Lady Mayor's Livery Apprentice Winners 2025/26
COMING SOON
The Lady Mayor's Livery Apprentices
The prestigious Lady Mayor's Livery Apprentices initiative honours the craft skills of apprentices working with the City of London's 113 Livery Companies, acknowledging and fostering excellence, dedication, and a commitment to improvement and growth.
Celebrating Excellence in Craft Apprentices
‘I am delighted to be launching this initiative recognising the talented craftspeople here in the City and the excellent work being done by London's ancient livery companies to pass on the skills of their crafts. It is so important that these skills, which are part of all of our heritage, continue to the next generation’.
The Lady Mayor, Dame Susan Langley DBE

Deadline for nominations
January 15th 2026
Early Nominations Encouraged
The prestigious Lady Mayor’s Livery Apprentices initiative honours the craft skills of apprentices working with the City of London's 113 Livery Companies, recognising and encouraging excellence, effort, and willingness to improve.
One of The Lady Mayor’s priorities this year is focused on craft, particularly heritage craft, and how those skills can be promoted and passed on to future generations. The Livery Companies are the unsung heroes of their craft and apprenticeship sectors. This award is a unique opportunity to showcase the exceptional talent and craftsmanship they continue to nurture and develop.
To this end, Livery Companies are invited to nominate apprentices in their craft of origin (link to nomination form is below) who, it is felt, are worthy to be recognised as a Lady Mayor’s Livery Apprentice.
Nominations will be considered by an Assessing Panel of experts who will select between five and ten apprentices based on the criteria on the Assessment Form (link below) with the final apprentices selected by The Lady Mayor.
There will be a reception in early autumn 2026 at the Mansion House where a specially commissioned, uniquely designed Lady Mayor’s certificate and a medal will be presented to each apprentice to mark their selection as a Lady Mayor’s Livery Apprentice.
Photographs kindly supplied by Heritage Crafts.
Nominations for this year are now closed
1. The Lady Mayor’s Craft Apprentices focus on heritage trades and crafts and the unique skills associated with them, crafts that have a high degree of hand-skill and a knowledge of traditional materials, techniques and practices that have been passed down through the generations.
2. The Lady Mayor’s Craft Apprentices will be those practising the crafts of origin of Livery Companies, that is, traditional crafts and their associated heritage craft skills.
3. The Lady Mayor’s Craft Apprentices may not necessarily be on a full-time specific course, but their training should be with a Master Craftsperson/Mentor and take place over a number of years leading to employment or self-employment.