Getting through the plague: a rather rambling story of how the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London were given their 1638 Charter by Charles I, King of Great Britain and Ireland (1625-1649) True to the times it is said that the Black Death, or at least the most significant outbreak of it, originated in China […]
A Creative Hub with teaching and learning for leather and fashion, with history attached
POSTED ON JULY 7, 2015 A future to get excited about For those of us who were at APLF and heard the Vice Chancellor’s major statement on the move toF the new Campus the excitement of the potential for leather in Northampton has been growing. While it is easy to get depressed by the last […]
Livery Companies
POSTED ON NOVEMBER 6, 2013 Mastering the Modern World This morning I sat in a very ancient church just behind the Bank of England and observed an annual event that has been going on for at least 375 years. We installed Alderman Alison Gowman as the Master of the Worshipful Company of Glovers of London. […]
APLF, Pakistan and the Worshipful Company of Glovers
POSTED ON MARCH 9, 2011 It is getting intense The Corium Club dinner in Northampton is just a couple of weeks away on the 18th March. Paul Evans is the contact for tickets. It is to be held at the Oriental Garden Restaurant, 13 – 15 Sheep Street, Northampton NN1 2LT from 6:30pm and the guest speaker will […]
APLF 2010 was busy
POSTED ON APRIL 13, 2010 APLF was busy this year Between a smaller than usual but very successful Corium Club Dinner and the start of a trip by Mark Wilkinson to Latin America this coming week, things have been busy in the world of the British School of Leather Technology. APLF 2010 was always going […]
Sichuan University and more
POSTED ON MAY 22, 2008 Sichuan and our good friends Over the last year China has frequently been the focus of these columns, and it was only six weeks ago that we were in Chengdu and Deyang. Both are in Sichuan Province at Chengdu is about 50km from the epicentre and Deyang, although a little […]
Leather Guilds, 110th SLTC Meeting
POSTED ON. OCTOBER 17, 2007 It is October and it is sunny in Scotland The weather is hot and sunny and we are having a drink outside in shorts and sun hats. We have been lying on the beach. Is this global warming or just an “Indian” summer? Or perhaps the microclimate that Daniel Defoe […]