In Merton, I celebrated St George's day with two events. The first event of day was a ceremonial hoisted the St George's flag flag at the Civic Centre. This was the first time that this had happened, as I believe as mayor it was important to recognise the day by flying the St George's flag alongside the union jack.
In the afternoon, I hosted a St George's day tea attended by 120 people in the New Horizons Centre in Pollards Hill. The hall had been wonderfully bedecked in flags and balloons, and it was a fantastic sight to see. The afternoon included entertainment from the Avalon Theatre group who performed various singalongs which got many people singing along to all the old tyme favourites. Also a performance of morris dancing took place which included people from all generations. Children and adults also read various poems which also included readings from Shakespeare, whose birthday and death took place on St George's. It was all very English but what was so refreshing was that many people from all generations came along with people from other backgrounds. It was also a fantastic community event, and the work that the volunteers did to make the day such a great success was greatly appreciated by myself. It is fantastic to see such a great community effort take place, and it was a very memorable afternoon.
Today, I also took the salute at the St George's Day scout parade in Wimbledon which saw over 700 children and young adults took part. The parade concluded with a packed service at the Sacred Heart church in Edge Hill with various different groups reciting the pledge. It was fantastic to see, and my thanks goes to the organisers for making it such a wonderful occasion.
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