Harwich: Mayor-Making Plans
PREPARATIONS are under way for a traditional mayor-making ceremony in Harwich.
The event on May 15 sees the newly-elected mayor and mayoress of the town appointed to their roles.
Proceedings begin at the 1912 Centre, Cow Lane, at 11am where there will be an annual meeting of Harwich Town Council.
The town's current mayor, David McLeod and mayoress, Helen Gallagher, will hand over their roles to their successors.
New mayor, David Rutson, is expected to sign the Declaration of Acceptance.
The mayoress is expected to be his wife, Muriel.
Guests will then walk in procession to nearby St Nicholas' Church where there will be a service including readings by children from Harwich and Dovercourt's primary schools.
After the service, the new mayor, councillors and guests will make their way to the town's historic Guildhall to throw kitchels from its balcony to the crowd of children below.
The kitchels are sweet buns which are unique to Harwich and have been thrown by the new mayor each year for more than 400 years.
3:43pm Thursday 8th May 2008
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