The mayor of Lancaster, Coun Jon Barry, and chief executive of Lancaster City Council, Mark Cullinan, with the city’s new Freemen One of Lancaster’s most historic traditions was celebrated last […]
Admission of Freemen and Freewomen of the City: Invitation
The Court of Admission 2011 Lancaster City Council is delighted that 2012 will introduce a major change to one of its most long standing traditions, when women can be admitted […]
Calling all Freemen & Freewomen to register for historic ballot.
Lancaster City Council is attempting to contact as many Freemen as possible in order to prepare for a ballot that might make some further historic changes to the criteria for […]
Lancaster Freewomen are on the Roll
Last Saturday saw Lancaster’s first six Freewomen of the City admitted onto what is now the Roll of the Freemen and Freewomen of Lancaster, at a historic session of the […]
Lancaster’s first Freewomen of the City to be admitted this Saturday.
For the first time, women will be admitted as Freewomen to the Roll of Freemen of the City of Lancaster. This Saturday, 9 July, the Court of Admission sits from […]
Council to invite applications for Freewomen of the City
Lancaster City Council has issued its annual invitiation for applications from potential Freemen of the City of Lancaster. Traditionally, Freemen enjoyed certain exclusive trading and grazing advantages. Freewomen may also […]