Two Citizenship ceremonies took place this week where Deputy Lieutenants represented the Lord-Lieutenant. One was at St. George’s Hall on Wednesday 28th January, attended by Natalie Reeves Billing DL, the second at Wallasey Town Hall on Thursday 29th January, attended by Steve Maddox OBE DL.
These occasions are very joyous and always a good reminder of some of the rights and responsibilities we have as British Citizens; for example, freedom of speech, the rule of law, freedom of association and the freedom to worship and express our individual religious beliefs. Some of those rights can be traced back to the Magna Carta or the Great Charter signed in 1215 by the English King, John. That document established some important principles in English law and, despite the Magna Carta now being over 800 years old, those principles remain in place today.
