Wednesday 22nd July 2009

HERITAGE DAY - RICHMOND, NORTH YORKSHIRE, TOWN HALL

We left home at 7.30am.
9.30am arrived at the Town Hall where we were greeted by the Town Clerk, Mr Geoff Coates and the Town Mayor and his wife, Mr and Mrs David Gillson.

After a delicious light breakfast of 'bacon butties' we were given a short audio visual display and briefing for the day. And photographs of the assembled company were taken.

At 11.00am we joined the RED tour for a motorised vantage view points tour which included the grade II listed train station, which was converted in 2007 into shops offices and cinemas and has been most sympathetically done. We would like to return to do some shopping! We were travelling on a RED London double-decker Ringmaster bus and had marvellous views of the castle and over the town. After the station we visited the very beautiful Temple Grounds, but did not see as much as we would like to have done as it started to pour with rain.

13.30 hours - returned to the Town Hall for a hearty lunch and at 14.30 visited Richmondshire Museum, The Green Howards Museum and the very beautiful Georgian Theatre.

17.00 hours - Tea at the Town Hall and farewells.

We learnt that this is a Bi-annual event and is obviously done to promote tourism and it is very well done indeed. Both my husband and I would like to return some time to do some shopping and to attend the Theatre! The whole thing was beautifully organised and we were all made to feel very welcome.