MASTER’S BLOG

At first look this appears to be a quieter month after the very considerable activity of March. In part the reason for this is, I guess, that firstly a lot of us need a rest, and the Easter holiday weekend falls in the early part of the month.

Friday 21st April 2023

Court meeting and lunch at Trinity House. My second Court meeting of the year and happily all seems to be progressing well. Some excellent committee reports are submitted for consideration and approval, and I provide a brief resume of the Court's deliberations over lunch.

This is the first occasion that I have attended Trinity House and it is a most splendid building. There is so much to see and learn. Following the maritime theme, our guest of honour (in addition to entertaining the Master Gardener Mr John Gilbert and the Master Apothecary Dr Jonathan Holliday CVO) is Commander Tim Langford RN whonext week is to assume command of HMS Trent. He provides a fascinating insight into the role of the Navy in global security today and speaks briefly of his delight and honour at assuming command of HMS Trent. I look forward to hearing more of his exploits in the months that lie ahead.

Wednesday 26th April 2023

I am a guest of the Worshipful Company of Security Professionals at their Lord Imbert Annual Security Lecture. The lecture is given by Professor Alison Wakefield, the codirector of Cyber Security and Criminology at the University of West London. An interesting evening and an opportunity to catch up with fellow Masters.

Thursday 27th April 2023

I am honoured to be invited by the Royal College of Surgeons to their Hunterian Banquet. This banquet celebrates the long-anticipated reopening of the Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons.

This museum is "state of the art" and provides the RCS with an opportunity to exhibit in the very best manner, the thousands of exhibits of Dr John Hunter collected by him, and which were the foundations of this unique museum.

I am delighted to find that PM George Borthwick and his charming wife Milly are also guests. A firstclass evening albeit curtailed to some extent by the existence of a train strike!