Installation Dinner 2019

Postal address:The Clerk, The Company of EntrepreneursDrapers HallThrogmorton AvenueLondonEC2N 2DQThe Company of Entrepreneurs is made up of men and women who have invested their own money and time in setting up and running successful businesses. Its aims are to; promote excellence in the profession of Entrepreneurship, support the Lord Mayor, encourage the growth of the City and promote its full potential to Entrepreneurs and growth businesses, foster fellowship among Entrepreneurs and give money and time for charitable works that support the development of Entrepreneurs and help to bring the opportunities of Entrepreneurship to young people.

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<H2>Installation Court 2019</H2>
The installation of Mr Rick Lowe as the sixth Master Entrepreneur will take place in the Drawing Room of Drapers' Hall. All Freemen are expected to attend the Installation Court, which is followed by a drinks reception and the Installation Dinner.
The Installation Court begins at 6pm, where the Master, Hon Gp Capt Peter LR Hewitt JP, will admit the final Freemen of his year of office, and install his successor as Master for the year ensuing. Mr Lowe will invest his predecessor as Immediate Past Master, confirm Mr Lars Andersen and Mrs Judy Hadden as Senior and Middle Wardens, and swear-in Mr Gary Dixon as the new Junior Warden. 
<H2>Installation Dinner 2019</H2>
By kind permission of the Worshipful Company of Drapers, the Guild of Entrepreneurs is privileged to call all Freemen and their guests to attend the Installation Dinner at Drapers’ Hall, beginning with drinks at 6.45pm 
The Installation Dinner is the preeminent formal dining event of the Guild’s year, and this very special occasion will be held in the magnificent Drapers’ Hall. A sumptuous dinner will be served, preceded by a sparkling reception.
During dinner, Grace and the National Anthem will be sung, and a Loving Cup shared. Music and instructions will be provided in the menus.
The new Master will speak after dinner, and special guest Professor Noel Fitzpatrick (aka TV SuperVet) will be invited to respond on behalf of the guests. The Guild of Entrepreneurs is privileged to welcome the Masters of several Livery Companies, as well as representatives from the Defence Academy and other partner organisations and sponsors. A stirrup cup will be served in the Court Rooms following dinner.
<H2>Professor Noel Fitzpatrick</H2>
Professor Fitzpatrick’s best-selling autobiography and high-profile work in the media,‎ has made Noel a household name, and a hugely popular public speaker. His dedication to charity through the Humanimal Trust and passion for cross-discipline medical development through One Medicine is an exemplar of socially-conscious enterprise. 
The new Master is delighted to invite Noel to reply on behalf of the guests.
<H2>Drapers’ Hall</H2>
In common with most of what we now refer to as Livery Companies, the City’s first Guilds required halls in which they could meet, do business and dine together. The Drapers’ Guild was no exception, and, in the 1420s, the decision was taken to build the first Hall, in St. Swithin's Lane.
Thomas Cromwell was executed in 1540, and a house in Throgmorton Street was amongst Cromwell’s property forfeited to Henry VIII. The Drapers’ bought this from the King for the sum of 1,800 marks (approximately £1,200), and occupied the building for well over a century before it was destroyed by the Great Fire of 1666. Drapers’ Hall was rebuilt between 1667 and 1671 to designs by Edward Jarman, before being damaged extensively by fire almost exact one hundred years later. The Hall as it appears today is predominantly 18th Century, with 19th Century remodelling – first by Herbert Williams (1860s) and Sir Thomas Graham Jackson (1890s).
 
<H2>Dress Code : Evening Dress (White Tie)</H2>
These directions should be read in conjunction with the appropriate parts of the Customs & Guidelines. Copies are available from the Clerk's Office.
Gentlemen should wear evening dress - black polished or patent shoes, a black evening dress tailcoat and trousers, white shirt, white wing collar, white waistcoat and white bow tie.
Ladies should wear modest evening gowns/long dresses or permissible equivalents. Shoulders should be covered (in practice this means the wearing of a light shawl or pashmina). Married ladies may wear tiaras. 
Decorations are to be worn. Any queries regarding the wearing of decorations should be directed to the Clerk's Office.
Equivalent National Dress or Uniforms may be worn.
Court and Officers’ badges are to be worn. 
Founder/Founding Member lapel badges and gold Members' pins may be worn (but not magnetic name badges, please) 
Please communicate details of the dress code to your guests well in advance. Any queries regarding the suitability of dress should be directed to the Clerk’s Office as soon as possible to avoid difficulty.
 
<H2>Timings and Arrivals</H2>
The Installation Court will begin promptly at 6pm. All Freemen are expected to attend, and the guests of Freemen are warmly welcome.
For dinner, invitations pour memoire will be issued for bookings made before the cancellation deadline (9am Tuesday 19th November). If you have not received your pour memoire by Friday 22nd November, please contact the Clerk.
Drinks will be served from 6.45pm
Dinner will be served at 7.30pm.
Carriages at 10.30pm.
 
The Guild of Entrepreneurs is grateful to The Worshipful Company of Drapers for the photographs of Drapers’ Hall, and for some of the information in this document. Thanks are also due to Freeman Charlie Bradshaw and Mrs Olivia Bradshaw for modelling. Other photographs are property of the Guild of Entrepreneurs and © Jonathan Cherry
 
<H2>Travel</H2>
The main entrance of Drapers' Hall is located in Throgmorton Street, which is just behind The Bank of England, and close to Bank Station.
 
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Bookings cannot be amended or cancelled after midday on Tuesday 19th November
 
Booking deadline is midday on Thursday 21st November

Drapers’ Hall

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