32 The Linguist Vol/55 No/2 2016
www.ciol.org.uk
INSTITUTE MATTERS
KEY
DIVISIONS
Business, Professions
& Government:
Interpreting:
Translating:
SOCIETIES
Cambridge:
German:
Hong Kong:
Lincolnshire:
London:
North West:
Scottish:
Spanish:
BPG
TD
CAM
GER
LINC
NW
SCOT
LON
SP
HK
ID
CONTACT DETAILS
Judith Ridgway,
bpg@ciol.org.uk
Christine Pocock,
id@ciol.org.uk
Michael
Cunningham,
td@ciol.org.uk
Leslie Ray,
cambridgesociety
@ciol.org.uk
Stephanie Tarling,
germansociety@ciol.org.uk
Francis Lee, hong
kongsociety@ciol.org.uk
Candia Hillier,
lincolnshiresociety@
ciol.org.uk
Rannheid Sharma,
londonsociety@ciol.org.uk
Katrin Hiietam,
northwestsociety@
ciol.org.uk
Anne Withers,
scottishsociety@ciol.org.uk
Jean Boyd,
spanishsociety@ciol.org.uk
BPG
ID
TD
CAM
GER
HK
LINC
LON
NW
SCOT
SP
DIVISIONS & SOCIETIES
May
AGM AND A TALK
ON CHINA
Saturday 14 May
Wig & Mitre, Lincoln,
12-4pm
The formal meeting will be
followed by a networking
lunch and a talk about the
China that few westerners
see by former CIOL
Council member Rodney
Mantle FCIL. Call 01522
526695 by 7 May to book.
Wig & Mitre, 30 Steep Hill,
LN2 1TL.
'LANGUAGES IN
POLITICS'
Saturday 14 May
The Holiday Inn, Picardy
Place, Edinburgh
With speaker Dr Katerina
Strani-Jefferson.
June
AGM, LUNCH
AND TALK
Saturday 25 June
Civil Service Club,
London SW1A 2HJ, 11am
Formal meeting with talk
by Captain Dan Howard.
July
ANGLOPHONER
TAG
1-3 July
FFFZ, Düsseldorf
The theme for the 22nd
annual Anglophoner Tag
weekend is 'Reaching
your Audience'. Activities
include an optional visit to
the WDR broadcasting
corp, and talks on how to
pitch, and tailoring the
message to your audience.
LINC
BPG
SCOT
GER
LINCOLN VISIT
Chair of Council Keith Moffitt discussed future challenges for
CIOL with Lincolnshire Society members at their February event
On 26 February, 30 members of the
Business, Professions and Government
(BPG) Division and their guests were
guided through the splendid Armourers'
Hall in the City of London by the
Clerk, Peter Bateman, a former EU
interpreter. Founded in 1322, the
Armourers and Brasiers is one of 110
city livery companies, and has occupied
the same site since 1346, though the
present hall dates from 1841. The
Armourers' heyday lasted until around
1650; since then, the company has
moved forward and material science is
an important focus of its work today.
We were shown one of the company's
treasures – a very fine suit of armour
made in the 1580s for Sir Henry Lee. On
the walls nearby are portraits of Sir Henry
and Anne Vavasour, one of his 'reading
ladies' – an intriguing euphemism!
Moving to the hall itself, Peter gave a
fascinating account of the Battle of
Agincourt. On display were examples
of 15ft pikes; the aim was to force the
enemy to charge, remove them from
their horses and capture them for
ransom. The mantelpiece of the hall is
surmounted by a fine St George slaying
the dragon – it dates from 1528 and is
another company treasure.
Thanks to Peter for a most instructive
and thought-provoking tour, and to
Maria Allen (BPG Events Organiser) for
arranging this fine event, after which
many of us went for lunch nearby.
ARMOURER'S HALL
James Farmer enjoyed a much-anticipated event
19 November
AGM
Held at the HMCA.
Lunch and talk
Networking event.
HK
LINC
LOOK AHEAD
RODNEY
MANTLE
TOUR: Peter Bateman gives a talk in
the Livery Hall (main); and (above)
participants pose on the staircase
