Mary Reid

I have had three events in my diary for some time - then to my delight found myself attending them all officially.

One was the inspection of the 2nd Hook Scout and Guide Band (see yesterday) which has its home in my ward. 

On Sunday morning we joined in the Unity Service for churches in Surbiton and Chessington.  Around a thousand people attended at TRC, enthused by an excellent band and singers.  It was good to start our Mayoral year among so many friends.

Today's celebration of 75 years of Beverley Boys School and its launch as Coombe Boys was unmissable. It started with a service full of music, including a sweet rendering of Rutter's 'For the beauty of the earth' by the Coombe Girls choir. Then on to the school for a dramatic multi-media journey through the school's log book, which included a tribute to Cyril Barton VC.

The event was rounded off as the inimitable Clifford Fisher, Head of Beverley from 1960 to 1984, joined the current Head, Carol Campbell, to toast the new incarnation of the school as Coombe Boys.