Sandra and I, together with Deputy Master Keith Tozzi and Fiona attended the reception to launch the Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch. The event, to promote the lunch next April, is well attended by the Livery and other supporters. Regrettably the Lord Mayor was not able to attend this year, but he was represented by his two Sheriffs, Tim Hailes and Neil Redcliffe.
It has been the custom that the proceeds from the Lunch go to ABF The Soldiers’ Charity. It was reported that the current years Lunch had raised £188,000, bringing the total raised in the first ten years of the Lunch to £1.7m. This had been achieved through the generosity of the Livery Companies and Ward Clubs and the support of corporate and individual sponsors. The aim next year is to increase this to nearer £200,000.
There is to be a change in the beneficiaries of the proceeds from the lunch that will take place on 11 April next year in that for the first time they will be distributed between all three Services. The Company has always donated a substantial sum, mainly from the collection following the Election Court, and we will continue to do so in 2018. The Lunch itself is an amazing event and is open to all members of the company. Tickets can be obtained from www.soldierscharity.org/events/the-lord-mayors-big-curry-lunch.
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