The Company was invited to take part in “The Twelve Days of Craftsmas” at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge in December.  Fan Making was one of twelve sessions that the hotel ran to raise money for charity.   The hotel looked really Christmassy with a giant fan on the front and drinks and nibbles were provided. Assistant Helen Marr led a simple session making two cockade fans using Christmas wrapping paper and also a paper specially designed by Chloe Campbell, a pa

The Master Dinesh Naidu and Assistant Carole Plant Grant Secretary with Liverymen Carolyn Hutchings and Sally Wyllie visited Headway East London on Thursday 26th February. welcomed by Grace Bailey who introduced us to one of the members Matt, who took us on a tour. Matt visits every Tuesday and Thursday following a head injury he sustained in 2018 - about which he knows nothing at all. He spent 6 months in hospital and it took 2 years from him to come off the huge waiting l

A 2-day fan making course will be held at the RAC Club, Pall Mall on 16th & 17th March. Club members will be given the chance to make their own fan under the supervision of expert Caroline Adlington on behalf of the Worshipful Company. This has been arranged by The Immediate past Master, Antony Robson who has been a member since 1973. The Company is striving to raise the interest in fans and develop new fan makers.

The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers celebrated the election of their new Master, Dinesh Naidu, Free warden Christopher Turner and the new Foreign warden Richard Jeffery at a dinner held at Saddlers' Hall with over 140 Liverymen, freemen and their guests. The celebrated French fan maker M. Frederick Gay attended, and brought a fabulous collection of his fans which were on display during the evening. The Master's Principal Guest was Richard Clifford, a Trustee of the Charity

On January 29th, The Master, Wardens, Clerk, and members of the Court joined a number of new joiners to the Company for a social evening to get know other members of the Fan Makers. The evening was held in Martha's Bar in the basement of Williamson's Tavern in Bow Lane. This building was originally the home of the Lord Mayors and the original pub dates to the 17th Century. There is a portrait in there of a previous Master of The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers, Sir James Whi

Congratulations to all involved with 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment EOD&S  who took part in the Section Competition at the weekend. The Master Select Dinesh Naidu joined by the Clerk cheered on 217 Field Squadron, affiliated with the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers since 1997.

The Master Antony Robson, the Free Warden Dinesh Naidu, the Foreign Warden Christopher Turner and members of The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers joined the Master, Wardens and members of the Worshipful Company of Fuellers for their annual Christmas Carol Service on Monday December 1st; this was led by the Revered Nick Mottershead, Fuellers' Chaplain, at The Church of St Vedast-alias-Foster, London EC2V 6HH. Christmas victuals were enjoyed after the service!

A fan was presented to the Mayoral Consort Mr Gary Langley at Saddlers' Hall on Thursday 20th November by the Master, Antony Robson. Mr Langley was accompanied by the Sheriffs' Consorts Elspeth Hughes-Penney and Kevin Bradford, who received copies of the Fans of the Livery book. A fan was also presented to Mr Langley for the Lady Mayor, The Rt Hon Dame Susan Langley DBE, to honour her being the first to be styled Lady Mayor.

On a wet and windy morning last week Liverymen Jon Boot, Paula Lent, Sally Wylie and Assistant Carole Plant joined the amazing Rosa - Chef at The Soup Kitchen; she cooked, and we served 185 meals to the homeless, elderly, lonely and vulnerable individuals in central London. The Soup Kitchen mission is to offer more than just free meals, clothing, and toiletries; they strive to create a sense of belonging for nearly 200 friends every day. Sally and Carole have been a few times

The Master, Antony Robson, Free Warden Dinesh Naidu, Foreign Warden Christopher Turner and Mr Assistant Ian Block were proud to take part in the Lady Mayor's Show today to celebrate the start of the mayoral year for Dame Susan Langley. She is the First Lady Mayor in more than 800 years, although the third female mayor of the City of London. The first Lord Mayor's Show, the world's oldest civic procession, was held after King John allowed The City of London to appoint its own

