A CHAPLAIN who has been in her role for more than 20 years was honoured with a special celebration event last week.
The Mayor of Reading, Cllr Rachel Eden, held a reception to thank Una Chandler for her service to Reading Borough Council.
The member of Tilehurst Methodist Church came to the Ding from the West Indies when she was 17.
Friends and family joined her, along with representatives from Churches Together in Reading.
Cllr Eden expressed her gratitude to Ms Chandler, as did James Crosbie who has worked for the borough for more than 20 years and remembers Una’s first year.
The chair of Churches Together in Reading, Michael Penny, presented Ms Chandler with a book as a token of appreciation, before she thanked everyone and shared some anecdotes from her years giving pastoral support to the council.
And Ms Chandler’s eldest daughter Colleen read out some words and thoughts from the family, each section based on a different letter from the word ‘chaplain’.
Mr Penny said: “C stood for commitment – a most appropriate word for over 20 years of voluntary service.”
