Invitation to Mayor Making

The 779th Mayor of Bath, Cllr Carol Paradise will be installed on Saturday 13th May 2006. This year the 'Mayor Making' Ceremony will be different. In the past the ceremony has been in the Council Chamber in the Guildhall and was watched by less than 100 people.

This year the 'Mayor Making' ceremony will be in Bath Abbey, with a procession from the Guildhall to the Abbey for 11am on Saturday 13th May2006. Everyone is invited to the ceremony in the abbey.

This new format was suggested by Cllr Roger Symonds, 777th Mayor in 2004/05. It has taken two years for him to convince colleagues of the benefits of making this ceremony accessible to hundreds of members of the public.

Cllr Symonds said:
"In my year as Mayor I wanted to give the Mayoralty back to the people and one of the ways of doing this was to take the 'Mayor Making' out of the Guildhall to a venue where more people could watch. I have finally been successful. The Mayoralty is loved and respected by local people and the ceremony is a fine Bath tradition which should be shared with residents and visitors to our city. I hope that by having the ceremony, after a procession to another venue in the city, with the retiring Mayor leading from the Guildhall and the new Mayor leading the way back, the 'Mayor Making' will become a popular annual event".

WATCH THE PROCESSION FROM THE GUILDHALL TO THE ABBEY AT 10.40am AND JOIN COUNCILLORS IN THE ABBEY FOR THE CEREMONY TO INSTALL COUNCILLOR CAROL PARADISE, AS THE 779TH MAYOR OF BATH ON SATURDAY 13TH MAY 2006.