2022 June

The Jubilee Celebrations continued at the Walsall African Caribbean Centre on Wolverhampton Road which provided a warm welcome with a steel band Steel and Sounds. The most delicious homecooked lunch of fish, mutton, chicken and rice and dumplings was made by the Centre and was enjoyed by everyone. The queue for lunch was long. Children enjoyed a bouncy castle and there were other events.  There was a quiz to test our knowledge of History and the events during the Queen’s reign. Thank you to everyone at WACC for organising a memorable day.

The day started at All Saints Darlaston. Revd Gilbert and the congregation prepared a celebration fit for a Queen. We started with a service of Thanksgiving for the Platinum Jubilee of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Then I cut the cake.  A video was shown of the Queen’s life and the hall was full of people ready to celebrate the Jubilee. Revd Gilbert laid on a lavish lunch.

I signed the book to commemorate the 30 Anniversary of the Siege of Sarajevo 1992 – 1996. The Siege of Sarajevo was the longest siege in modern history and saw the death of 13,952 people, including 5,434 civilians.