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Anyone who studied economics under Joe Symons and his
predecessors will recognise the role our school played in training
and supplying bright chaps to work in the worlds of banking and
finance in the City of London and beyond. While, the majority
of us are now retired, one can continue to enjoy the linkages with
both history and the City by applying to join the Stationers’
Company as a Freeman.
Currently, there are 37 Freeman and 17 Liverymen who are old
boys of the school. Many of them joined the Company in 2006
as Freemen when a special discount scheme was offered to
members of the OSA. Recognising that a new generation of
members has joined the OSA since that time, the Stationers’
Company is pleased to offer a new programme to encourage a
new wave of applications.
The current fee to join the Company is £381 as a Freeman and
the annual membership fee is £88. The joining fee has been
reduced temporarily to £281 for all members of the Old
Stationers’ Association. To take advantage of this offer, you
should first approach Hon.Secretary Tim Westbrook who will
confirm your OSA membership and arrange for the application
forms to be sent to you. This offer will close at the end of this
year.
Freemen can attend the many social functions organised by the
Company Livery Committee, the Annual Lecture, archive
evenings, industry seminars, concerts in the Hall, the Ash
Wednesday service in St. Pauls and the twice yearly golf events.
It is often said that people get out of membership as much as
they put in. This discount scheme is designed to encourage many
more OSA members to join the Company and take an active
part in its programme of events.
Tony Mash
OSA welcomes our new
Honorary Secretary
We congratulate Tim Westbrook on his recent election to
Honorary Secretary following on from his service as Committee
member since 2003; supervision of the two year project for
digitising the entire archive of Stationer’s School Magazines and
The Old Stationer magazines going back to 1884; as well as
publishing adviser initiating the move to all colour printing for
the OSA Magazine and currently overseeing the set up of direct
distribution from the printer to our world-wide membership.
Plus unofficial photographer for OSA events.
OUR OLDEST STATIONER?
Harold Perry celebrating his 90th birthday this week.
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