On Halloween, Liveryman Lin McGarry and her husband Mark, organised a group of Liverymen from the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers to volunteer at the amazing charity City Harvest. Liverymen Lisa Andrews, Gail Sharp and Assistant Carole Plant spent a hugely enjoyable day packing butternut squash, potatoes and apples in crates. We then packed crates full of various items designed to be given to families in need and crates of snacks for different venues. Established in 2014, Ci

The Master, Antony Robson and the Clerk, Claire Chitty, attended the annual commemorative wreath laying ceremony on Sunday October 12th in memory of Nurse Edith Cavell at her memorial statue in Trafalgar Square. The Cavell Trust, supporting nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants in need, is one of the charities supported by the Fan Makers Charity. The Master is pictured with Hilary Andrews from the Worshipful Company of Nurses.

The Master and Mistress Fan Maker led a small team at the inaugural fan making course at Highgrove, with the King's Foundation, in May this year. Eight students, from varying backgrounds, learned the basic skills of fan leaf design, decoration, pleating fan leaves and glueing to timber sticks. The students were taught by Sophia Mace and Liveryman Tom Saunders; huge thanks are due to them both for their creative tuition. The course was a great success as demonstrated by the fa

To this end, the Company Charitable Fund sponsors two awards for outstanding achievement in Aerodynamics and Fluid Engineering.At the recent Cranfield University Prize Giving Liveryman Robert Jack is shown with the two very deserving award winners Hasitha Duarte from Sri Lanka and Andres Oostra-Guerrrero from Columbia.    The Master, Antony Robson, also presented the award for the Best Student on the Environmental Engineering School of Water, Energy and Environment to Ahmad

At a recent Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, several members of The Worshipful Company of Fan Makers were recognised for their significant contribution to education. Assistant Dr Helen Marr, also Chair of the Heritage Craft Committee, Liveryman Geoffrey Cannell, Liveryman Professor Michael Cattell and Liveryman Elizabeth Hayes were invited at the request of fellow Liveryman HRH The Duchess of Gloucester. We congratulate each of them on this honour. In addition, Her Majesty

Amongst them were fans designed exclusively for the Livery Company by Stuart Parvin, MVO, Honorary Liveryman, known for being dressmaker to the late Queen Elizabeth II and also Bruce Oldfield, OBE, known for his couture dressmaking.   Our usual traditions of the Rose Bowl and Loving Cup were celebrated! We welcomed Sophia Mace, alongside her mother Liveryman Liz Mace and Assistant Dr Helen Marr. Sophia recently was awarded a First Class BA Hons degree in Textiles, Innovation

The Master, Antony Robson, Free Warden Dinesh Naidu and Past Master Rear-Admiral Paul Hoddinott CB OBE attended the naming of the new HMS Glasgow by HRH The Princess of Wales on May 22nd 2025. This took place on the River Clyde, where she is being built.   HMS Glasgow is to be a state-of-the-art Type 26 anti-submarine frigate and will be the 9th vessel to carry this name. She will have an association with several City Livery Companies. To mark this, the Fan Makers and the Mer

The Master attended the annual Camp and awards giving of the Middlesex & NW London Army Cadets Force on 20th August. He was joined by Liveryman Col Angela Richardson formerly their Colonel Commandant! They presented the Fan Makers Cadet of the Year award to Robyn Alongside Masters of other Companies, they saw cadets taking part in various competitions and Parade.

The Fan Makers signed the Armed Forces Covenant at the April Court meeting in the presence of our affiliates from HMS Glasgow, 217 Field Squadron and 33F ATC Air Cadets with Lance Bombardier Florence King, also known as The Lady Mayoress and Lt Commander Liz Church who helped us organise the event.  Our other affiliates all sent messages of goodwill, and we were joined by visiting Masters & Clerks in additional to members of the Company. The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise

The tour went very well, with lots of smiles and laughter as Lance provided interesting facts sprinkled with perfect delivery of humour. The importance of the River Thames and the Pool of London highlighted Garraways Coffee House where ships were sold 'by the candle', which decreed that an auction was governed by the time it took for a candle to melt. The final sale was confirmed when the pin, stuck into the candle before melting, dropped in front of the eager crowd - hence t