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I was greatly honoured to be in the chair to host our fabulous Fourth of May white tie banquet at Guildhall in the City of London, celebrating our 25th anniversary as the 100th Livery Company. 704 people attended – a full house for Guildhall, the same number as attend the annual Lord Mayor’s banquet.
What a fantastic first 25 years we have had, and I am certain that our next quarter century will be even more impactful and exciting! I am ...
On Saturday 7th October 2017, the Royal Corps of Signals Defence College of Information Systems ran its Gordon’s Cup military skills at arms competition at Blandford Camp, where the soldiers of 11th (RSS) Signal Regiment put their training into practice in an 11 hour exercise.
The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor, Dr Andrew Parmley and the Lady Mayoress (and WCIT Junior Warden) Wendy Parmely attended the Gordon Cup competition, with me as WCIT Master -...
I am very proud and honoured to have served the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists as its 30th Master, in the year 2016 – 2017, supported so ably by my wife Felicity and my two sons. The Company has celebrated its 25th anniversary year since the grant of Livery to us by the City of London, and our profile within the City could not be higher.
As Master I have aimed to carry out the role as an enthusiastic, energeti...
The Doggett’s Coat and Badge Rowing Race on the Thames on 25th July 2017 saw young Watermen apprentices contest the sculling race for the Doggett’s Coat & Badge. The winner was Jack Keech who completed the 7,400 metre row in 25mins 10 Secs. The race is a 303 year tradition celebrating social history whilst also being the oldest continually run annual sporting event in the world.
I was on the Thames to watch the race from a boat, kindly invited...
On Thursday 5th October 2017, the Royal Corps of Signals held its Autumn Corps Guest Night in the Headquarters Officers’ Mess at Blandford Camp.
The affiliation between the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists and the Royal Signals is 25 years old in 2017 and at the dinner, and I joined the officers present, including Corps Colonel Simon Hutchinson (pictured) and Master of Signals Lt Gen Nick Pope.

Members may like a souvenir copy of this large photo book documenting our May the Fourth 2017 banquet at Guildhall, which celebrates 25 years as a Livery Company of the City of London.
The book is designed to capture the evening in photos, and contains many pictures of those who were there. Necessarily, due to the scale of the evening, it was not possible to photograph all of the guests, nor include more than a few in photos i...
A book celebrating 25 years as the 100th Livery Company of the City of London.
Copyright The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists 2017.
All rights reserved.
eBook ISBN: 9780956601155. Published 4th May 2017.
Edited & designed by: Chris Histed.
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The newsletter of The Worshipful Company of Information Technologists

Christopher Histed was yesterday installed as Master of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists (WCIT) following a formal ceremony held at the Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great in London. Histed takes over the role from outgoing Master, Alderman Sir David Wootton. His 12 month-long tenure co...
UKCloud, formerly Skyscape Cloud Services, and winner in the Public Sector category at this year’s WCIT Enterprise Awards, has achieved top ranking in the
Hammersmith Academy has surpassed both expectations and national averages with the first set of GCSE results from their founding students.
For the full Press Release see the attachment.