The Mayor of Arundel’s annual service was held on Sunday 13 October at St Nicholas’ Parish Church. This traditional celebration of Arundel’s heritage and community involves the town’s residents, schools, churches and organisations who come together to commemorate and celebrate their shared values.
The service was preceded by a procession through town led by the bands of the Arundel and Littlehampton District Scout Section and TS Implacable NTC. They then led the Mayor’s party to St Nicholas’ Parish Church where they were greeted by the town’s Scouting and Guiding groups who formed a Guard of Honour outside.
Church and school choirs sang, and pupils from Arundel Church of England School and St Philip’s Catholic Primary School read their own poems, written for the occasion. You can read their beautiful words below:
During the service, the Mayor of Arundel, Tony Hunt, said, “In the five years that I have been Mayor, I have been asking myself a question: We all know that Arundel is a special place, but what is it that makes Arundel so special?
Sharing his answer with the congregation, he explained, “Our town is set in beautiful countryside. It has many historic buildings clustered around a magnificent castle. So we have a great setting, natural and man-made. But I believe it is the people who make Arundel such a remarkable place.”
“Arundel is simply overflowing with people – volunteers – who step up to make things happen and make our town a better place to live through their support of numerous projects. Just in the last year, these have included schemes to reverse the decline in wildlife; transforming the town’s green spaces with sustainable planting schemes; taking the first steps towards establishing a Youth Council; the realisation of years of campaigning for a pharmacy to open in the town centre; and seeing social groups aimed at combating loneliness and isolation continue to thrive.”
The annual Mayor’s Service also provide an opportunity to raise awareness and funds for the Mayor’s charities, which in 2024 are Keep Me Breathing and Home-Start Arun, Worthing & Adur.
Arundel Town Council would like to thank all those who donated to the bucket collections during the procession or at the service.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the service.
Thank you too to Team Arundel volunteers who coordinated the collections, MS Services for traffic management and Sunbelt Rentals Ford depot for road closure equipment.
📷 Photo Gallery by Charlie Waring
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