MAYOR`S RECEPTION
MONDAY 30TH APRIL 2012
CITY HALL, PIAZZA AT JOHN MACKINTOSH SQUARE.
THE LORD MAYOR JULIO J. ALCANTRA. M.B.E. M.A. HELD A RECEPTION FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE W.F.R.A. VISITING FROM THE UK AND THE MEMBERS WHO RESIDE ON THE ROCK. MAYOR ALCANTRA GAVE A SPEECH ON LINKS WITH THE WORCESTERSHIRE REGIMENT AND HIS TIME IN LONDON. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A PRESENTATION TO THE MAYOR BY WORCESTER BRANCH WFRA CHAIRMAN HARRY MASSAM, OF A PAINTING OF A MAYORAL PROCESSION OUTSIDE WORCESTER CATHEDRAL, ALSO A LETTER OF FRIENNDSHIP FROM THE MAYOR OF WORCESTER, DR DAVID TIBBUTT. MAYOR ALCANTRA RECIPROCATED WITH A GIFT TO THE WORCESTER BRANCH CHAIRMAN HARRY, OF A MOULDED CAST OF THE `ROCK' OF GIBRALTAR ON AN ENGRAVED PLAQUE.
MAYOR ALCANTRA WAS VERY HAPPY TO POSE FOR PHOTOS WITH ALL THE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THIS MADE FOR A VERY RELAXED AFFAIR.
THANKS TO THE MAYOR OF GIBRALTAR AND STAFF FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY AND THE PROVIDING OF REFRESHMENTS.