The Worshipful Company of Horners
The company seeks to maintain and support the ancient crafts of the Horner and Bottle maker and promotes the interests and developments of Plastics, the Plastics Industry and scientific education. It does so while promoting the good fellowship and welfare of its Liverymen, Freemen and its guests.
The Plastics Historical Society was formed in 1986 and was first to draw attention to the heritage of the plastics industry and to celebrate all things plastic.
Today, the HCH remains firmly committed to its original mission - educating its members and the public about horn working and its history. Currently, the HCH has about 200 members and publishes a quarterly newsletter called the Horn Book.
The Association was founded on the 9th.of May 1951, at a meeting held in the shadow of Cheviot, just on the border of England and Scotland. Its main objective is to provide an organisation to encourage the making of Shepherd's Crooks and Walking Sticks as a personal craft and to give help and advice to its members.