WOODLEY Town Council has joined councils across the borough in paying tribute to Her Majesty The Queen after she died on Thursday, September 8, at the age of 96.
Woodley town mayor, Cllr Janet Sartorel, said: “On behalf of the residents of Woodley and the staff and members of the council, I would like to express my deepest sorrow at the death of our esteemed Monarch Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.”
Following the death of the nation’s longest serving monarch, floral tributes can be laid outside the Miles Suite at the Oakwood Centre, adjacent to the fenced area until the day after the funeral.
The council has also opened a book of condolence at the Oakwood Centre in the Miles Suite.
The book will be available for people to sign every day from 9.00am to 4.30pm until the day after the funeral at 5pm.
It will then be stored in the council’s archives.
Signs instructing residents to access the suite from the outside, rather than the main centre, are in place and the council has asked people to remain considerate to others when paying their respects.
If anyone would like to share a message of sympathy and is unable to get to the council’s office, they can email their message to matthew.filmore@woodley.gov.uk and it will be printed and included in the condolence book.
Alternatively, a hand-written message can be sent for inclusion.
To submit a message, send to: Woodley Town Council, Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley, RG5 4JZ.
Messages must be received by the day after the funeral.
Members of the public may also sign The Royal Family’s online condolence book, which can be accessed on their website: www.royal.uk.
On Monday, September 12, the town council deputy leader, Cllr Shadi Brindley, will make a statement at Centre Stage in the town centre at 12.30pm, followed by the Proclamation, which will be read by Cllr Sartorel.
On the day of the funeral, there will be a two-minute silence at 11am and the town council offices will be closed.
Cllr Sartorel will also hold a separate two-minute silence the day after the funeral, outside the Miles Suite, at the site of the floral tributes.
Woodley Town Council will also plant an oak tree in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.
Further information about this will be made available in due course.
For more information, visit: woodley.gov.uk
