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Lord Mayor of Canterbury visits the Twin Cities
03/27/2008 07:25:16

Lord Mayor Cyril Windsor and his wife Lord Mayoress Leslie Windsor attended a welcome ceremony at the McLean County Museum of History Wednesday night.
   

By Jim Fitzpatrick

It's been just over ten years since a representative from Canterbury, England visited the Twin Cities. This week, Lord Mayor Cyril Windsor and his wife Lord Mayoress Leslie Windsor are here to strengthen the relationship between the two. Canterbury's Mayor says he's spent the last 20-years of his life trying to strengthen friendships with numerous countries in Europe.


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The Mayor's wife says the couple plans to see as much as they can.


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Canterbury is a sister city of Bloomington-Normal. The Windsors head home early next week.


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