GUILD NEWS
SARAH MCKENNA APPOINTED AS NEW CHAIR
July 2nd, 2025
We are proud to announce that Sarah McKenna was elected as the Chair of the Marine Guild at the Annual General Meeting of July 2nd, 2024.
Sarah, who works for Bibby Marine as Marine HR Advisor, is the Guild's first female Chair. She has been an active member of our Committee for a number of years and this continues the long association that the McKenna family has with the Guild.
Our thanks go to our former Chair, Robb Fitzsimmons, who has led the Guild steadfastly for the last fours through turbulent global events. Robb will continue to serve as a memeber of the Committee.
During the Annual General Meeting Robb Fitzsimmons, Arthur Todd, Bob Troop and John Pope were re-elected as Trustees, Derek Gallagher was re-elected as Honorary Treasurer and John Pope was re-elected as Honorary Secretary.
THE PLUMBERS' 69th "SPRING BALL" - OH WHAT A NIGHT!
June 15th, 2024
The Marine Guild held it's 69th Plumbers' "Spring Ball" at Athenaeum, Liverpool, on Saturday, June 15th, 2024. A welcoming drink reception was followed by a superb three course meal expertly prepared by the catering team. The wine was flowing, the raffle was a great success and the evening was rounded off with dancing to the fantastic & funny Steve (Gemini Disco). A sincere thank you to all our hosts and guests for making it a very special evening indeed. And a big thank you to the team at The Athenaeum for helping to make the evening a great success.
Watch out for news of our 2025 Plumbers' "Spring Ball". You need to be there!
GUILD AUTUMN GOLF EVENT SUCCESS
October 5th, 2021
The Marine Guild held it's Autumn Golf Event at Heswall Golf Club on October 2nd. After feasting on bacon butties, our intrepid golfers braved the windy weather which gradually turned into a rather pleasant afternoom. After a short period at the 19th hole, the golfers enjoyed a superb meal, trophies were awarded and raffle prizes were collected. Our thanks to John Troop for organising another superb golfing event.
Watch out for news of our Spring Golf Event.
UPDATE ON THE MARINE GUILD ANNUAL BANQUET (THE PLUMBER'S BALL) - 2021
June 14th, 2021
The Guild committee has discussed the possibility of reinstating the annual banquet in 2021. Sadly, we do not believe the easing of restrictions is such that we can confidently commit to an event which, by its nature, sees over 600 guests accommodated in very close proximity for a full evening. Regretfully, there will not be a Plumber's Ball this year.
Watch out for news of our Spring Dinner & Dance (The Plumber's Spring Ball) - June 11th 2022
A BRIEF MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN - ROBB FITZSIMMONS
June 24th, 2021
As the UK starts to open back up it’s natural that we feel slightly more optimistic about meeting friends and socialising again. The signs overall look positive, particularly due to the success of the UK’s vaccination programme, but we are very aware of the recent rise in cases from the Delta variant and the continued need to remain cautious. We thank you for your continued support.
Our fundraising events are resumming soon - check back to find out more details.