....the Schools Bible Project organised by Christian Projects, of which I am Chairman, invites the young authors of the best essays to a prizegiving in London, held at the Houses of Parliament. the prizes - books, and a cash prize for the schools - are presented by our Trustee, Baroness Cox. It's always a very happy day, with a tour of Parliament, and a happy gathering of the young people with their parents and teachers.
All was arranged for December 2nd....and then the General Election was announced, and the Chairman of Christian Projects had to reorganise things quickly. Parliament will close from this week. No events, no meetings, nothing happening in the Palace of Westminster until the people have elected some new Members of Parliament and Her Majesty invites the leader of the majority group to Buckingham Palace and urges him to form a government...
What to do? All the invitations to the schools had gone out, everything was arranged. I fled to Westminster Abbey, where the splendid team in the Education Office rescued the situation. They organise wonderful tours for schools and will make this a very special day...
Then on to Mary Sumner House nearby, owned by the Mothers' Union, which has attractive meeting-rooms which can be rented out...
And so the annual prizegiving will happen as usual.
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