The 383rd Master Cutler will support and promote manufacturing in South Yorkshire, the guild said.
The Company of Cutlers procession at the Master of Cutlers installation ceremony in 2021Dame Julie Kenny will become the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire's 383rd Master Cutler in a dedication ceremony at Sheffield Cathedral.It is "one of the most distinguished trade guilds outside London," according to a spokesperson for the organisation.
Dame Julie, who is from Sheffield and lives in Rotherham, founded security manufacturing firm Pyronix Limited. She is chair of trustees of Wentworth Woodhouse stately home near Rotherham and was awarded a damehood in the Queen's birthday honours in 2019 for her work on the restoration project of the Grade I-listed site.
The Master Cutler works with "people of influence" to support business in South Yorkshire, a spokesperson for the Company of Cutlers said. The organisation also protects the name "Sheffield," meaning anyone who wants to use the city's name when registering a company must get permission from the company.Rachel Abbott from Cobra Exhausts has been appointed as the guild's Hallamshire Mistress and will carry out the traditional duties of previous Mistress Cutlers.
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