HULL'S new Lord Mayor has officially been welcomed into the role at a traditional instillation ceremony at the Guildhall.
Councillor Mary Glew's appointment marked the 100th year of the Lord Mayor title in the city.
The special ceremony saw previous Lord Mayor Nadine Fudge hand over the chain to Councillor Glew, who also handed over the deputy lord mayor's chain to Councillor Anita Harrison.
The celebrations were continuing today (Saturday) with the Lord Mayor's Parade (11am) and carnival (until 4pm).Councillor Glew said she is delighted to become the 14th woman to take on the post.
She said: "One-hundred years to the day, I feel very honoured to be bestowing the title of the Lord Mayor of Kingston upon Hull and Admiral of the Humber.
"I am the 14th woman to receive the Lord Mayor title and, fortunately, from 1965, when the first Lord Mayor was a woman, we've come on in leaps and bounds.
"A woman has handed over to me and I will hand over to another woman, so that's a forward-thinking council that thinks about the role of women, what women offer, what we can offer and how far we've come in 100 years. That is why I wanted to emphasise that because 100 years ago, I couldn't vote and I wouldn't have been stood there as Lord Mayor."
Cllr Glew has chosen Preston Road Women's Centre, for women who suffer domestic violence, the Teenage Cancer Trust Unit at Castle Hill Hospital and Mathew's Hub, which works with young people with high-functioning autism, as her charities to support during her year in office.
She hopes to plan fundraising events with a centenary theme to celebrate the occasion.
She said: "We've got a whole host of events this year.
"I'm looking for ladies and gentlemen who are 100 this year to come and have a Christmas party with me. I'm looking at ways of using the theme of 100 throughout the year."
Cllr Glew's brother, Hull City Council leader Steve Brady, welcomed her into the role at the event. He said: "It gives me great pleasure in being able to talk today about my sister Mary Glew.
"The amount of work she has put in, she truly deserves to be Lord Mayor of this city."
Councillor Glew was elected in 2002 as a councillor for Hull's Southcoates West ward. She is currently the chair of the Early Support and Lifelong Overview and Scrutiny Commission.
Carnival todayCcelebrations will continue with a carnival, which will be held in Hull city centre to mark the 100 years since the first Lord Mayor of Hull took up office. The event will also coincide with an event to celebrate Hull's UK City of Culture 2017 status.
The event will be held from 11am to 4pm with events in Queens Gardens and Queen Victoria Square.
The day will include:
• The Lord Mayor's Parade
• Trinity open market
• Vintage cars
• Donkey rides
• Music, art and drama through the decades
• History of the Lord Mayor tent
