On Febuary 2nd, School Council members went on a once in a lifetime visit to the Mayor of Havering where we met the Deputy Mayor, Barbara Matthews. The Mayor had an engagement, however, she was quite upset she couldn’t be in our presence.
The first event of our morning was catching the 193 bus to Romford Market and, suprisingly, it was full with other people. Once we got off the bus, we ventured under the subway to the magestic Town Hall. After having a few photos taken in front of the sign, a staff member – Robert – escorted us into the Councillors' Chamber. We took our seats and then, to show respect, rose as the Deputy Mayor arrived. We got to ask a bundle of questions.
Next, we were introduced to Robert and Derek who told us about the ceremonial mace and the Mayor’s robes. Shortly after, we were treated to refreshments in the Mayor’s Parlour. We then played dress up in the Mayor’s gown and the mace bearer’s gown plus we got the honor of holding the mace itself; it was very heavy, weighing over 7kg.
We had an extraordinary day and we really enjoyed it.
