Pilgrim Father statue sails into town

Added on 2009-01-28

MORE than one hundred people gathered for the unveiling of a new sculpture depicting Droitwich Pilgrim Father Edward Winslow.

Crowds congregated in St Andrew's Square on Sunday, January 25, to witness the unveiling of the art work, which shows Winslow's arrival in America after his epic journey on The Mayflower.

The choir of St Peter's Church of England First School sang a number of celebratory pieces before the unveiling by chairman of the town's local area partnership Pam Davey, town mayor Glenise Noyes and Wychavon chairman Jo Sandles.

The sculptress, Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie, gave an account of how impressed she was with the courage and achievements of Spa-born Winslow and the way in which this had inspired her to create this work of art.

Fr Doug Chaplain, on behalf of Churches Together, assisted by Rev Marion Pengelly-Phillips, minister of the Baptist church, said a short prayer of dedication commemorating past struggles against intolerance and concluded with a plea for greater tolerance in the world today.

Pam Davey said: "The choir was excellent and much appreciated by everyone. It was great to have the opportunity to hear, first hand, from the sculptress, Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie, of her thoughts when creating this splendid new feature for our historic town. The partnership is very grateful for all those who helped make this a most enjoyable event."