Skinners’ Hall plays host to optics

Certificates, prizes and company freedoms were presented by the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers at its annual ceremony in central London this week.

The event, held at Skinners’ Hall following a structural issue at the company’s Apothecaries’ Hall headquarters, granted 12 new freedoms and awarded 25 certificates for optical technicians, practice support and spectacle manufacturing.

Victoria Warner, from Flint & Partners Eyecare in Wolverhampton, won best performance in the Level 2 examination for optical customer service and Michael Ward the highest score in the written papers in Year 2 of the SMC Tech Level 4 course. Ward also won the Wiseman Memorial Trust Prize for the best practical examination result in Year 2 of the same course.