monkeyboy
15-05-2009, 05:25 PM
i just read this in my local council news
A seven-month-old baby and his
proud parents have become the
first people to take advantage of a
new service provided by registrars
at Gateshead Council.
Celebration
Oliver Thompson-Hogg was the
first baby to go through an official
child naming ceremony at the
registry office in Gateshead Civic
Centre. Lynne Thompson and Iain
Hogg held the celebration in front
of family and friends to welcome
their new arrival into the world.
The child naming ceremony is a
new alternative to the traditional
religious baptism but offers more
than simply registering a birth with
the local authority.
Oliver’s mum Lynne Thompson
said: “As neither of us attend
church, we felt that a Christening
wasn’t right for Oliver or for us.
We still wanted to do something to
celebrate his arrival, so this
naming ceremony was perfect.”
Lynne Lancaster, deputy
superintendent registrar, presided
over the ceremony. Lynne and her
colleagues are now also offering
people who are already married
the chance to reaffirm their
wedding vows in front of invited
loved ones.
For more information please
contact Lynne Lancaster on:
0191 433 2205 or email:
lynnelancaster@gateshead.
gov.uk
http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/DocumentLibrary/council/councilnews/may2009.pdf
i wonder what more they could do for you after taking your child as collateral?
A seven-month-old baby and his
proud parents have become the
first people to take advantage of a
new service provided by registrars
at Gateshead Council.
Celebration
Oliver Thompson-Hogg was the
first baby to go through an official
child naming ceremony at the
registry office in Gateshead Civic
Centre. Lynne Thompson and Iain
Hogg held the celebration in front
of family and friends to welcome
their new arrival into the world.
The child naming ceremony is a
new alternative to the traditional
religious baptism but offers more
than simply registering a birth with
the local authority.
Oliver’s mum Lynne Thompson
said: “As neither of us attend
church, we felt that a Christening
wasn’t right for Oliver or for us.
We still wanted to do something to
celebrate his arrival, so this
naming ceremony was perfect.”
Lynne Lancaster, deputy
superintendent registrar, presided
over the ceremony. Lynne and her
colleagues are now also offering
people who are already married
the chance to reaffirm their
wedding vows in front of invited
loved ones.
For more information please
contact Lynne Lancaster on:
0191 433 2205 or email:
lynnelancaster@gateshead.
gov.uk
http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/DocumentLibrary/council/councilnews/may2009.pdf
i wonder what more they could do for you after taking your child as collateral?