This morning I had a meeting with the Editor of our Company Newsletter, Liveryman and Steward, David Williams, to put the finishing touches to the Newsletter 2019. David's contribution to the production of the Newsletter is invaluable to the Company as he brings with him his editing skills developed over many years plus his publishing know- how. This year's Newsletter looks like being a bumper edition, with the format changed as agreed by the Court, with more emphasis on the Installation of the new Master and the introduction of biographies for new Liveryman and Freeman. The production of the Newsletter is a huge task, ably handled by the Editor, for which the Company is very grateful.
Following this meeting I was pleased to attend the annual prize day ceremony of the City of London School for Girls. Present on stage were the representative Lord Mayor, Sir Andrew Parmley, the Non-Aldermanic Sheriff, Chris Hayward and the Chief Commoner, Tom Hoffman MBE, as well as the Chairman of the Board of Governors and the Principal. The programme commenced with the school orchestra playing Schubert's Symphony No 7 in B minor, a delight.
During the prize-giving, the senior and junior choir sang beautifully and we heard further pieces of music from the wonderful girls orchestra. The City of London School for Girls is an incredibly high achieving school and I was amazed to see the wonderful results achieved by the students, many of whom are going on to the country's top universities.
The Principal gave an uplifting speech and promised us that we will be seeing many of these girls in prominent positions in the future, and I am in no doubt that this will be the case. The afternoon was rounded off by a wonderful speech by the head girl, Tilda Glynn, once again inspiring the rest of the school to keep achieving at this wonderfully high level. It is evident that the girls at the school are very happy and achieve fantastic results. A lot of this must be down to the excellent teaching and the wonderful support they receive from other support staff. It was a delight to be part of this ceremony.