Thursday 18th March 2010

VISIT OF HIS EXCELLENCY MR BIRGER RIIS-JORGENSEN, THE DANISH AMBASSADOR TO WHITEHAVEN

At the invitation of The Mayor of Copeland, Cllr Henry Wormstrup we were invited to stay at The Ennerdale Country House Hotel, Cleator, as guests of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and to attend a Dinner welcoming the Danish Ambassador and his wife. An interesting dinner with several members of the NDA present, including Cllr Woodburn, Cllr Moore, (Copeland CEO), Gary McKeating (NMP), Bill Poulson (Sellafield Ltd), and Bob Churchill (NDA.) the object of all this was Cllr Wormstrup's desire to commemorate his family's involvement during the 1939/45 war between the Danish Fishing Fleet and Whitehaven.

19th March 2010
The next day cars arrived to take the Ambassador and his wife, accompanied by Cllr Wormstrup, followed by my husband and me and the Mayoress on a tour of Whitehaven. It was a pleasant morning and we were able to walk around the town and admire the architecture and have a coffee, after which we walked down to the Harbour where a large crowd had already gathered.

Cllr Wormstrup then unveiled a beautiful plaque in memory of the people of Denmark and Whitehaven. There were speeches and a talk by the Ambassador and Cllr Wormstrup's Chaplain after which we walked to the Beacon for a guided tour and buffet lunch. Because of a prior engagement we left at 1pm and the rest of the group went on to visit Sellafield.