Each year in June the Hall becomes the venue for the Company's Summer Entertainment. It is a unique social event in the Company year as all Liverymen and Freemen, as well as those who work for the Company are invited and can bring partners.
Over the years the Summer Entertainment has taken a number of forms including opera performances, a formal dinner and last year's most original Sunday gathering where then Master Graham Zellick had a Jewish theme including a tour of the Bevis Marks synagogue.
This year we decided to stage a ball. This involved a dinner using three of the four large rooms of the Hall, Scottish country dancing in marquee erected specially in Throgmorton Avenue - this is a Drapers' private street but I regret some commuters seemed peeved to find their rat run between Bank and London Wall blocked - and the Drawing Room for a small band.
Over 360 attended. Gerald Quadros and his team prepared an excellent dinner. John Freestone had organised an excellent seating plan that mingled old and new acquaitances. He also organised the running of the evening seamlessly.
Where he has no control was over the standard of Scottish country dancing. Purists from north of the Border might object that some of the sets lacked precision but everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and it was certainly an ice-breaker.
The evening finished with a traditional breakfast after midnight.
It was an excellently run event that was much enjoyed by all those who attended. Equally importantly it was a chance for the Company to come together as a whole.
Over the years the Summer Entertainment has taken a number of forms including opera performances, a formal dinner and last year's most original Sunday gathering where then Master Graham Zellick had a Jewish theme including a tour of the Bevis Marks synagogue.
This year we decided to stage a ball. This involved a dinner using three of the four large rooms of the Hall, Scottish country dancing in marquee erected specially in Throgmorton Avenue - this is a Drapers' private street but I regret some commuters seemed peeved to find their rat run between Bank and London Wall blocked - and the Drawing Room for a small band.
Over 360 attended. Gerald Quadros and his team prepared an excellent dinner. John Freestone had organised an excellent seating plan that mingled old and new acquaitances. He also organised the running of the evening seamlessly.
Where he has no control was over the standard of Scottish country dancing. Purists from north of the Border might object that some of the sets lacked precision but everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and it was certainly an ice-breaker.
The evening finished with a traditional breakfast after midnight.
It was an excellently run event that was much enjoyed by all those who attended. Equally importantly it was a chance for the Company to come together as a whole.
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