Leigh Academy Halley OFSTEAD Celebration

5 August 2026

On Friday 3rd July, we welcomed 60 Leigh Academy Halley staff and their Principal, Ben Russell, to the Hall to celebrate the school’s excellent OFSTED result.

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Greig City Academy Year 12 Mock Interviews

24 June 2026

We were delighted to welcome 85 Year 12 (Lower Sixth) pupils from Greig City Academy to the Hall on 22nd and 23rd June to participate in their first mock interview sessions, focusing on their career aspirations.

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FANY Passing Out Parade

10 June 2026

In early June, the Clerk attended the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal’s Volunteer Corps) Passing Out parade at Wellington Barracks in support of this year’s two sponsored Tallow Chandlers’ recruits.

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Roger Monk 200 Dinner

4 June 2026

2026 is precisely 200 years since Roger Monk was elected Master of the Tallow Chandlers’ Company. To mark this, and the lasting connection he forged between the Company and the two Royal Body Guards, we held a celebratory Dinner at Tallow Chandlers’ Hall on Wednesday 27th May.

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City of London Historical Tour

7 May 2026

We were blessed with beautiful weather last week for our members' Historical City of London Tour, led by Actor and City Guide Jenny Funnell.

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Education Awards Lunch 2026

1 May 2026

The Master was delighted to welcome Tallow Chandler Award Winners to the Education Awards Lunch at the Hall on 28th April to celebrate their achievements.

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Reed's School's Launch Car Challenge Final 2026

29 April 2026

On Friday 24th April, our Master and Clerk attended the Launch Car Challenge Final held at Reed's School.

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City & Guilds Foundation Livery Company Prizes Event 2026

18 March 2026

Last week on 12th March, Master Jonathan Spence attended the City & Guilds Foundation Livery Company Prizes Event at Mansion House to present the Tallow Chandlers' Company Health and Social Care Award.

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Cubitt Town Primary School Science Fair Finals 2026

17 March 2026

Over the course of this year’s British Science Week, pupils at Cubitt Town Primary School researched and presented on a variety of science topics at school, with the winners of each heat going on to the Finals which were held at the Hall on Friday 13th March.

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Barts and the London’s Air Ambulance Charity Special Supper 2026

12 March 2026

On 5th March, the Master and Wardens welcomed this year’s Tallow Chandler Award Recipients from Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry and the London’s Air Ambulance Charity to a special Supper in their honour.

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Cubitt Town Primary School Poetry Slam 2026

24 February 2026

On Friday 13th February, Past Master Julian Hill, standing in for the Master, Jonathan Spence DL, judged the school’s annual Poetry Slam competition alongside one of the school’s pupils and the Headteacher, Robyn Bruce.

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Leigh Academy Halley: Employability Days

17 February 2026

We were delighted to welcome to the Hall 70 Year 12 pupils from Leigh Academy Halley on 4th and 5th February for the school’s Employability Days.

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Leigh Academy Halley Ofsted Report

13 January 2026

As one of the first schools to be inspected under the new Ofsted framework, Leigh Academy Halley has been awarded ‘exceptional’ in five areas and ‘strong standard’ in two areas.

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