Three announcements made at Windsor town centre urging people to head down to the King’s Road roundabout where Her Majesty would shortly be unveiling the new ‘Windsor Greys’ statue. We then walked down the long walk and joined the crowd to watch the Queen, Prince Phillip and Prince William arrive, welcomed by the Mayor and…
I was lucky to be asked by the Mayoress to help with the Mayoral Couple’s charity variety gala on March 22 at the Desborough Suite in Maidenhead Town Hall. The show comprised lots of local acts performing song, dance and comedy numbers in order to raise money for three local good causes. These were the Maidenhead…
At Windsor’s Guildhall a new exhibition of finds from the Wessex Archaeology excavation in nearby Horton went on show today. The Neolithic, Bronze age, Iron Age and Roman artefacts will be on display in Windsor town centre for the next 12 months. I spent the morning in town, handing out fliers about the finds and…
A year of making town crier proclamations has taught me to be a lot more careful of my vocal chords. Sore throats and the prospect of losing your voice are two fears all town criers face. Thankfully there is lots to do to ensure you don’t end up being struck dumb. The best advice I…
I have just seen some of the cracking photos taken by Mark Kerrison at Windsor’s Reindeer Parade on 7th December 2013 He has captured the atmosphere of the day very well. Take a look at lots more photos from this year’s Reindeer Parade which ran from the top of Castle Hill, down St Alban’s Street, Up…
I was lucky enough to be asked to play a small role in both the Windsor and Maidenhead Christmas Lights switch on events over the last two weekends. Windsor’s event included a lantern procession and carols by the castle and appearances from a range of talented performers. It had a lovely atmosphere and felt very…
I was kindly invited to lead the procession at the Sunninghill Street fayre on Sunday 17th November. This weekend was the first outing for the new hat, and I am really pleased with the result. Doug at Ascot Top Hats has been spending most of the summer experimenting with bits of fabric and leather in…
I just got back from a short trip to India where I was lucky enough to be asked to perform a few cries for a private birthday party in Jodhpur. The party was a lavish affair at the Umaid Bhawan Palace, the former residence of His Highness the Maharajah. A stunning setting for a great…
Royal Borough town crier Chris Brown wins the 2013 national championship When I asked Andrew Scott at the council whether it would be OK for me to represent the borough in the National Town Crier Championships at Hastings he replied positively adding a playful message of “Make sure you bring back the “first prize”.” So…
This morning I was in Maidenhead high street letting people know about the Mayor and Mayoress’ charity coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. It was held in the Town Hall’s Council Chamber and attracted a good crowd. When I finally went and got a cuppa for myself, I met Timmy Mallett, and we…