The Service of Thanksgiving was held at Stoke Minster on Tuesday 31st May in the presence of The Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire Ian Dudson CBE KstJ, The High Sheriff of Staffordshire Ben Robinson MBE DL & The Lord Mayor of the City of Stoke on Trent, Councillor Faisal Hussain.
The Service was Led by The Bishop of Stafford, The Rt Revd Matthew Parker & The Rector of Stoke Canon Andrew Wickens and incorporated readings, hymns and prayers.
The High Sheriff extends his thanks to the City of Stoke on Trent for inviting him to attend the City’s Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s reign as she became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee after 70 years of service.