This morning the entire junior department of Enborne School visited the Town Hall. There were 36 pupils and four teachers. I wore the full Mayoral outfit and the children seemed genuinely interested as I told them about the Newbury Town Crest, the chain and what the Town Council is responsible for.
Although the school is in a neighbouring parish, about half the children live in Newbury, and seem to know the town well - they identified 5 of our 6 allotment sites! The highlight was definitely when they dressed up as councillors and mace bearers. They loved the maces and several of them found possible ancestors amongst the Mayors names on the walls. Anyone reading this who would like to see the names of past Mayors of Newbury can find them on the Town Council website: www.newbury.gov.uk.
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