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Reg Lavine Castlefords Town Crier

Reg is now registered as Town Crier for Castleford. This post has been revived after a break of about a 100 years to raise the profile of the town.

Before people could read, town criers brought the news to the people, and served as spokesmen for the King.
Town criers were protected by law. "Don't shoot the messenger" was a very real command; anything that was done to a town crier was deemed to be done to the King and was therefore a treasonable offence.
The Town crier would read a proclamation, usually at the door of the local inn, then nail it to the doorpost of the inn. The tradition has resulted in the expression "posting a notice" and the naming of newspapers as "The Post".
Each town crier is officially appointed by the Mayor. The style of uniforms is authentic and date back to the 17th Century. The Town crier's robes are similar to those of the mayor, and uniforms are usually designed, incorporating the colours of the Crier's town. The ceremonial tricorne is adorned with curling feathers, a traditional representation of the quills used by earlier town criers to write their proclamations.
Announcements are always preceded by the traditional "Oyez Oyez Oyez" (which is "listen" in French) and conclude with "God save the Queen".

Civicgift would like to thank The Castleford Town Centre Partnership for giving their kind permission to use the above image,to obtain contact details and view their website please click here



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