8 March 2007
“Chaingang” strolling into town again - All London Mayors’
Charity Walk
Lord Mayor of the City of London John Stuttard leads the other
32 London borough Mayors on five-mile charity walk from Dick
Whittington Memorial Stone, Highgate Hill, (near Whittington
Memorial Hospital, N16) on Sunday morning (11 March)
Picture and TV calls:
10.30am - Walk sets off from Dick Whittington (and cat) statue
N16 – where Whittington “turned again”
11.45am – The 33 Mayors (in robes and trainers) toast Dick
Whittington at Garden pub Upper St, Islington
12.45pm – Bagpipers and horsemen welcome the Mayors into the City
near Finsbury Circus
The 34th annual fund-raising walk for the London Mayors'
Association celebrates the City’s most famous son – and gives the
London borough mayors the chance to set aside their hectic
schedules and catch up on each others’ boroughs.
Lord Mayor of the City of London John Stuttard said: "Dick
Whittington held office as Lord Mayor in 1397, 1406 and 1419. Much
of the story is myth, however, he was a successful businessman -
dealing in costly fabrics such as silk and wool - and a royal
financier.
"If he was alive today Lord Mayor Whittington would have been
busy promoting the financial services industry – especially in
China and India.
"Dick Whittington would have been proud to see his City as the
world's leading international financial and business centre,
employing 300,000 and contributing billions to the UK and European
economies."
As previous years, the Mayors in their robes and chains
meandering through the streets and heading for the City of London
will be an interesting sight for all.
Ends
Contact Walk Marshall Graham Holland, mobile 07811 321 212
For press enquiries, contact Loretta Lui, 020 7332 1528/ 07884 137
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