It's strange to find that people are so pleased to meet the Mayor, and yet it is me who is honoured to meet them. Today, this is exactly the case when I was privileged to meet the Chelsea Pensioners who were visiting Cheriton Bowls Club for a small tournament.
Due to the weather forecast for tomorrow, with rain and possible thunder, Shepway District Council have taken the decision to reschedule the National Play Day event.
At the Mayoral outing today there were Mayors and Mayoresses present that I have not met before who had travelled from Tunbridge Wells, Bromley, Medway, Gravesend and the more usual Cinque Ports. We drove to the venue ourselves this time as Canterbury is outside our area and not a Cinque Port and parking amongst the rather smart Mayoral Cars was a bit daunting. However, seeing the stunning venue of Tower House and it's gardens and grounds was an uplifting experience.
After a years closure, Folkestone Leas Cliff Lift, operating between the Lower Leas and Leas in central Folkestone, reopened on Saturday. The lift has been refurbished and is now being run by a Community Interest Company.
Visit Kent invites hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs to register their interest in providing bed and breakfast accommodation for visitors to the 2011 British Open Golf Championship when it comes to Royal St George's, Sandwich, July 10-17. Pre-qualifying rounds are to be played at Littlestone Golf Course, June 26, 27, with the final qualifying round there on June 28.
The day started on the Leas where I had a photo taken with two soldiers dressed in Middlesex Regiment Uniform from the WW1 period. We quietly processed from The Grand Hotel along Leas to the top of the Road of Remembrance, formerly called 'The Slope Road' and the long column walked down the road followed by the many spectators. The destination was the harbour where ten million men had departed for France almost a hundred years ago.
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