The Lord Mayor's Show 2021 Procession

The nation’s leading health and first-aid charity has been volunteering with purpose, caring for people during the pandemic, alongside supporting live events. St John teams are active in hospitals, on ambulances, and providing vital community services, including giving more than a million hours to the NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme.

This is a hugely special & significant year for the City of London Solicitor's Company and the Lord Mayor's Show - we are the Mother Company to the new Lord Mayor, Alderman Vincent Keaveny who served as Master of the Company in 2014/15 and Sheriff Alison Gowman is a Liveryman of our Company.

Our float carries two big messages - firstly thanking key workers for everything they have done during the pandemic and secondly, paying tribute to the new Lord Mayor's Irish heritage. Our amazing costumes include giant key workers and appreciation for those who kept London buses and tube trains running. Look out for our huge "care angel" signifying the smaller, everyday acts of kindness which were so important to everyone during the pandemic. The new Lord Mayor came to the City of London as a young Irish law graduate so we acknowledge his background with a range of celtic-themed costumes.

A huge “thank you” goes to Mahogany Carnival who provide us with amazing, colourful & crowd-pleasing costumes and to our participants who all work for City of London law firms. We're also pleased to have Cadets from the Solicitors' Company's affiliated Unit, the 71st London Irish Rifles, are walking with us. Finally, in this 90th anniversary year of the first guide dog partnership, look out for Guide Dog Cora, admitted in 2017 as the City of London’s first and only Free-Dog.

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, positioning us to help clients with their legal needs around the word. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality and value to our clients.

Farringdon Ward Club congratulates its Senior Patron, Alderman Vincent Keaveny on being elected Lord Mayor. Formed in 1894, the Club enables people living and working in the Ward to network, engage with elected representatives, learn about the City’s history & governance, and provides an affordable range formal and social functions.

China Chamber of Commerce in the UK (CCCUK), founded in 2001, represents the interests of leading Chinese enterprises and organisations in the UK. It aims to strengthen the China-UK relations, to promote economic and trade cooperation between China and the UK, and to provide diversified services to all members.

These are companies granted livery status after 1926. Although this now covers 95 years, in the whole history of Livery Companies this is considered the modern period. Today's entry features a double- decker bus with representatives (usually the Master and Wardens in full Livery) from 27 of the Modern Livery Companies.

The Worshipful Company of Coachmakers & Coach Harness Makers entry is centred around the Millennium Coach, a traditional style Road Coach built from scratch in 2001. It is drawn by four horses with the Master Coachmaker and her guests riding atop, accompanied by coachman, groom and hornblower.

The coach was built by Fenix Carriages (fenixcarriages.co.uk) in a traditional manner, with construction taking nearly 3,000 hours over a 15-month period. The body is constructed from seasoned ash and all the ironwork for the chassis was hand-forged by Mark Broadbent and his team. It was finished to its full glory with over eighteen coats of paint.

The Millennium Coach is currently displayed, on behalf of the owners, as part of the collection at Fenix Carriages, Devon.

Walking alongside the coach you will see a flag bearer, carrying a flag emblazoned with the Coachmakers crest, and Liverymen in their livery gowns.

Our entry highlights the survival of these traditional coach making skills into the modern day and the importance of maintaining them through apprentices, ensuring these are passed onto the next generation.

This is a core focus of the Coachmakers, our mission statement being “an active livery investing in young people”. We aim to achieve this by, amongst other things, scholarships in the automotive and aerospace sectors – the modern equivalents of our forebears industries as well as supporting a wide range of apprentices in both the traditional and modern trades.

The Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights celebrates its 350th anniversary with an entry illustrating the ancient craft of the wheelwright and support of the modern craft of tyre-making and distribution. The Company supports training apprentice wheelwrights and mobility/access for people with disabilities, including helping them to participate in wheelchair sport.

Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland is a volunteer organisation where members use their skills and time to improve the lives of others. Rotary in London, with over 60 Clubs, is supporting World Heart Beat Music Academy for young people aged 5 – 25 years, many of whom are disadvantaged.

We are going “Purple4Polio” for our End Polio Now campaign in the Parade to mark the fact that we have never been closer to making history and achieving Rotary’s goal of a polio-free world.

There have been just two cases of wild poliovirus worldwide this year since January in just two countries: one in Pakistan and one in Afghanistan. This compares to a thousand cases of polio a day in 125 countries when Rotary started its campaign to rid the world of polio in 1985.

