Milton Keynes Civic Ceremony

After Bicester, Julie and I zoomed over to Wavendon for the MK Civic Service. It was a delightfully sweet and wholesome affair with the church packed with local parishioners, mayors and council leaders from many places and several choirs.

Cllr David Hopkins, Mayor of Milton Keynes, got married to his wife Susan in the church so this made the service particularly lovely. It was also his birthday the day previous so we ended the service with a resounding chorus of 'Happy Birthday to You'. His colleague Cllr Andrew Geary gave a delightful speech honouring his colleague as well as peppering it with some funny stories.

I particularly liked a moment in the service when other faiths were invited to light candles on the altar, representing the Covenant Word Ministries, the MK & District Reform Synagogue, the Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist Temple, the MK Baha'i Community, the MK Hindu Community and Zainabiya Islamic Centre.

The 'chain gang' lines up outside the church, in order of status. I was near the back as you can see!! (Check Debretts for why!)