Clerks to the Guild to the present day

The Clerk is appointed by the Court and runs the Guild Office. She is supported by the Assistant Clerk

Clerks

Clerk

Kate Pink

March 2022 - present

Assistant Clerk

Abbie Jones

April 2024 - July 2025

Assistant Clerk

Martin Budds

January 2022 - January 2024

Clerk

Christine Cook

(Interim) Oct 2021 - May 2022

2021 (Jan - Oct)

Jeremy Cross

2002 - December 2021 (Asst Clerk from 2017)

Judith Westall

2017 - 2020

Christine Cook

2001 - 2017

Brigadier Michael I Keun, BA

1987 - 2001

Colonel Derek Ivy

1952 - 1987

David Reid, FCA

1938 - 1952

W J Cripps

1920 - 1938

S John Baron Oxenham

1917 - 1920

J F W Hayns

1914 - 1917

W N Rodgers

1909 - 1914

Bernard J Smythe

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Guild Newsletter - November 2025

Published - Wednesday 26th November 2025

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Guild Members Alderman Robert Hughes-Penney and Deputy Keith Bottomley become Sheriffs for 2025/6

Published - Tuesday 11th November 2025

Congratulations to Alderman Robert Hughes-Penney and Deputy Keith Bottomley, who become Sheriffs for 2025/6
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Guild Newsletter September 2025

Published - Tuesday 23rd September 2025

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