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Cakes and Ale - Shrove Tuesday

23 FEBRUARY 2023

Tuesday, 21 February was Shrove Tuesday and as usual the Company marked the imminent start of Lent with a service at St Faith's Chapel, St Paul's Cathedral  followed by Cakes  and Ale back at Stationers' Hall as provided for in the will of Past Master John Norton .

Six New Freemen

20 FEBRUARY 2023

At the Master and Wardens' meeting on Monday, 20 February the Master brought six new Freemen into the Company. 

The BPIF's latest Printing Outlook

16 FEBRUARY 2023

The BPIF has released the latest Printing Outlook revealing all the data behind last quarter’s industry performance and predictions for this year.

Stationers got back to the ski slopes after a two season interruption

13 FEBRUARY 2023

What a pleasure to have Stationers back on the slopes skiing for the Company in the 2023 Inter Livery  Ski Championship. The 2021 event was cancelled well in advance, 2022 just a few weeks before we were due to go but this year took place as normal. The 12th time it had been held and the 11th with Stationers’ participation.

Two new Liverymen

9 FEBRUARY 2023

On 7 February at the Court Meeting the Master cloathed two new Liverymen.

OpenBooks initiative

7 FEBRUARY 2023

Liveryman Ella Kahn writes to tell us of this initiative which is being organised by the Publishers Association, Booksellers Association and The Association of Authors’ Agents, with support from the Arts Council.

Dr Ruth Frendo goes to West Dean College to meet Ana Perez our conservation student at West Dean College

6 FEBRUARY 2023

Archivist Dr Ruth Frendo was  delighted to accept an invitation to a Scholars’ Lunch at West Dean College, an annual event where the College invites bursary-givers to visit and see the work they’re funding. Over the years, the Stationers’ Foundation has bestowed Major Awards and Francis Mathew Scholarships to several conservation students at West Dean. West Dean College is a Gothic Revival mansion nestling in a vast estate on the South Downs,  West Dean House provides an idyllic retreat where students can devote themselves to mastering their craft. And the students Ruth met were certainly embracing the opportunity to do just that.  To read Ruth's full report and view some of Ana's work click here .

www.stationers.org/news/archive-news/our-conservation-student-at-west-dean-college

Stationers' Burns Supper - 27 January 2023

30 JANUARY 2023

This  hugely-successful event, organised by the Livery Committee, was in aid of the Stationers' Hall Charity and included a grand auction and the drawing of a raffle. It ended with the singing of Auld Lang Syne which is Burns's most famous work.  However prior to that the evening was filled with  much scottish tradition and, obviously, fun.

Tri-Livery event 'How the Virtual World is Shaping the Real World' - Tuesday, 24 January 2023

25 JANUARY 2023

The  annual collaboration between the Stationers', the Marketors’ and  the Information Technologists' brought us all together to explore a really interesting topic - 'How the Virtual World is Shaping the Real World'

Visual Media Conference - The Rose Bowl - 4 April 2023

25 JANUARY 2023

VMC 23 is a one-day conference and exhibition that provides a vivid insight into marketing communications. It’s free to attend but you do need to pre-register and numbers are limited. Members of the Stationers' Company  will be interested to know that if they log in to the Members Only area of this site and then click Visual Media conference - The Rose Bowl Leeds - 4 April 2023 (stationers.org  they will find all the details for making a priority booking to attend.  Non Members should click the Read More button.

Nominations sought for the 2023 Paper Gold Medal Award

24 JANUARY 2023

Past Master Kevin Dewey and Liveryman Martyn Eustace (both past recipients) have been in touch to bring to our attention the fact that nominations are now being sought for the 2023 Paper Gold Medal Award.

Annual Trade Association Winter Event

24 JANUARY 2023

After a hiatus of nearly three years on 23 January the Stationers' Company was delighted to welcome back to Stationers' Hall representatives of many of the Trade Associations linked to the communications and content industry for the (usually!) Annual Trade Association Winter Event.