Dronfield Eye issue 203 November 2022
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<strong>Dronfield</strong> Town<br />
Mayor, Coun Lilian<br />
Deighton, presents<br />
her monthly update<br />
for <strong>Dronfield</strong> <strong>Eye</strong><br />
T<br />
HE Queen’s sad death, in<br />
September, came as a<br />
complete shock which has<br />
overshadowed time since my<br />
last column.<br />
I was five when Her Majesty was<br />
crowned and remember her<br />
Coronation.<br />
She had looked so well only days<br />
before she passed away, so I found it hard to comprehend. Like<br />
many other people, I felt the Queen was so special.<br />
While many events were cancelled during the national period of<br />
mourning, the visit to <strong>Dronfield</strong> by a delegation from our German<br />
twin town of Sindelfingen had to go ahead as it was planned for<br />
the weekend after the Queen died.<br />
I was involved in various meals and events, including the official<br />
reception which was moved to Coal Aston Village Hall, from the<br />
Civic Hall, due to the Book of Condolence being opened there.<br />
I spent some time talking with the Mayor of Sindelfingen, Bernd<br />
Vohringer, whom I have met before.<br />
The German visitors were so respectful and one told me that<br />
Queen Elizabeth II was their Queen too.<br />
I was called upon as Mayor for formalities following the Queen’s<br />
death, including introducing the Proclamation of the new<br />
Sovereign, King Charles III, and reading from The Book of<br />
Revelation at the commemorative service at <strong>Dronfield</strong> Parish<br />
Church. It is such a beautiful piece and I found it very moving.<br />
The moment I found most difficult was singing the National<br />
Anthem for the first time with ‘God Save the King’ in place of<br />
‘God Save the Queen’.<br />
A bright spot during a sad period was my visit to St Andrew’s<br />
Church of England Methodist Primary School, to present books<br />
of welcome to children in the reception class, which was lovely.<br />
Finally, I attended the Civic Service in <strong>Dronfield</strong>, an annual<br />
service when locally-elected members and members of the<br />
church come together to celebrate the town. A special thanks<br />
to Pauline and Pam for baking the cakes which were enjoyed at<br />
the service.<br />
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See pages 14-15
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