Yesterday we were representing Lochardil at the Kirking of the Council. The Kirking of the Council is when the Provost and the new Council Members get together to celebrate the new Provost of Inverness.
We were chosen to join the parade through the town. We met Mrs. Caddell and Mr. Cook at 9:30 on a Sunday MORNING!!!
The parade started outside Marks & Spencers. It started at 10:00 am. The parade took us down the High Street, down bank street and along Bridge Street. We got to walk on the road. They stopped all the traffic for us. We felt like celebrities.
During the parade James got to carry the flag that he designed.
When we got to the church Reverend Nimmo and Reverend Slack (Mr Slack) did an excellent service that was an hour and 15 minutes long. We heard 3 stories from the bible and we sung some hymns.
After the service we paraded back to the Town House. By this point we were starving! We got into the town house which was very posh. They had put on a fabulous buffet with sandwiches, sausage rolls, quiche, cakes and juice. There was Oasis! 😀
We are really glad we were part of this unique experience. We even got to see Mrs. Graham. Her husband is now the Provost of Inverness.
