The Worshipful Company of Butchers and City Livery Events

Join us at Butchers' Hall on Friday, 6th March 2026 for March Court Lunch, our annual military-themed event, when the guest speaker will be Mark Smith, Military Historian and Broadcaster. Mark has been interested in military history all his life. He has been visiting the battlefields since 1986 and has led tours for over 20 years, including our Battlefield Tours for the last 2 years.  

Representatives from our affiliated military service units: HMS Tyne, 600 (City of London) Squadron RAF-Aux, and the Catering Training Wing will join us to sign our commitments to UK Armed Forces Covenant 

Guest Speaker - Mark Smith, Military Historian and Broadcaster

Mark has been interested in military history all his life. He has been visiting the battlefields since 1986 and has led tours for over 20 years. For 14 years he was the curator of the Royal Artillery Museum in London and now directs the medals department of AH Baldwins and Sons Auctioneers located in the Strand, London.

He is one of the medals and militaria experts on the BBC’s long running programme the Antiques Roadshow and has appeared on many other programmes, such as Who Do You Think You Are, and Bargain Hunt.

He has written five books on WW1 and genealogical military research and appears in many associated magazines.

He has been a member for over 25 years of the Orders and Medals Research Society and the Western Front Association.

We look forward to hearing from him in March.

 Court Lunch Details...

When: Friday 6th March 2026

Times: 12.15pm drinks for 1.00pm lunch

Lamb for the main course kindly donated by

Where: Butchers' Hall

Price: £105 per person, inc VAT

Dress code: Dark Lounge Suit (jacket & tie) / Business Attire

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