2. Upcoming events:

There are two important events in the coming weeks.

The Conservators’ Annual Charity Walk from The Angel, Islington, along the Regents Canal (right), up the Hertford Union Canal to the Olympic Park takes place on 11 October in aid of the Water Conservation Trust’s schools programme. Assembly is at 11.30, contact Rob Casey if you want to come or support it.

The second event is the Annual Banquet. This prestigious event is to be held at the Grocers’ Hall on 5 November. The Guest Speaker is Professor Richard Penty, Master, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.