Prince Charles to visit Chipping Norton (From Witney Gazette)

Prince Charles to visit Chipping Norton

9:00am Wednesday 26th April 2006 in Witney

PRINCE Charles is to visit Chipping Norton during celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of the granting of the town's charter.

The Prince of Wales, who is patron of Music in Country Churches, will attend a concert by the English Chamber Orchestra, in St Mary's Church, on Saturday, May 27.

The anniversary marks the granting of the charter by James I in 1606, which gave the town a rudimentary form of government, and gave residents independence from the lords who had ruled them since medieval times. The main event was a re-enactment of the procession of the Bailiffs and Burgesses of the newly chartered town from the guildhall to the church.