Information for any events
Friday 14th May, 6.15pm for 6.30pm start. Following on from the success of our festive Wine and Cheese Tasting and subsequent requests from the membership we have arranged a Gin Tasting to get us ready for these light spring and summer nights. This tasting event is being run by Ian Macleod Distillers, a Scottish, family-owned […]
Date: 8th April Time: 6pm – 7pm In this session our members will hear from a research psychologist with almost 30 years of operational experience, specialising in the investigation of serious and organised crime and the use of covert policing methods. Having worked for the UK government in counterterrorism investigations around the world, he now spends […]
Tuesday 9th March from 6pm-7pm The first of a series of events to help our members learn more about the Company. We will hear from the Chair of the Charities Committee, June Lumsden and former Chair, Brian Gordon, about the role the Committee plays in the Company. We are also delighted to welcome the Company’s […]
Festive Wine and Cheese, Tuesday 22nd December, 7.30pm for 7.45pm start. Given the need to cancel our Members’ Dinner this December we have been working on an alternative to bring the Company together (albeit virtually). The result is a Festive Wine and Cheese party – surely a winning combination. This guided tasting event is being […]
The Merchants’ Hall was packed with 150 Members and guests for the Members’ Christmas Dinner on Friday 6 December 2019. The Master, Mr Peter Hillier, presided and the guest speaker was Ms Tracy Black, the Director of CBI Scotland. A musical trio from George Watson’s College led by David Elliott, the School’s Director of Music, […]
The annual Coffee Morning for the beneficiaries of the Merchant Company Endowments Trust and Alexander Darling Fund took place in Merchants’ Hall on Thursday 5 December 2019. This event is always one of the loveliest events in the Company calendar. This year it was hosted by the Master, Mr Peter Hillier, and the Chair of […]
On Friday 8 November 2019 Mr Peter Hillier was confirmed as the 266th Master of the Royal Company of Merchants at the Kirking of the Master service in St Giles Cathedral. Peter Hillier is a Director of Cazenove Capital Management, part of Schroders Group plc, and Head of the Edinburgh Office. He is Honorary Consul […]
