The Mace-Bearer Magazine - Guild of Mace-Bearers

Scrolls of Friendship – Key Facts
In 1952 it was decided to establish a link with ex-
Prestonians overseas by sending scrolls of
friendship around the world for signature
Scrolls contained 2 emblems made in the form of
the Old Town Hall Clock Tower
Circulated throughout Australia, New Zealand,
United States of America, Canada, South Africa
and Preston’s’ Twin Towns
In 2012 there will be 3 scrolls doing physical
journeys to key cities in the traditional countries
and in addition they will go to India, Pakistan and
China.
A ROYAL VISIT
As part of her Jubilee Year, Her Majesty
the Queen undertook a tour of Great
Britain. The last day of this tour ended in
the South at the New Forest and
Hampshire County Show. However, the
Queen started the day with a visit to the
Isle of Wight Guild Member Steve
Hammond sent us this picture of him on
the day.
Note the size of the crowd waiting to
cheer the Queen.
By the look of it, the weather was
certainly a lot better than that
experienced during the Jubilee Pageant
on the Thames.
A LITTLE LIGHT READING
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A ‘virtual scroll’ will bring the tradition up to date.
People will be able to send messages of goodwill
through text, pictures, audio and video.
Both physical and virtual scrolls will set off in
September
The Guild Wheel – a physical legacy from Guild
2012-07-04
A 21 mile route around Preston for cycling,
running and walking
Aim is to encourage activity and access to the
countryside
Fully accessible with ‘spokes’ going out from the
City centre
Craig Banner, Mayoral Attendant, Preston
Browsing on-line, the editor came across this book – ‘The Diary of John Jackson.
Sometime Macebearer in Seventeenth Century Beverley’
I have not had the chance to read this yet but plan to do so soon.
Maybe a book review could be a new section in the magazine for 2013?