Installation Ceremony and Dinner 2025

It is our pleasure to invite you to the Installation of our new Master, Debbie Johnson, which will be held on Monday 12  May.  As last year, the Installation Ceremony will be held at the Mansion House and will be followed by our Installation Dinner in the Egyptian Room. 

This is the most important event in the Company’s year and we are grateful to the Lord Mayor, Alderman Alastair King, for giving us permission to dine at the Mansion House. 

The dinner is a fantastic opportunity to meet friends and colleagues from within the industry as well as to enjoy the location and the ceremony.

We will be presenting a Lifetime Achievement Award and the Christopher Claxton Stevens Prize – awarded to the most outstanding recipient of our Bespoke Guild Mark during the last livery year – at the dinner.

The Installation Ceremony will be held at 6.00pm at the Mansion House during which I will have the pleasure of installing Debbie Johnson, the current senior warden, as the new Master. Jessica Alexander will be installed as the new senior warden and Alistair Gough as junior warden. The short ceremony is a memorable and enjoyable part of the evening but, as last year, limited space will be available.

The ceremony will be followed by a reception and dinner, which starts at 6.20pm. The dinner will be finished by 9.45pm for those who want to get away, but there will be a stirrup cup for those who would like to enjoy the evening a little longer.

The invitation to both the Installation ceremony and the Installation Dinner is open to all freemen, liverymen and corporates, together with your spouses, partners, and your business and personal guests. Please use the attached application form and come to what is always a memorable evening. The dinner is very popular so book early to avoid disappointment.