The Sheriffs' Ball - supporting the Lord Mayor's Appeal

www.thelordmayorsappeal.org

The Sheriffs' Breakfast
September 2017, The Old Library at Guildhall, City of London

 

   





The Dragon Dessert!

The Sheriffs' Ball
September 2017, Guildhall, City of London

      

   

 

A Musical Note?

The Inaugural Sheriffs' BallThe Inaugural Sheriffs' Ball
September 2016, Guildhall, City of London

The event was hosted by the Sheriffs of the City of London, Alderman Charles Bowman and
Dr Christine Rigden and attended by the Lord Mountevans, the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress.
The Ball had a nautical theme in honour of the Lord Mayor’s maritime heritage and career in shipping.

www.thelordmayorsappeal.org...sheriffs-ball

The Lord Mayor's appeal 2016 is raising funds for the Sea Cadets and JDRF
which funds research into new treatments for type 1 diabetes. www.jdrf.org.uk/

  

     





  





The Cook & The Butler's staff dressed in nautical attire specially for the event.

Welcome from the Lord Mayor

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to historic Guildhall for the inaugural Sheriffs' Ball, which promises to be full of the finest dining and dancing... with a nautical twist!

May I express my deepest thanks to Sheriffs Alderman Charles Bowman and Dr Christine Rigden for chairing the Ball and all their tremendous hard work to make this event a success. I would also like to thank all members of the Sheriffs' Ball committee for their assistance and enthusiasm and to everyone who has bought a table or tickets, made a donation or gifted a prize for the auction.

Funds raised tonight will primarily support JDRF, the type 1 diabetes charity whose vital research is paving the way to a cure for type 1 diabetes, and Sea Cadets, who support young people across the UK through nautical adventure and training. Two innovative charities, two excellent causes. It is a great pleasure to have so many Livery and City friends and colleagues with us this evening and I hope you have a wonderful time.

Welcome from the Sheriffs

We are hugely honoured to host the this Sheriffs' Ball, and we very much hope that this event will become an annual fixture in the calendar.

We would like to add to the Lord Mayor' s message by thanking all the many people and companies who are named in the programme for their extraordinary generosity. Without their involvement an event of this quality would have been impossible and we simply wouldn't have been able to raise such a significant amount of money for the charities of the Lord Mayor's Appeal 2016.

It has been both a pleasure and an honour to bring together this evening of fine dining and dancing in celebration of Jeffrey's mayoralty. Thank you to everyone here and we wish you a most enjoyable evening; we look forward to seeing you on the dance-floor.

About the Lord Mayor's Appeal

All funds raised from the 2016 Appeal year will benefit the essential work of the Appeal's two main beneficiary charities; JDRF and Sea Cadets.

JDRF is leading the global fight to cure, treat and prevent type 1 diabetes. The organisation brings together researchers, governments and funders from around the world to increase our understanding of this complex condition. Money raised by the Lord Mayor's Appeal will help to fund cutting-edge research that could revolutionise type 1 diabetes treatment.

Sea Cadets support young people across the UK through transformational nautical adventure and training, This can give young people self-belief and life skills at a critical point in their lives, helping them to become leaders, seafarers, innovators, and community guardians in the future. With funds raised from the Lord Mayor's Appeal, we aim to replace one ageing 35ft training vessel in the Sea Cadet fleet with a new British-made ship.

Small percentages of the Lord Mayor's Appeal will also be awarded to each of two City charities: The St Paul's Chorister Trust and the Mansion House Scholarship Scheme.