The Convener Court Kirking – 12th November 2023
The Convener Court consists of the four high office bearers from each Trade of The Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen, the Deacon Convener, the Late Deacon Convener, the Master of Trades Hospital and the Patron. The members of the court are elected into office each year.
At a Kirking service held at the Kirk of St Nicholas, the court were blessed in the presence of the Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Burgesses, members of the trades and other dignitaries – a tradition stemming back to when the Hall was on Union Street (Trinity Centre). A celebratory lunch was held thereafter at Trinity Hall. …
Aberdeen’s Wrights & Coopers Incorporation, in partnership with North East Scotland College (NESCol), recognised and presented awards to groups of the city’s most skilled student craftspeople at a ceremony held at Trinity Hall, the home of the Seven Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen.