Diary of Civic Engagements
Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress – Councillor Dale Smith and Mrs Margaret Smith
Deputy Lord Mayor – Councillor Mike Gibbons
Lord Mayor-Designate & Lady Mayoress-Designate – Councillor Khadim Hussain & Mrs Mukhtar Begum (21st May 2013 onwards)
Deputy Lord Mayor-Designate and Deputy Lord Mayor-Designate’s Consort – Cllr Joanne Dodds and Mr Robert Dodds (21st May 2013 onwards).
Monday 20 May – Sunday 2 June 2013
| Date | Time | Description | Attending |
| Mon 20 May | 1030 | Our Lady & St Brendan's Catholic Primary School: Lord Mayor to visit and help them celebrate their 50th anniversary. Bank, Idle, Bradford BD10 0QA | LM (Both) |
| | 1145 | Lord Mayor's Appeal: Cheque presentation to Manningham Football Academy. Manningham Sports Centre, Carlisle Road, Bradford BD8 8DB | LM (Both) |
| | 1230 | Civic Visit to Sigma Technologies Limited, to celebrate their recent success culminating in relocation to Shipley. Informal lunch and tour of premises. Sigma Technologies Ltd., Units 4 & 5 Riverdale House, Dockfield Road, Shipley, BD17 7AD. | LM (Both) |
| | 1915 | Bradford Flower Club: Guest Evening, with demonstration by Jonathan Moseley entitled 'The Art of Atmosphere'. Haworth Road Methodist Church, Haworth Road, Bradford BD9 6LH. | Lady Mayoress (Only) |
| Tue 21 May | 0930 | Pre-Council Briefing Meeting with the Chief Executive, City Solicitor and Lord Mayor-Designate. Lord Mayor's Rooms, City Hall, Bradford. | LM (Only) LM-D (Only) |
| | 1030 | Annual General Meeting of Council and ceremony to install the new Lord Mayor. Council Chamber, City Hall, Bradford. | LM (Both) LM-D (Both) |
| Wed 22 May | 1320 | St John The Evangelist Catholic Primary School: Mass to celebrate the school's golden jubilee. St John The Evangelist Catholic Primary School, Beacon Road, Bradford 6. | DLM (Both) |
| | 1330 for 1400 | Bradford Council: Citizenship ceremony, preceded by briefing meeting with the Registrar at 1330. Banqueting Hall, City Hall, Bradford. | LM (Only) |
| | Late aft/eve | Civic Reception for Bradford City AFC, following their success in the npower League 2 play-off final at Wembley. Centenary Square & City Hall, Bradford. | LM (Only) |
| | 1900 | "Songs for Valerie" concert performed by Thornton Singers. Allerton Congregational Church, Allerton, Bradford. | DLM (Both) |
| Thu 23 May | 0950 | Civic Reception for a disabled student group from Hamm. Ernest Saville Room, City Hall, Bradford. | LM (Only) |
| | 1130 | CNet: National Dementia Week Community awareness event. CNet, Centre for Enterprise, 114 -116 Manningham Lane, Bradford. | DLM (Only) |
| Fri 24 May | 1430 | Alzheimer's Society: Annual dementia awareness-raising event (afternoon tea & short films on Yorkshire life etc). Shipley Library, Well Croft, Shipley. | LM (Only) |
| | 1830 | Saltaire Inspired: Saltaire Arts Trail (preview evening). Salt's Mill (welcome drinks), followed by a tour of the trail. | LM (Only) |
| Sat 25 May | TBA | Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2nd Investec Test Match (England v New Zealand). Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds LS6 3DP | LM & Guest |
| Sun 26 May | | No official engagements. | |
| Spring Bank Holiday Mon 27 May | | No official engagements. | |
| Tue 28 May | | No official engagements. | |
| Wed 29 May | 1230 | Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust/Born in Bradford: Annual Open Air family Teddy Bears' Picnic. Lister Park, Bradford 9. | LM (Only) & Brad Bear |
| Thu 30 May | 1030 | Harrogate Families' Housing Association Ltd: Rogers' Almshouses Meeting of Trustees. The Library, Bradford Cathedral, Bradford BD1 4EG | LM (Only) |
| Fri 31 May | | No official engagements. | |
| Sat 1 June | 1900 | Bradford Central Lions Club: Formation & Charter presentation evening (as part of Lions Clubs International). Cedar Court Hotel, Mayo Avenue/Rooley Lane, Bradford. | DLM (Both) |
| | 1930 | Airedale NHS Foundation Trust: Charity fundraising Black Tie Ball (for Endoscopy and Maternity). Midland Hotel, Cheapside, Bradford. | LM & Guest |
| Sun 2 June | | No official engagements. | |
This Civic Diary is updated weekly. Please note that it is not possible to consider invitations without a minimum of twenty clear days' notice.
Please note that times stated are usually the attendance time of the Civic Head and do not necessarily reflect the starting time of a particular event. You are advised to contact individual organisers for fuller details.
If you wish to invite the Lord Mayor to your event, please do so using the electronic form available on these pages, or email lord.mayor@bradford.gov.uk, write to The Lord Mayor’s Office, City Hall, Bradford, BD1 1HY or fax to 01274 395529.
Enquiries about the Lord Mayor’s availability may be made to the Lord Mayor’s Diary Secretary on 01274 432283
