Civic Tea

Yesterday, we had tea at the Civic Centre with the Mayor of Carlisle, Cllr. Mary Stythe.  Although it sounds impressive, we’ve actually known Mary for many years so it was a lovely gesture of her to invite us and some friends to share in the celebrations during her final year of council office.  We had a tour of all the civic offices and the council chamber before Nerea and her friends tried on the official robes.  The Civic Centre building might be a hideous 60s nightmare but I’m still very much in favour of the ancient traditions of local government