The Rt. Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP has met with Her Majesty’s Private Secretary at Buckingham Palace to discuss the reinstatement of the name, the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield.
The proposal is to reinstate the Royal Town name by appointing Charter Trustees who will oversee the proper usage of the royal pre-fix.
The Charter Trustees have now been named, and include the Rt. Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP, Lord Fowler of Sutton Coldfield, Lord Lieutenant Paul Sabapathy CBE, Elizabeth Allison – Chair of Sutton Coldfield Civic Society, Gary Phelps – Editor of the Sutton Coldfield Observer, and Hon Alderman David Roy OBE.
Speaking to the Sutton Coldfield Observer, Andrew Mitchell said, “My recent meetings with the College of Arms, the Cabinet Office, the Crown Office and the Palace as well as the Garter King of Arms have been immeasurably strengthened by the research undertaken by so many residents.”
One benefit of reinstating the historic Royal Town name could be attracting investment for the regeneration of Sutton Coldfield’s town centre.
Could this be the revival of the Royal Town?
Chartered Town Planner, Nick Corbett, raised the issue of reinstating the Royal Town name in January 2008; the town’s MP, the Rt. Hon. Andrew Mitchell, is leading the campaign with the Sutton Coldfield Observer to get the Royal Town name back.