The Lord Mayor’s Show is 804 years old. It has been a fixture of London life for centuries, from its origins as a way to ‘make the city behave’, through mediæval carnival and imperial spectacle to become the world’s greatest unrehearsed civic procession and its longest-running TV show.

The Master Edward Nicholl, Court Assistant Angela Squire, the Clerk and his wife and son braved the elements to take part in this year’s Lord Mayor’s Parade on 9 November, as part of the Modern Companies’ float.  We are sure you will agree that they did a ‘sterling job’!

It is always an amazing experience to take part in the Parade.  So many colourful floats, lots of goodwill and thousands of well wishers lining the streets.  The Master got quite into ‘high fiving’ the children gathered at road side.

We were offered lunch by the Master Mariners onboard HQS Wellington, moored on the Thames.  It didn’t start to rain until just as we got back.  But everyone had a most fantastic day, and it was great to see so many Chartered Secretaries cheering us on!

Keith Povey – WCCSA Clerk