News Archive 2026

  • Happy 588th Birthday Brewers!

    Happy 588th Birthday Brewers!

    23 February 2026

    22 February 2026 was the 588th birthday of the Brewers’ Company.

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  • Sporting Success at Owen's!

    Sporting Success at Owen's!

    17 February 2026

    The Brewers’ Company administers the FE Cleary Schools Fund, a charity which provides funding for educational, sporting, musical and other extra-curricular projects at Dame Alice Owen’s School, for which state funding is not available.

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  • Inspiring Futures in Islington

    Inspiring Futures in Islington

    05 February 2026

    The annual visit to programmes supported by the Dame Alice Owen Foundation in Islington took place on 28 January 2026, offering a valuable opportunity to see the progress being made across a wide range of educational initiatives.

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  • Applications now open for Brewers' Research and Education Fund

    Applications now open for Brewers' Research and Education Fund

    29 January 2026

    The Brewers’ Research and Education Fund (BREF) 2026/2027 is now open for applications, with the Advisory Committee once again on the lookout for the brightest and best ideas to benefit the brewing and pub industry.

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  • Hot off the Press! Part 2

    Hot off the Press! Part 2

    29 January 2026

    Two years on from the arrival of the first transcript of the memorandum book of William Porlond, one of the Brewers’ Company’s chief treasures, the second and final part has been published.

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  • Dame Alice Owen's School named Comprehensive School of the Year for Academic Excellence

    Dame Alice Owen's School named Comprehensive School of the Year for Academic Excellence

    12 January 2026

    We are delighted to announce that Dame Alice Owen’s School has been named The Sunday Times’ Comprehensive School of the Year for Academic Excellence in the 2025 “Parent Power” school awards.

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  • EH Thompson Awards 2025

    EH Thompson Awards 2025

    09 January 2026

    The EH Thompson Bequest, one of the eleven charities administered by the Brewers’ Company, made its annual awards to university students in December 2025.

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