THE Mayor and Mayoress of Warrington have already attended lots of award ceremonies, with more than 80 events in their first eight weeks in office and have congratulated many learners and volunteers of all ages and abilities doing great work.
They travelled to the 2014 Times University of the year Edge Hill University recently to applaud graduates from Warrington as they collected their teaching degrees and later the same day they watched a fantastic show and concert at the Pyramid by members of Creative Remedies.
The Mayor, Cllr Geoff Settle said “We have attended over 80 engagements in our first eight busy weeks and one of our favourites was watching the Creative Remedies play about a class of cheeky Liverpudlian school children on a bus journey to a sea side resort. It was very funny and took us all back in time.
“Creative Remedies is a programme of arts activities that aim to improve the health and wellbeing of Warrington residents over the age of 18. It is a community art scheme that illustrates perfectly my Mayoral Charity Theme of ‘Wellbeing of the Mind’ through Art.”
For more details about Creative Remedies click on the following link
http://www.warrington.gov.uk/directory_record/5708/creative_remedies.
Next up for the Mayor and Mayoress was an exclusive viewing of three wonderful Warrington Primary School Garden entries from Bruche, Croft and Evelyn Street and a fourth by Penketh High School in this year’s RHS Tatton Flower Show.
All four received high acclaim from the judges and The Mayoress, Jean Settle said: “I love gardening and it’s been great being part of Bruche’s journey from the planning stage to the RHS final. They chose the theme ‘Warrington Walking Day’ and as part of their research we invited the youngsters to the Town Hall for a closer look at the famous Golden Gates. What we didn’t realise was that they using us as models for their garden Mayor and Mayoress scarecrows.
“The best news of all is that all four Warrington Schools have received high acclaim from the judges for their fantastic work which goes to show that our young learners are a Blooming Success.”
After viewing the entries the Mayor and Mayoress headed off to the Bridgewater Concert Hall in Manchester to watch their daughter Katie take part in her MSc graduation. She read International Fashion Marketing at Manchester Metropolitan University.
This is the same University that is sponsoring the new Warrington University Technical College.
The Mayor added: “This has been another great week of success for the people of Warrington and we finished it off in style by starting the RFL 120 year celebratory walk from Wilderspool to Walton Hall which also recently hosted the World’s Biggest Disability Awareness Day.”
The Mayor and Mayoress with daughter Katie
The Walking Day garden created by Bruche Primary School
The RFL celebratory walk
