At the weekend I had the honour of leading the Old Windsor Carnival through the village. It was pretty hot when I arrived, but compared to the brilliant (and slightly insane) Wood family who had dressed up as if they were about to conquer the South Pole, my town crier livery seemed perfect for the…
This coming Saturday I will be in Windsor Peascod Street at 10.00am, Maidenhead High street at 1.00pm and then Holyport Village Green at 2.00pm. The Windsor appearance is to help let shoppers know about the fun day event on Bachelor’s Acre. Then it is off to Maidenhead to let people know about the afternoon’s fun…
This video was filmed at the State Visit of the President of the UAE a couple of weekends ago. The band of the Welsh Guards were on blistering form. It sounded fantastic and the soloist (at 2 minutes 36 seconds) deserved a medal for his performance. Carry on watching. After the song finishes the filmmaker…
We all know that Wm. Shakespeare wrote a play set in our borough, namely “The Merry Wives of Windsor”. What I find particularly good is that in act five, scene five of the play the following line appears. “Crier hobgoblin, makes the fairy oyes”. The line is spoken to some Windsor folk who have disguised…
I was out and about in Windsor yesterday afternoon and took a tour of the Guildhall for some visitors to the museum. There was a family from Thailand on the tour and according to my colleague Louisa, the two young children thought I was the King (there are pictures of the King everywhere in their…
I spent Bank Holiday Monday in Dorset, competing in the South of England Town Crier Competition, organised by my namesake Chris Brown, the Wimborne Minster town crier. The day started with a procession through town escorted by the local militia and a youth marching band. There were 17 of us in full livery, ringing our bells and stopping the…
Today the Moorcroft Pottery celebrated a centenary of craft pottery production with an exhibition at Windsor’s Guildhall. A display of colourful pots in the unmistakable Moorcroft style was on display upstairs and visitors could meet the designers, painters and skilled craftsmen and women who still make these lovely works by hand in the UK. Antiques expert Eric…
I was in Windsor today for the State Visit of The President of the United Arab Emirates. Didn’t do any proclamations, but spent a lot of time meeting and greeting visitors. There was a brilliant atmosphere and the soldiers were turned out in style. Best moment was when someone from South America (I think) earnestly…
I was helping out earlier this week informing people about World Book Night where we encourage people to read. The staff from the Borough Libraries worked brilliantly to organise the event and engage with the general public. My role, (naturally enough) was to loudly proclaim about the event and encourage people to come and pick…
Yesterday was St George’s day so as a patriotic town crier I thought it was time to try something new. I wrote my first rhyming proclamation and delivered it in Windsor a number of times. St George’s Day 2013 Oyez, Oyez, Oyez Citizens of Windsor and visitors from both far and near This day…