The Lord Mayor launched the "Celebrate the
City" four-day event at an open-air concert in Guildhall Yard and a
Private Reception in the Guildhall on Thursday June 21.
Visit the website link above to see all the events around the City
this weekend – as well as some exhibitions which extend over the summer. The concert started with a choral performance
with choirs from Music in Offices
followed by speeches from the Lord Mayor and the Bishop of London. The Bishop introduced the Guildhall School of
Music and Drama orchestra, which finished the concert with a performance of the 1812
overture. It had rained on and off all day but the power of the Lord Mayor
knows no bounds and the rain held off during the concert.
I couldn’t stay for the reception as I was attending the
Civic Reception and Dinner at the Mansion House for the City Livery Club. This was a most enjoyable and lively event,
as always sitting next to interesting people and enjoying the splendour of the
Egyptian Hall. The speeches took a different turn with the customary toast to
the Club by Alderman and Sheriff Alan Yarrow and Deputy and Sheriff Wendy Mead
– sung to the tune of The Walrus Song with a chorus for all to sing about the
Club with many apologies to Flanders and Swann.
The Lord Mayor’s power was clearly still with us as when I
left the dinner the rain had been and gone.
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