Flying the flag for Washington’s historic links to America
SUNDERLAND ECHO_BY KATY WHEELER
The Deputy Mayor, Cllr Jannine Morrow and Consort Mr George Morrow, with Eric Wilton, General Manager of the National Trust, Ged Parker, Chair of the Friends of Washington Old Hall and representatives from Sunderland Youth Council, Washington Academy, Broadway Junior School, George Washington Primary School and John F Kennedy Primary School.
In what’s become an annual tradition, school children, city dignitaries and representatives from the National Trust descended on Washington Old Hall on Saturday, alongside visitors from across the city and beyond, for Sunderland’s annual July 4 celebrations.
Marking 70 years since the National Trust took over the building and the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the event put a spotlight on some of the key figures in our history and celebrated the city’s unique connection with Washington DC.
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