Saturday, September 07, 2013

Oakham Town Council, £390.50 to display ceremonial sword in council chamber

Oakham Town Council, £390.50 to display ceremonial sword in council chamber

After spending thousands of pounds of tax payers money giving the freedom of
Oakham to a regiment based many miles away from Oakham earlier this
year to keep the old guard happy.

(On the day the freedom was granted the MOD
announced the regiment was on the move.)

Oakham Town Council has spent £390.50 to display a sword they left behind.