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SCOTLAND I am 54 years old, married to Elizabeth for 30 years with one daughter Ashleigh, who is about to give birth, so I will soon be known as Papa Paterson. I have worked for East Dunbartonshire Council for 34 years, 16 years as a janitor and 18 years as Council Officer which I have really enjoyed. It has been a busy last few months as it has been our local election plus we have a new Provost, most of the Scottish authorities have a new administration and the Scottish Government is trying to cut the Councils from 32 to 19. We are closing our Council Headquarters and moving offices to the Marina. I have been told I am getting a water taxi. Ha Ha! I would like to finish off and thank Joe Caruana for the Guild Conference. It was a great success. Good luck to the Guild. Slangevar. SOUTH EAST 8 Willy Paterson, East Dunbartonshire To report on everything that all our members have been doing over the last year would be impossible so I have called on just one of the 66 members of the South East area to report on what his town has been doing. Every year I will be asking a different member to report on their town and this year is the turn of the Town Sergeant of Hythe, Terry Reene. His report can be found later in the magazine. As possibly the youngest member of the Guild, I was asked by the editor to provide an article for the magazine on how I became a mace-bearer. I hope you find this interesting. Maybe for future magazines some of you can let us know how you too became a mace-bearer. I look forward to seeing many of you in Royal Wootton Bassett in February 2013. Many Thanks Christopher Hobbs-East, Dover SOUTH WEST AND SOUTH WALES We are pleased to report that Ron Crabb, Guild member from Exeter was awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. OBITUARIES It is with regret that we have to inform members of the following death Alan Hughes, Freeman of the Guild Our deepest sympathies go out to his family.
FROM THE GUILD BURSAR Once again thank you to all the members that paid their membership on time. This not only makes my job as Bursar a lot easier. But also saves the Guild a considerable amount of money in postage and photo copying which is nearly £100.00 a year that could be diverted to other uses without the need for membership to be raised Again this year, late payments or no payment with the excuse “My Council normally pays” is no excuse for members not submitting their subscriptions. Send me your payment first A receipt will always be issued, if you require one, in order to claim the money back from your City or Town Council. At one of the regional gatherings kindly hosted by the former South West Rep Ernie Davis at Exeter City Council, out of The 33 Mace-Bearers present only three members were employed full-time, five received honorariums, 25 mace-bearers (including me) receive no expenses at all and carry out mace-bearing duties voluntarily. Looking at the current membership statistics, the South West Region has the largest number of Mace-bearers making up 39% of the Guilds membership. With most Guild members paying their own subscriptions. This is nearly half the membership! Unfortunately North and North Wales has the lowest number of Guild Members (21%) whilst it has some of the biggest Cities and Towns in the country and population figures. Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne members. Are you not proud to be members of The Guild of Mace-Bearers and carry your Maces, in honour of your Sovereign in North & North Wales? In this Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Year. Guild Items for purchase (Guild Members only) all items in stock at present. Postage prices will have to rise to over the recent increased in charges beyond the Guild control The Guild Council will meet here in Royal Wootton Bassett in August May you carry your Mace or Sword with Pride FROM THE GUILD CLERK It is with disappointment that I have to say that the membership has fallen this year. The reason for this is because of cutbacks in local government which has meant redundancies within our field of expertise and on top of this some have been told that their council has stopped paying for their annual subscription and this has resulted in members not renewing their membership. In 2013, the Guild Conference and AGM will take place in Royal Wootton Bassett on the 6th – 8th February. Could I encourage as many members as possible to attend as this is the one time that we as a Guild all come together to learn and to teach fellow Mace Bearers old and new the art of carrying the Mace and the protocols that surrounds the Mayoralty. Owen Collier Guild Bursar We continue to keep the costs of the Guild and therefore for you the members to a minimum. You can help us by emailing me with confirmation of your email address so that the Guild Officers can keep in contact without incurring the expense of postage. Can I also encourage you to use the Guild’s website and message board as this is another way we can all keeping contact with each other. Finally, if there is anything that the Guild Council or I can do to help please do get in contact with us. You will find all our contact details in this magazine. Peter Townsend, Guild Clerk 9
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