A Master’s Year: part two

The first article in this series concluded with a reference to the April Court Dinner where the company not only clothed five new Liverymen, but also celebrated the Centenary of the Royal Air Force with the Master’s Principal Guest and Speaker being the former Chief...

A Master’s year: part one

This article is the first in a series in which Dr Michael Smith describes his year as Master Fan Maker.  The series runs from February to February, and features the February, April and October Court Dinners, the June Summer Dinner, and the December Banquet at the...
Inspection of Rockcoco Fans

Inspection of Rockcoco Fans

On 30 November 2017, the Free Warden was delighted to exercise the Company’s right to inspect any fan making company ‘within 20 miles round the Cities of London and Westminster’ – Rockcoco Fans. It is often the case that members of the Fan Makers’ Company are asked...

Cranfield University Prizes

On Thursday 29th June the Master and Clerk attended the Graduation and Prize Giving ceremony for the Aerospace School at Cranfield University. The winner of the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers Prize in Fluid Engineering was Fernando Lartategui Atela from Spain and...
Fan Makers return to the River Thames

Fan Makers return to the River Thames

For the first time in living memory, and likely the first time since the mid-1800s, the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers participated in a Thames River Pageant. On Saturday 12th November the Master, Mistress and Learned Clerk, a team of six oarsmen and cox joined The...
Graduation Day Cranfield University: School of Aerospace

Graduation Day Cranfield University: School of Aerospace

Cranfield is the UK’s only all post-graduate university.  Originally established in 1946 as The College of Aeronautics, its link with the Worshipful Company of Fan Makers dates back to 1954, and was enhanced in 1959 with the inception of Fan Maker scholarships, and...