Plans are well advanced for an event at Walkergate House, Beverley, to commemorate 100 years of ‘I Do.’
Sunday, 1 July, marks the 10th anniversary of the amalgamation of four small registration districts into the one East Riding Registration and Celebratory Services (ERRCS). They will be marking the milestone, and also acknowledging the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, by holding an open day and staging a display of wedding dresses and other mementoes from 1912 to the present day.
The free event takes place from 11am to 3pm and coincides with Armed Forces Day in Beverley.
Tricia Mann, Superintendent registrar, said:
“We have got local archives, libraries, museums, family history groups, schools and businesses all contributing, together with registrars throughout the district who have put in sterling work.
“I would really like as many people as possible to call in at Walkergate House to enjoy what promises to be a great display.. As 1 July is also Armed Forces Day in Beverley, with the town bound to be packed with folk turning out for the brave men and women in uniform, why not combine the two events?”
Ten time capsules, each representing a different decade, will display wedding dresses and other wedding memorabilia. Each 10-year period will also feature and compare a royal and a commoner’s wedding, changes to marriage and new legislation (including the recent civil partnerships). Following previous publicity for the event, members of the public have come forward with many offers of exhibits.
East Riding primary school children will be providing poems and their pictures of ‘brides of the future’, along with their thoughts behind each image. Senior school students are designing and creating a wedding dress of the future. ERRCS will present prizes and certificates to the best submissions from each age group.
The educational theme will continue throughout the open day as registrars, who have been working with teachers, distribute activity and quiz sheets to children.
East Riding Registration and celebratory Services will be linking in to Armed Forces Day with a display of celebratory military memorabilia.