Working with our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, cases have been cut by 99.99 per cent.

The Rotary “Purple4Polio” campaign is so-called because purple is the colour of the dye placed on the little finger on the left hand of a child to show that they have been immunised against polio.

Rotary was started in 1905 and is one of the world’s leading humanitarian service organisations, with 1.2m members in over 200 countries. Rotary members are determined to tackle the world’s biggest issues, including promoting peace, fighting disease, leading the campaign to eradicate polio, supporting the environment, education and more. Rotary also runs many youth projects.

The young musicians from the World Heart Beat Music Academy with our entry will be playing New Orleans jazz on top of a vintage horse drawn Omnibus.

The ancient guardians of the City have been a feature of the Show for centuries. Today's giant willow figures are accompanied by the Guild of Young Freemen, a volunteer-run organisation made up of young people who share an interest in the rich history and traditions of the City of London. Members are aged between 18 and 40 and come from a wide range of backgrounds and careers.

The Livery Kitchen Initiative was created during the Covid-19 pandemic. Its mission was to provide nutritious meals for the NHS staff and, in partnership with City Harvest, to support deprived communities in London’s East End. Thanks to the work of the Grocers, Drapers, Fishmongers, Merchant Taylors and Party Ingredients and other volunteers, more than 170,000 meals have been provided.

The Bank of England is the second-oldest central bank in the world. Founded in 1694 as a ‘national bank’, we operate for the greater good of the people of the United Kingdom by maintaining confidence in the currency. We also make sure that banks and other financial institutions are run in a safe and sound way.
Some of our other responsibilities include:
• designing and distributing banknotes for use throughout the UK, making sure that they are easy to recognise but hard to copy
• setting the UK’s main interest rate (known as the Bank Rate), which helps to control rising prices
• looking after around 400,000 bars of gold on behalf of the government, banks, and central banks. These bars are stored deep inside our vaults
• supervising banks and financial institutions and making sure they are meeting our requirements.
The image above was taken in 2019, when we celebrated our 325th anniversary.
This year, our float includes a model of the Bank of England with an oversized replica of the new polymer £50 featuring Alan Turing (released back in June), which completes our first set of polymer notes. Some of our staff are dressed as characters who appear on our banknotes and will be walking next to the float. And we can’t forget the gold bars which are being pulled along bullion trollies from the 1930’s!

Next up, we have Britannia waving from her carriage. She is the Bank of England’s logo and has been on every one of our notes since our foundation in 1694. A QR code on the side of the carriage links to the Bank of England Museum’s website, where you can find out more about our history and objects in our collection.

At the back of the procession, we will wave flags which represent our chosen charities of the year: Demelza, Carers UK and World Wildlife Fund.

You may notice some of our participants wearing ‘pinks’ – this is the uniform worn traditionally by the Bank of England’s Gatekeepers and stewards. The shade of pink is known as ‘Houblon pink’ after our first Governor, John Houblon. You might also spot the odd penguin – a surprising addition, but we included them because during the lockdown in early 2021, our caterers donated fish from the Bank of England’s restaurant to ZSL London Zoo to feed the penguins.

Cheapside Business Alliance was the first-ever Business Improvement District (BID) in the City of London, and has partnered with neighbouring Fleet Street Quarter who are moving towards BID status in the verv near future. BiDs have a unique and important role in the City, bringing businesses together to coalesce around shared social and economic regeneration goals.

Young people play a huge role in both Aldgate and the Eastern City. In Aldgate, there is a vast population of school children, students and young professionals in a deeply urban environment, and in the Eastern City, young people are provided with employment and opportunity. It’s vital that we nurture, inspire and encourage young people in the City, providing them with hope and opportunities for the future.

The Aldgate and Eastern City float is an homage to young people, reflecting their creativity and independence and showing that the City is a welcoming and inclusive place. The community has been heavily involved in the design and build. You’ll see individual shops inspired by Petticoat Lane, which have all been devised and designed by school children; trees, symbolising the growth and connectivity of the area, with community-made 'fruits of aspiration' hanging from them, and a silhouette of the area’s iconic skyline.

Sustainability has been an important consideration when designing the float, with the trailer being towed by an eco-vehicle and recycled materials being used where possible. Many materials will also be reused for the Aldgate in Winter exhibition.

