.
R.W. Bro. Colin Woodcock MBE
