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Durham
County News
 2009/2010
Leading figures of the North East joined me for a special service at Durham Cathedral. Amid pomp and ceremony, a packed congregation witnessed Matins for Her Majesty’s Courts of Justice.
Church and civic dignitaries, including the Bishop and Dean of Durham and Mayors of Durham and Darlington, were joined by business and community leaders, high ranking police officers, lawyers and members of the judiciary and justice service for the celebration.
Processions in and out of the service also included the Lord Lieutenant of the County, the High Sheriffs, Chief Crown Prosecutor, Judges, a Lord Justice of Appeal, The Queen’s Remembrancer and the region’s Chief Constables.
The service, an annual event always hosted by the High Sheriff, was followed by a reception in Durham Castle. The ceremony was conducted by the Dean, the Very Revd Michael Sadgrove, with the Bishop of Durham, the Rt Rev Tom Wright, preaching one of his inspirational sermons.
We paraded across Palace Green with leaders of the Council, the High Court Judges and the High Sheriffs for Northumberland, North Yorkshire and Tyne and Wear, before entering the Cathedral to a fanfare from the Durham Police Band and rousing song from the choir.
Afterwards we had a fabulous lunch in Durham Castle. It was the most amazing day and truly the most exciting occasion.
Alasdair MacConachie
High Sheriff of Durham 2009/2010
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