Since 1657, the Company supports the City of London and its 26 Cottage Homes in Leicester.
Its Education Committee promotes excellence in the UK Textile Industry by offering bursaries, mentoring and advice to students.
Its float, featuring a 1780 stocking frame, includes Liverymen, bursary students, and members of the Royal Yeomanry, Air Cadets and Sea Scouts.
This year's Lord Mayor is a 'Framework Knitter'

O’Donovan Waste is a prominent, family-run waste-management and recycling company specialising in construction and demolition waste, with an excellent reputation for customer service and compliance The multi-award-winning sustainable business champions a range of initiatives prioritising green working practices and environmental excellence along with health and safety and is widely regarded as an industry leader.

This year the Guild of the Royal Hospital of St Bartholomew (League of Friends) celebrates 110 years of dedicated volunteering to this world- famous centre of health-service excellence A warm welcome awaits those joining the friendly volunteers who are doing rewarding work in bringing added comforts to patients, hard-pressed NHS staff and visitors.

The AA procession will feature our Patrol of the year and Recovery Patrol of the year in our flatbed recovery vehicle, alongside two iconic members of the heritage fleet, the BSA Motorbike and sidecar combination, and the rare Mini-van. Joining them are 30 AA colleagues and flag-bearers.

The Lord Mayor’s Appeal aims to find solutions to the most pressing societal issues in London and beyond through the campaign “A Better City for All”. Their strategy works on four key pillars, to create a City that is Inclusive, Healthy, Skilled and Fair.

TLMA are partnered with four charities, each a leading expert in addressing social issues, and together they deliver pioneering programmes for change. The charity partners in 2021 are The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, OnSide, Place2Be and Samaritans.

The charity partners join together for the Lord Mayor’s Show, putting together one entry that showcases the work of the charities, their connection to the Appeal and celebrating their impact in the City and beyond. Their entry this year is centred around messages of hope, positivity and togetherness, whilst demonstrating the deeply personal impact that charities can have on individuals.

Leading the way in innovative technologies in construction, infrastructure and main contracting, the J Coffey teams in the UK, Ireland and Europe strive to always deliver the best. Visit the website to learn about the company's involvement in some of the most renowned projects worldwide.

YOU London is a partnership of Youth Organisations in Uniform (YOU) working together to maximise opportunities for young people. The Il partner organisations are: Army Cadet Force, Boys' Brigade, Fire Cadets, Girls' Brigade, Girlguiding, Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade, RAF Air Cadets, Sea Cadets, Scouts, St John Ambulance Cadets and Volunteer Police.

The Strand/Aldwych scheme, set to be completed in 2022, will improve the wellbeing of local residents and visitors through providing green space and enhanced Pedestrian access. For the Lord Mayor's Show its float, "In the Frame", celebrate the new pedestrianised destination within the Northbank.

The Worshipful Company of Distillers received its Royal Charter in 1638. Its aim is to be at the hub of the distilling industry, particularly gin and whisky.

We are rolling a whisky cask to present to the new Lord Mayor at Mansion House as Vincent Keaveny is a member of the Court of the Worshipful Company of Distillers. He will be our first Lord Mayor for over 150 years.

Amongst participants are the cyclists who raised money for the Lord Mayor’s Appeal charity Future Youth Zone. The balloon represents the global nature of our industry’s exports with a reference to Phileas Fogg. We are joined by two pipers from our affiliated regiment the London Scottish Regiment.

Something comfortable to sit or lie down on are lifelong needs. Today the Upholders aim to demonstrate and support the Upholstery, Soft Furnishings and Funeral professions through bursaries and mentoring, is committed to encouraging the next generation to achieve the highest standards of workmanship in our crafts. We are proud to have the Lord Mayor as an Honorary Liveryman and wish him every success.
www.upholders.co.uk

State Bank of India is a Fortune 500 company with a legacy of over 200 years. This year, the London branch of the bank is celebrating its centenary, having proudly served businesses in the UK since 1921. Its UK-based subsidiary, SBI (UK) Ltd, has retail branches across the country.

Canary Wharf Group (CWG) is a proud sponsor of the Lord Mayor's Show. As the UK's largest sustainable developer, Canary Wharf has been transformed from an urban space into a sustainable community to work, live and visit. Canary Wharf cares about the wellbeing of the people who use the buildings and ensures there's plenty of green spaces and nature to relax and enjoy.

