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Reporter: DAWN MARSDEN
Date online: 08 February 2010
Mayors sample a slice of history
THE Mayor of Bedford paid a visit to Oldham to celebrate the traditional afternoon tea.
Dave Hodgson dropped into Housing Units in Hollinwood to sample the restaurant’s new afternoon tea which has been renamed The Bedford after Anna the 7th Duchess of Bedford.
Anna is credited with devising the concept of afternoon tea in the 1840s as a way to ward off hunger pangs between lunch and dinner.
Sandwiches
The traditional afternoon tea consists of sandwiches, cakes, tea, coffee and champagne.
The Duchess began by having a tray of bread and butter served to her mid-afternoon.
It became a regular occurrence and she started inviting her friends and adding pastries, scones and clotted cream to the menu.
These habits soon became a good reason for social gatherings and started a trend that is still very much a part of British life.
Councillor Howard Sykes joined the Mayor of Bedford to sample the relaunched afternoon tea menu at the store’s Wickentree restaurant.
He said: “I am delighted to welcome the Mayor of Bedford to Oldham on what was a very tasty occasion. I’m sure The Bedford will be everyone’s cup of tea.”
Comments
More free nosh for 'The Feeder of The Council'. Note only 2 of them are partaking. Bedford looks a shadow of our man. Say, 12 cakes per plate, I bet Sy£es won 19-5. If they'd named it 'The Khyber,' would Osama bin Laden have turned up. He can scoff a cake or two, he's won awards for it & would give our trougher a run for his money.
Two points: Sub-head-' Mayors sample a slice of history' When did Sy£es become Mayor? Janine: You must watch when pouring tea you could scald the leader's portfolio.
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Councillor Howard Sykes appearance suggests he has often suffered from hunger pangs between lunch and dinner.
By Coppice @ 08/02/2010 19:57:11