9 April 2010
Dissolution of Parliament
Members of the media are invited to attend the Proclamation for
the Dissolution of the Present Parliament on the steps of The Royal
Exchange, EC3, on Monday 12 April at 3pm.
It will be read out by Colonel Geoffrey Godbold, OBE, Common
Cryer and Serjeant-at-Arms at the City of London Corporation.
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Press enquiries:
Andrew Buckingham, Press Officer (Features), City of London
Corporation
Tel 020 7332 1452 / Mobile 07795 333 060
Email
andrew.buckingham@cityoflondon.gov.uk
About the proclamation:
By tradition, the Proclamation, which is signed by HM The Queen, is
expected to be publicised as soon as it is received. It is
delivered by hand by the Privy Council Office to the
Serjeant-at-Arms at the Lord Mayor’s official residence, Mansion
House, who forms a procession to The Royal Exchange.
About the City of London
Corporation:
The City of London Corporation is a uniquely diverse organisation.
It supports and promotes the City as the world leader in
international finance and business services and provides local
services and policing for those working in, living in and visiting
the Square Mile. It also provides valued services to London and the
nation. These include the Barbican Centre and the Guildhall School
of Music & Drama; the Guildhall Library and Art Gallery and
London Metropolitan Archive; a range of education provision
(including three City Academies); five Thames bridges (including
Tower Bridge and the Millennium Bridge); the Central Criminal Court
at Old Bailey; over 10,000 acres of open spaces (including
Hampstead Heath and Epping Forest), and three wholesale food
markets. It is also London’s Port Health Authority and runs the
Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow. It works in partnership with
neighbouring boroughs on the regeneration of surrounding areas and
the City Bridge Trust, which it oversees, donates more than £15m to
charity annually.