Last night at Windsor’s Guildhall I gave a short cry of welcome to members of the Borough’s twinning committee and guests from some of our twin towns. I was going to attempt a proclamation in French, German, Dutch and Italian… but then thought better of it. Why risk stuffing it up in 5 languages when getting one…
I was researching (alright procrastinating) yesterday and found a great nugget of information on a German website. It reported that in our twin town of Goslar, they definitely used to have town criers and one of their roles was to help ensure the purity of the beer the town brewed. To do this, the crier would…
Yesterday evening I helped the Mayor entertain a group of cub scouts from Wraysbury at the Guildhall. His worship ran a mock council meeting and I tried to explain why we have a town crier in the borough. Today a friend emailed to say thanks because her two kids were part of the group and…
After a great weekend in Windsor the consensus was ‘the more gold the better’ and so the new RBWM town crier’s livery has gone back to Tom Brown’s the tailors in Eton for some additional bling. David Coulthard, owner of the store that has been servicing the local community from the same premises at 1…
Following months of endless bitter cold, the sun finally made an appearance today and visitors flocked to Windsor in droves. At the Guildhall Museum we were holding a 1920’s event with live jazz music, some traditional period cakes and even some (non-alcoholic) cocktails outside in the corn exchange. Indoors there were various activities for kids…
Easter Sunday 2013 at 11am I had the honour of ringing my bell and leading my first procession through Windsor. The Mayor and Mayoress and dignitaries from the borough were welcomed by The Revd Ainsley Swift and members of the Windsor Ministry. We started from the McDonald Hotel Windsor (who kindly allowed us to gather in…
Today was a very exciting day for me. After much hard work my town crier livery is finally ready. Well, what can I say. It was well worth the wait and looks absolutely great. The detailing and stitching that has gone in into this has made it something I will always treasure. A huge thank…
I was taking a guided walking tour round Eton for a school tour group this week. As we were passing Tom Brown’s the tailors we decided to stop by so they could get a look at the new town crier’s costume. After lots of hard work designing and tailoring my livery it was really good to…
I took a look at the web stats for this site and was astounded to see that visitors from across the whole world have come to the website in the last few weeks. Aside from expected visits from locals (Maidenhead, Windsor etc) there have been visits from as far away as: Calgary Sydney Belleville Toronto…
I got a very kind letter from the Chertsey Agricultural Association, thanking me for shouting at them at their annual dinner. The Guildhall looked amazing that evening and the smells coming up from the kitchen were really good. I did my town crier duties and I guess they liked it because they kindly offered me…