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TO BECOME A MEMBER OF
THE SYF (Adobe Acrobat 158k)
Please return the
completed form to: CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS 10 July 2007 Thank you for your vote of confidence in selecting me as your Chairman for the coming year. I welcome the opportunity to take on the leadership of the Society and hope to rise to the challenge of the role. May I first express my thanks, on behalf of you all I am sure, to your outgoing Chairman, Robert. He has led the Society with great enthusiasm and I think everyone will appreciate the efforts he has put into organising very varied and interesting events and on numerous occasions bolstering numbers by bringing along many friends and family. He has also been a great source of advice to me in preparing for my year as Chairman. He is a credit to the Society and I would like to thank him, and his wife, whose catering we have all enjoyed at many events over the year, and I wish them well with their new young family. Turning to the year ahead, I have put together what I hope is a varied set of events for the first part of my year and a further list for 2008’s events will follow later. Whilst Robert’s year may have showcased the Ward Without, mine is much more North of the River and, as you will see, even goes a far North as Hampstead, although still within the remit of the Corporation, you will be please to hear. Given my background, I had hoped to follow a legal theme, but this has proved more difficult than I thought especially given the heightened security climate of late. Nevertheless, following on from the success of the Old Bailey trip a while back, I hope to feature one or two more events of that kind in 2008. I feel the Society has much to offer the young of the City and in turn new interests is being shown in us. In particular, the ongoing success of our participation in the British 10K Run for the last two years has significantly raised our profile amongst the Liveries and I am sure you will join me in thanking Jason for having put so much time and effort in to organising these. Thank you and I look forward to seeing you all soon. TOBY LOCKE
For the third consecutive year The Society of Young Freemen are pleased to announce that they will be organising 107 runners to take part in the British London 10k, this year held on July 6th 2007. The initial dream was to raise £100000 for the Society's chosen charity. So far many thousands of pounds have been raised. This could be the year when we realise our dream. Each of the runners will be running for one of the 107 Livery Companies in the City of London and the chosen charity is the Sheriffs' and Recorder's Fund. Since its creation two hundred years ago the fund has focused on helping ex-prisoners get a new start in life and on relieving hardship in the families of serving offenders. It now helps to reduce re-offending by making grants for training, tools of trade, clothing and household equipment. It also gives to families of serving prisoners, primarily to allow their children to enjoy holidays and other recreation. The fund depends on the continuing generosity of individuals and institutions in the City of London and is this year celebrating its 200th anniversary. To find out more about the Sheriffs' and Recorder's Fund visit their website at http://srfund.org.uk/index.html If you would like to take part in the run on behalf of a Livery Company or would like to be assigned to a Livery Company by the Society of Young Freemen then please download the application form below and return it to our race organiser with the entry fee to the address shown. Then start training!
FOR A PDF APPLICATION FORM FOR A WORD DOCUMENT APPLICATION FORM THE SOCIETY OF YOUNG FREEMEN The Society was founded by the Corporation of London to "Promote an interest in and the interests of the City of London" among Freemen of the City and to undertake any activity that may be conducive to the realisation of this aim TRADITION The Society annually welcomes the Lord Mayor, our patron, to his year in office by participating in the Lord Mayor's Show. Close ties with the City help the Young Freemen to promote, sustain and develop the Corporation of London and its origins which stem from medieval times. Although the Society was only founded in 1967, it is our right and privilege to ensure that the City of London continues to prosper well into the future EDUCATION Many City institutions and their functions are inaccessible to individuals. The Society is well connected and to broaden our knowledge of the workings of the City we have visited, amongst others, Lloyds, the Old Bailey, Middle Temple, the City Markets and many of the Livery Halls including Leathersellers', Armourers', Tallow Chandlers', Merchant Taylors', Butchers', Grocers', Farmers' and Fletchers. EVENTS Each year the social calendar is packed with events and excursions, including wine, sherry and whisky tastings, guided tours of the City of London, the Lord Mayor's Show, traditional ceremonies - such as the Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower of London and Beating the Bounds - and carol singing for the Lord Mayor's charity. In addition to this we arrange tours of places of interest in the City and also have a number of informal social events that are held at various locations during the year. These always provide a good opportunity to get to know more about the City in which we live and work, and of course to meet and socialise with other members of the Society. |
