Sunday saw thousands of runners brave the weather and take to the spectacular Swansea seafront for the Admiral Swansea Bay 10k.
I was honoured to start the races alongside the official starter, hold the finish tape and present medals to the winners. The event fully embraced the city’s anniversary celebrations, with gold as the predominant colour scheme and commemorative race shirts and medals. Thank you to everyone who donated so generously to the Lord Mayor’s Charities in the bucket collection on the day.
Most Lord Mayors hold a civic service where, along with other civic heads, councillors, the Lord Lieutenant, High Sheriff, invited guests, and members of the local community, we give thanks for the many good things in Swansea and for the Mayoralty itself. I am not aware of any other civic service having been held in Manselton, certainly in the 35 years I have been a councillor. It was a pleasure therefore to bring this event to St Michael’s Church in my local community last Sunday.
On Monday I was at the Village Hotel for a free event for the over-65s put on by Home Instead Senior Care, where they were launching a new 'What's on Where' guide to social activities in Swansea for older people. Then later, I hosted Penllergaer Gardening Club at the Mansion House – the 19th gathering of our 50 civic events to celebrate the city’s 50th anniversary.
The city’s anniversary celebrations continue on Thursday with the opening of ‘Swansea Stories’ - an eclectic exhibition at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery of more than 300 artworks, including some moved down there from the Mansion House walls. It will be the largest selection of our permanent collection ever displayed in the gallery’s history and I encourage you to take a visit to find out more.
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