Gem of a Service to Mark Diamond Jubilee

Press Release Date: 7 February 2012

Cllr Susan Quinn, the Civic Mayor of Tameside, will join the Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester, Mr Warren J Smith, and the Bishop of Manchester, the Rt Rev Nigel McCullough, at Ashton Parish on Sunday, 4 March, (3.30pm) for a service to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne.

The bishops of Bolton and Middleton, respectively the Rt Rev Chris Edmondson and the Rt Rev Mark Davies, will also be present as will the Chief Executive of Tameside Council, Mr Steven Pleasant.

Manchester Diocese  is marking the diamond jubilee with 12 acts of worship across the cities and boroughs of the diocese. The first was at Manchester Cathedral  on 5 February.

The Rector of Ashton, the Rev Roger Farnworth, is organising the service in the absence of borough dean Father Alec Mitchell of St Anne’s Church, Denton , who is unable to attend.

Several special features have been introduced to give the service a Tameside feel.

Stalybridge Old Band  will play a Tameside Overture, and will finish the service with “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” which recently celebrated its 100th anniversary.

Katrina Haines, nominated by Tameside College , will read an extract from the speech given by the then Princess Elizabeth on her coming of age in 1947, when she vowed to devote her life to the service of Britain and the Commonwealth.

A symbol of each of Tameside’s nine constituent parts will be presented: Ashton, donkey stone; Audenshaw, coal; Denton, hat; Droylsden, Robertson’s jam; Dukinfield, Kenyon’s rope; Hyde, a Harry Rutherford picture; Longdendale, Bateman’s valve; Mossley, Cotton; and Stalybridge, the silver trowel used on the foundation stone for Stalybridge Library.

And there will be a chance to sign the council’s book of celebration and thanks which will later be sent to the Queen as an example of the good wishes of the people of Tameside.

The Civic Mayor said: “The service is open to everyone and I would like to issue a general invitation to what will be a splendid service in a beautiful and historic church.

“We would especially like to see members of uniformed organisations and if any are interested in attending I would ask them to contact my office on 0161 342 3087.”

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