Re-opening of Bell, Lamb & Trotter

Thursday 30 October 2003

It's not often that I get to open a new or renovated business and publicly express my deepest desire that many, many years pass until I have to use the services of the firm I'm doing the official ceremonies for. Today is such a day.

Nice as it may all be, I hope it is many years until I have to visit again as a non speaking customer. Having qualified my enthusiasm suitably I am now pleased to officially re-open Bell, Lamb and Trotter Funeral Directors Ltd.

I am also under instruction to do that which comes not naturally to a politician...to keep this very, very short.

I'm told these premises were originally opened by the chairman of the Christchurch Council of Churches, the Reverend Coutes in 1983.

I guess in terms of eternity, 20 years between upgrades and openings is but the blink of an eye.

Having noted this I will now hopefully follow orders and to quote "press the new remote which will open the committal curtains for the very first time."