Wallingford Town Council Dinner  

I went to the Wallingford Town Council dinner on Friday night.  The mayor (this year it is Dee Cripps) holds it very year and it is always well attended.  It is held in the town hall in the market place, and reminds one of Wallingford's history, with the names of town mayors dating back to the 1200s inscribed on the walls.  Wallingford is just one of four towns mentioned in the Magna Carta, and has  a Royal Charter dating back to 1155, preceding London.  The twon mace is kept here, and it pre-dates the House of Commons mace, and was kept safe throughout the Commonwealth.  There are documents kept in the Berkshire Record office that detail eveyr payment for the mace, plus details of its journey from London to Wallingford.  One day, we should take it to the House of Commons to meet its junior cousin. ...