The Stationers' Company
The City of London Livery Company for the Communications and Content Industries

LATEST NEWS

June 2020

An Historic Photograph

An Historic Photograph

17 JUNE 2020

Succession planning at Kolbus UK prompts Under Warden Robert Flather to dig out a great photo of three generations of MD. 

 

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Visual Media Conference 2020 - 8 September

Visual Media Conference 2020 - 8 September

17 JUNE 2020

The new date for the Visual Media Conference (postponed from April) this year is 8 September.  

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Victor Watson Prize

Victor Watson Prize

17 JUNE 2020

Final call for entries for the Victor Watson Prize

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The Herb Woman

The Herb Woman

12 JUNE 2020

In the seventeenth century, even the most elaborate and fashionable gardens had areas set aside for growing herbs, fruit, vegetables and flowers for domestic use.  Even modest establishments grew plants which were  vital to the survival of the household and many public spaces used them too!

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Stationers’ Poetry Book Society  Weekly Poem - Number  8

Stationers’ Poetry Book Society Weekly Poem - Number 8

11 JUNE 2020

The Poetry Book Society have suggested this poem by Derek Mahon as our eighth lock down poem.  Members will find it in their own area of the website and should log in and read it there along with all sorts of other items pertinent to the lock down!

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Rising to the Challenge # 2 - Wellbeing

Rising to the Challenge # 2 - Wellbeing

6 JUNE 2020

Further to the Rising to the Challenge # 1  virtual event on how members were helping the NHS in various ways, and in one case pivoting to create an entirely new  product, the Industry Committee was pleased to arrange  Rising to the Challenge #2 on 5 June 2020.  Members should login and view the article here where they can also watch the webinar

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The Young Stationers hold their first Book Club evening

The Young Stationers hold their first Book Club evening

5 JUNE 2020

On 4 June the Young Stationers held their first Book Club evening and invited members of the wider Company to join them.  They discussed Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo and  by all accounts a great, and interesting, time was had by all.  You can read Dhara Snowden's full summary  here.  


The Stationers’ Company’s Apprentice Futures website goes live!

The Stationers’ Company’s Apprentice Futures website goes live!

5 JUNE 2020

Building on the success of Apprentice 19, Apprentice 20 was due to take place at the City of London Guildhall at the end of June. This was cancelled due to Covid-19.

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Stationers’ Poetry Book Society  Weekly Poem - Number  7

Stationers’ Poetry Book Society Weekly Poem - Number 7

4 JUNE 2020

Carcanet Press have given us permission to use this poem, Life, from Beyond the Barbed Wire by Abdellatif Laâbi as our seventh lock down poem suggested by the Poetry Book Society. Members will find it in their own area of the website and should log in and read it there along with all sorts of other items pertinent to the lock down!

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A competition for young writers

A competition for young writers

2 JUNE 2020

Auris, the Service Development Category award winners at last year's Stationers' Innovation Ezxcellence Awards announce a new compeition.

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Really positive  collaboration results safer working for medics

Really positive collaboration results safer working for medics

1 JUNE 2020

News from our Treasurer, Court Assistant Ian Leggett, of how three Livery Companies plus several experts came together to assist with the development of a brand new and innovative medical gown.

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May 2020

Stationers’ Poetry Book Society  Weekly Poem - Number  6

Stationers’ Poetry Book Society Weekly Poem - Number 6

28 MAY 2020

Faber have very kindly given permission for Mary Jean Chan's poem,  our sixth "locked down"suggestion by the Poetry Book Society, to be used on our website. Members will find it in their own area of the website and should log in and read it there along with all sorts of other items pertinent to the lock down!

 

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