Celebrate Commonwealth Day at the Senedd

Members of the public are being invited to join schools from across Wales and Assembly Members to celebrate Commonwealth Day at the Senedd on Tuesday 11 March.

A wide-ranging programme of events has been organised by the Assembly’s Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association to mark the occasion. Ten schools will hold exhibitions in the Oriel on the Commonwealth Day 2008 theme ‘The Environment - Our Future’ while Assembly Members will debate Wales’ links with the Commonwealth in a special debate during the afternoon’s plenary meeting.

Space has also been allocated for members of the public and representatives of community organisations who are interested Wales’s links with the Commonwealth to attend the debate and meet Assembly Members at a special Commonwealth Day reception afterwards.

Lord Elis-Thomas, Presiding Officer of the Assembly and President of the CPA Wales Branch: “I look forward to celebrating Commonwealth Day and Wales’s links with the Commonwealth. There is a diverse range of relationships to celebrate from businesses, churches and faith communities, culture, education, and sport.  Whether you are from another Commonwealth country living and working in Wales or from Wales with links to the Commonwealth we would like to welcome you to the Senedd to celebrate Commonwealth Day with us.’     

Tickets for the debate will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. To apply for your ticket, please contact the Assembly Booking Line on 0845 010 5500 or e-mail assembly.bookings@wales.gsi.gov.uk.

Notes to Editors:

Commonwealth Day is celebrated each year on the second Monday in March. Further information is available from the Commonwealth Secretariat. The Assembly celebrates on the nearest business day.

The Assembly is one of some 170 member branches of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

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Further information on the work of the CPA and information on the Wales Branch.