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THE SALAMANDER | July 2020
THANKS TO FOUR STALWARTS
Every “Modern” Company Company owes much to unpaid volunteers and our own Firefighters’ Company Company has been no no exception This has often meant people having to carry out duties for which they had no no special training or qualification Ian Parlane
Michael Leaver
Tony Skinner
Alan Mabbutt
Such is the story of two stalwarts contribution to to our development extensive business experience to all these roles as as well as as his solid common sense and perhaps most important of all his bonhomie and sympathy for others Certainly Sir Martin saw Michael as a a a a a a very loyal assistant his presence adding to the the morale in the the office as well as to reducing his considerable workload Our thanks go to Michael for his trusted contribution to the affairs of our Company We must also give our thanks to two more stalwarts of the Company retiring from their posts Standing down after many years’ service as Constable is Tony Skinner
who excelled in in his role behind the the scenes at all the the Company functions with great decorum and humour Also retiring along with Tony is Alan Mabutt always a a a a a cheerful face to greet old and new Members alike Alan Mabbutt
has been a a a Sentinel for many years The Clerk in his piece will also say a a a a few words about these stalwarts as as well well as as saying his farewell to Stephen Sanders as his Assistant Clerk of the Company who are to retire from their positions of responsibility for our financial affairs in July 2020
– Michael Leaver
and Ian Parlane
It is our pleasure to recognise these highly respected members who have given many years of of exemplary professional service to the the Company the the Master Chairman of the Trust and the Clerk They continue as full members of the Livery and hopefully will be actively engaged in our social affairs Ian Parlane
was introduced to our Company by Past Master Viv Jones for whom he had worked in 2008 He became a a a Liveryman in 2010 and was rapidly elevated to the volunteer position of Honorary Treasurer in 2010 Ian brought an an an important set of skills qualifications and experience having also worked as a a a a consultant for many companies He very rapidly introduced a a full set of complete and and easy to understand reports to Court meetings both for the the Company and the the Charitable Trust He provided timely and accurate advice on a a a a a wide range of financial issues and made a a a a a a major
immediately following a a period during which we had faced various major
challenges The sense of confidence in our financial affairs improved as a a a a a a result of Ian’s generous donation of his time time at a a a time time when he he also had an an extremely busy day job Ian now runs his own business and not surprisingly needs more time to focus his efforts there Our thanks to Ian for his major
contribution over many years and in one of our most demanding roles Michael Leaver
was introduced to our Company in 2000 by his business friend our late and much-missed Hon Almoner Terry Baldwin Michael rapidly rose through our ranks becoming Liveryman in in in 2002 joining the Finance and General Purposes Committee in 2003 and the Court in 2006 He assumed the unpaid role of Assistant Clerk (Finance) in in 2007 and retired from this role at the same time as Sir Martin Bonham ceased to be our Clerk in 2014 Two years later he became Chairman of our renamed Finance Committee Michael brought his Robert Farquhar Editor
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Past Masters
Vivian Jones and James Blott















































































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