ASDAN is an education charity and awarding organisation providing regulated qualifications, accredited curriculum programmes and a range of other courses to engage, elevate and empower young people aged 11 to 25 years in greatest need.

Our goal is to engage them through relevant and motivating courses to achieve meaningful learning outcomes, which elevate them to go on to further education, training and work, and empower them to take control of their lives. We do this by developing courses with an accessible and practical pedagogy for learners; and by supporting our partner educators to foster the personal, social and work-related abilities of young people in greatest need.

We believe that young people should have the opportunity to discover, develop and make use of their abilities to affirm their identities, contribute to society, and challenge educational and social inequalities.

Our museum is an independent charity, based at St Thomas Hospital on the site of Nightingale's Training School. We are taking part in the Lord Mayor's Show to celebrate Nightingale's bicentenary, bringing her inspirational story onto the streets of London; the city she loved. Our original plan was this event in 2020 would be the culmination of a year of celebratory activity, but due to the pandemic many events were cancelled. Instead the museum faced a fight for survival as tourist markets have collapsed. Please support the museum and our mission to inspire nurses, healthcare workers, scientists and campaigners by making a donation or visiting us on one of our open days.

The Worshipful Company of Cooks is one of the City’s oldest Livery Companies; its first charter dates from 1482. Nowadays the Company and its associated Charity support a range of projects helping young chefs train at Colleges, assisting school children to understand nutrition and food health and contributing to academic debate.

London Freemasons’ donation of £2.5m to the London Fire Brigade enabled it to acquire two record- breaking, hyper-extending fire engines. Today one features in the parade, while the other stars at Mansion House, ascending 25 floors skywards, as the Lord Mayor pays tribute to the firefighters who selflessly look after London.

Punjab National Bank (International) Limited (PNBIL) is a UK- incorporated commercial bank offering a range of financial services to its customers. PNBIL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Punjab National Bank (PNB), India. It started its UK operations in Mav 2007 and presently operates through seven branches across London and the Midlands. Its corporate office is located at | Moorgate, London EC2R 6JH

The Worshipful Company of Joiners and Ceilers was established in 1375 as the Guild of St James Garlickhythe, and originally represented wood craftsmen covering the crafts of joinery and carving. This year marks the 450th anniversary of the granting of its Royal Charter by Queen Elizabeth I in 1571.

Riney is a civil engineering contractor with over 40 years experience providing highway services of emergency, reactive and planned maintenance, surfacing, improvement projects, street lighting and winter maintenance across London. It is proud to have delivered highway services for the City of London Corporation since 2012. This year, it is demonstrating its commitment to achieving net carbon zero by including electric vehicles and plant.

At the heart of medicine in the City of London and beyond for over 400 years, today the Society celebrates the contribution made by its doctors, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals, young and old, in frontline and other roles. supporting the nation's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Mizuho in London provides corporates, institutions and public-sector clients with expertise in corporate and investment banking products and solutions to help businesses find new opportunities for growth. It is proud to partner with One Degree, which mentors and empowers students from less advantaged backgrounds by developing their selt-belief and transforming their academic performance.

The Plaisterers is a vibrant, philanthropic Livery Company with a strong sense of fellowship that encourages a diverse membership. Granted its first Royal Charter in 1501, it boasts the largest Livery Hall in London. The Company is active in its support ot heritage plastering and the City of London.

Girlguiding London & South East England region has more than 62,000 members. This year it is represented by Sussex West county, which covers the coastal towns and villages and across the south Downs of West Sussex. Nationally, Girlguiding is the leading charity for girls and young women.

This ancient and active Livery Company supports the UK's gloving trade, which supplies fashion, sports and protective utility gloves. Visit its website to find out more about it. its glove collection and charitable works. It is delighted to offer its congratulations to both the Lord Mayor and to Sheriff Alison Gowman, a former Master Glover.

Powerday provides market-leading waste management and recycling services in London and across the UK. It is committed to exploring sustainable and innovative solutions investing in multiple state-of-the-art facilities to maximise recycling and recovery of materials, and delivering 100% diversion from landfill.

The Order of Saint Lazarus was founded in the twelfth century in Jerusalem to care for the needy. Today, working in partnership with charities such as The Leprosy Mission, the Order focuses on the relief of Hansen’s disease (leprosy), supporting sufferers and their families across the world.

City, University of London is committed to academic excellence for business and the professions and is located in the heart of London. Students and staff join the parade to pay tribute to our Rector, the Lord Mayor of London.

