NEW TOWN MAYOR COUNCILLOR ANN SUGGIT threw the first pennies in the traditional Hedon Penny Throwing ceremony. The throwing of the pennies – and the odd 50p I’m told – is always the first act of the Town’s first citizen following being ‘made Mayor’.
This also caught my eye – was the new Mayor checking with the Town Clerk that the supply of Mayoral pennies was sufficient to keep the children happy?
And this was an overheard conversation: Sergeant of the Mace, Dave Young, was explaining that the ancient ceremonial Mace was even older than he was!
Finally – the pose for the official photograph of the new Mayor Councillor Ann Suggit, Deputy Mayor Councillor Jim Lindop and the Mayoress and Deputy Mayoress, Sergeant of the Mace and the Town Clerk:
See more photos from this event at Hedon Blog’s Flickr Page.