One of the original purposes of the
Company was for mutual help and charitable work. This continues
under various headings.
Trade Considerable effort, as well as
funding, goes into Pewter Live and
Pewter Review.
There is funding for conservation and display of old pewter as well
as for research. A 'Millennium Pewter
Collection' has been chosen to represent the best of
British Pewter at the start of the 21st century. Thanks to a
generous donation from MG Ltd, the leading copper brokers in the
world, two touring exhibitions in selected locations throughout the
UK took place during 2000.
Education The Company was one of the
original founders of the City & Guilds of London Institute; it
continues to give support and provide a member of the Council. We
also provide financial support to students at Dulwich College and
the City of London Schools for Boys and for Girls. A recent addition
has been a 'failing' school in Islington under the Livery/Schools
Links Scheme. This has proved a great success and efforts by the new
school staff have resulted in it being removed from the special
measures register. This has been aided as much in person as by money
and in particular by the great personal interest taken in it by some
of our Liverymen.
Youth We support Fairbridge, in its
work with aimless young people, the Prince's Youth Trust, the
Whirlow Farm Trust, Action Centres UK and Youth Clubs of North
Yorkshire.
City Each year we support St Paul's
Cathedral and our own parish church of St Vedast-alias-Foster as
well as The Lord Mayor's own selected charity.
Medical Our major donation, through
our 500th Anniversary Trust, is in support of a research fellow at
the Institute of Neurology working on brain disorders, specifically
their relationship with heavy metals. We also support hospitals,
hospices and mental care work, from specific diseases to general
rehabilitation.
General Many other charities receive
support. The Company prefers to channel support where a member has
an active personal interest in a charity and can provide a link with
the Pewterers' Benevolence Trust. Pewterers' Court, an old peoples
home in Finchley, was founded by the Company and although it is now
run by Finchley Charities, the Company continues to help with the
welfare of the residents. Most of the funding comes from Company
members, Company funds and past benefactors.
A list of charities to which the Company contributes can be found
on the Charities
page.
