19 Oct 2009
Mothertongue AGM and Queen's Award Presentation



On Thursday October 15th Mothertongue held its Annual General Meeting in the Council Chambers at the Civic Centre. This year's meeting was particularly special as the official presentation of The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service took place.

Mrs Grace Thompson, Chair of Mothertongue, started proceedings followed by an address by Beverley Costa, the Director of Mothertongue. Her Royal Majesty's Representative for Berkshire, the Honourable Mrs Mary Bayliss was present in her role as Lord Lieutenant. Her cadet read out the certificate from Queen Elizabeth II and then a presentation was made of a commemorative crystal to Beverley by the Lord Lieutenant.

The Mayor of Reading, Councillor Fred Pugh and the Mayoress Mrs Jean Pugh, were also in attendance. The Mayor added his congratulations to Mothertongue for receiving the award.

After the formal business the guests could enjoy the delicious buffet and talk and network with each other.

One of the volunteers said of the AGM and the presentation of the Award, 'This was great as it gave all the volunteers the opportunity to be there to see it.'

A professional photographer recorded the event and the photos will be available to view on the Mothertongue website shortly.