Wool Is the most environmentally friendly and sustainable fabric. The Worshipful Company of Woolmen is dedicated to promoting its use from "wool on the hoof" to end use and the development of innovative uses and applications for wool. It also supports education, training, careers and research in wool. The Company counts the Lord Mayor as a member.

Back To The Future: The Musical is based on the hugely successful 1980s film trilogy about a teenager accidentally transported back to 1955 in a time-travelling DeLorean. The show has had sell-out audiences and incredible reviews in the press, and its run at the Adelphi Theatre in the West End has now been extended to the 3rd of July next year.

With over 35 years' experience, Kelly Group is renowned for building networks in collaboration with leading telecommunication service providers. Working across industries nationwide, including telecommunications rail civils utilities. fleet, traffic management and energy, Kelly operates with 40+ operational centres, 2,500 vehicles, four national training centres and a workforce of circa 3,500 delivering a one-stop solution to meet the needs or its clients.

CCA Galleries presents the CCA Art Bus, a mobile work of art by British pop-art icon Sir Peter Blake. The bus is an art gallery which visits schools, festivals and art events across the UK. CCA Galleries was established in 1972 and is a leading print publisher and printmaker.

This year the Company is celebrating 650 years of support for British beekeeping and the wax industry. Working in collaboration with e-cargobikes.com, community knit and knatter group Grans on the Make and Bromley-based young people’s charity JusB, our zero-emission display focuses on the need for clean air, not just for the health or the honey bee and other pollinators, but for city-dwellers too.

Find out more about us and our partners at

www.waxchandlers.org.uk

www.makeabeeline.uk

www.e-cargobikes.com

www.Jusb.co.uk

The Worshipful Company of Farmers entry in the 2021 Lord Mayor’s Show is supported by the NFU, Red Tractor, New Holland Agriculture and Surrey Docks Farm. This year, we will be delighting the crowds with our dairy-themed float, including an impressive New Holland Forage Harvester and a New Holland T6 methane tractor - the world’s first methane powered production tractor. Look out for us, give the farmers a cheer and remember to back British farming!

The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers is the oldest optical body in the world. Founded in 1629, today we care about all aspects of eye health, sight loss & vision science. Our Charity makes grants to organisations & students to increase access. The representatives taking part in today’s Show are PEOPLE OF VISION, sharing one aim: better vision for all. Come and see us at www.spectaclemakers.com or on Facebook, Twitter @spectaclemakers, LinkedIn and Instagram

The Livery supports its traditional trades, which are all the more relevant today as metal packaging recycles forever. It is proud of its long association with the London Taxi Drivers' Charity for Children, which takes inner-city kids to the seaside, whose cabs you can see accompanying its float today.

City of London School is one of London's leading academic day schools, occupying an iconic position in the vibrant heart of the City of London, in the shadow of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral and across the river from the Tate Modern.

The centre piece of our parade is our real life “moving forest”. You will see our environmental committee students riding bicycles with trailers attached to them carrying plants and saplings. These plants will go on to be planted at our sports ground, where our student lead environmental committee are creating a natural habitat for nature to thrive, including a safe space for wildlife.

Our parade represents our commitment to a sustainable future environment, care for others and commitment to diversity and inclusivity. We aspire to be a school that fully prepares respectful, optimistic and inquisitive pupils for the rapidly changing demands of the twenty-first century

You will see three of our globes in the parade (Kind, Ready, Aware) which represent the values our students and staff all work towards, and intend to be;

KIND: A considerate community of people who care for others as much as themselves.
AWARE: A diverse community that understands our world.
READY: A forward-looking community prepared for the 21st century.

Importantly, our focus has been to take part in the parade, with a minimalist impact on the environment, by way of walking, using bicycles as well as fully sustainable items.

The new lord mayor, Vincent Keaveney is one of our school governors and we are over the moon to see him installed as the next Lord Mayor. We congratulate him on such an important role!

The Society studies the properties of physical matter with the aim of publishing on all fields of science relating to energy and materials. Its current focus is on the development of alternatives to conventional energy provision and industrial materials.

FM Conway prides itself on being an industry leader with 60 years’ experience and expertise in delivering innovative, sustainable construction solutions.

Our self-delivery capability ensures low carbon and high-quality recycled materials are at the heart of everything we do, to achieve a greener future for our partners, communities and planet.