Ex Deacon Donald Law recently celebrated an amazing 70 years as a member of the Aberdeen Shoemakers Incorporation and of The Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen and is our longest standing member – ever! What an incredible amount of time and a wonderful achievement.
Deacon Brian Donald presented Ex Deacon Donald Law with 12 bottles of wine (although only 1 in the photo!)
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Trinity Hall was the venue for a multiple event on Wednesday 1st May 2019 under the auspices of the National Karate Institute. Organised by Ronnie Watt OBE, ORS, the guest speaker was American born Professor Will Reed from the Yamanashi University in Japan.
Before the seminar, a Scottish Samurai Awards ceremony was held, with nine recipients including Deacon Convener Mervyn Donald and his wife Margaret receiving Shogun awards for their work in the community. (more…)
The Deacon Convenor and Deacon of The Aberdeen Hammermen Incorporation were delighted to attend the Company of Cordwainers of York’s Charter Weekend. The tour of York Minster was magnificent and Mike the Tour Guide was very knowledgeable. The Annual Livery Dinner in the fantastic Merchant Adventurers Hall, was excellent and pleased to celebrate the election of their new Master, Mrs Anne Reid MBE. (more…)
What could possibly link Robert Gordon’s College – the Grammar School and the Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen?
An unlikely conundrum but they are linked – by one person – but not recorded and perhaps not realised………until now and here is how it happened.
I was preparing to travel to Edinburgh to attend the Association’s Dinner in November 2017, my first as President, and checking that I had all that I needed for the function; Toast to Robert Gordon; President’s Speech and the President’s Badge of Office. I had been given the badge some month’s earlier when elected President but, in truth, had not looked at it. I needed to check that it was the right badge and to check how it was worn. It is a substantial gold and enamel badge of office worn with an elaborate neck chain. I turned it over and saw the engraved legend: (more…)
Talented fashion and textile students from RGU Gray’s School of Art have been recognised at the ‘Professional Development Award Scheme’, organised by a branch of the historical Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen.
The organisation, which was founded in 1587, includes The Tailors Incorporation which introduced the award last year following on from the Weaver Incorporation, which has had a similar award for its trade since 1987.
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The annual bowling competition of the Incorporated Trades was held on Wednesday 15th August 2018 at Summerhill Bowling club.
The evening commenced with tea and the bowling followed. The competition was an inter Trade round robin tournament which was won by the Tailors Incorporation, pictured right with the Gorrod Trophy.
BLACKWELL: Rev THOMAS
Rev Thomas Blackwell, whose portrait hangs in the main corridor at Trinity Hall in Aberdeen, was called to the Ministry as Presbyterian minister at Paisley, Renfrewshire, on 5 April 1693.
His ordination was delayed until 28 August 1694 for various reasons, one being his own uncertainty about accepting the call.
He moved to Aberdeen on 9 October 1700, and in 1710 he was elected Professor of Divinity at Marischal College.
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24th October 2018
Trinity Hall were delighted to welcome Mr Garry Cant from Queensland Australia for a tour with Ex Deacon Convener David Parkinson. Mr Cant is a distant descendant of the late Reverend Andrew Cant whose portrait hangs within Trinity Hall. Reverend Andrew Cant was the Rector of Kings College in 1651 and his son, also Andrew, and a Minister went on to become the principal of Edinburgh University. Mr Cant and his wife visited several sites of relevance to their family history on their trip to Aberdeen including Edinburgh University and St Nicholas Kirkyard where Reverend Andrew Cant is buried.
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On the 22nd August the InterTrade golf competition took place at Alford Golf club. On a summers day typical of 2018 a hard fought competition was won by a team from the Weavers Incorporation .
Rennie Rushton from the Hammermen won the Littlejohn Trophy as the best individual followed by George Esson who won the Assessors Cup. The day was arrange by Ian Logan and thanks for all his efforts of the past years as Ian has intimated his wish to resign as golf convener.
Littlejohn Trophy Rennie Rushton
Assessors Cup George Esson
Team Trophy Weavers Incorporation
20th June 2018 University of Aberdeen
The Deacon Convener and senior office bearers of the Seven Incorporated Trades attended the summer graduations at the University of Aberdeen during the week commencing the 18th June 2018. One of the highlights of this year’s ceremonies was the Graduation Ceremony on Wednesday at 3.00 p.m. (more…)