Lord Mayor Ceremony May 2008 Pictures of Councillor Sood’s Lord Mayor Making Ceremony in May 2008: History of Leicester Lord Mayor’s Office Manjula Sood The Role of the Right Worshipful Lord Mayor stems back to 1209. This year will mark the 800th anniversary. The Lord Mayor is Leicester’s first Citizen. The Lord Mayor has a […]

Woman of the Year Award 2006 The “LeicestHERday” was set up in 2002 to engage, support and empower women throughout Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and through this initiative empower families and communities. The LeicestHERday Trust is an umbrella organisation formed to give an equal voice to all women and enhance the community at large by […]

Councillor Sood was presented with the prestigious Labour Merit Award at the Labour Party Conference in September 2005 for her selfless contribution to the Labour Party. She set a benchmark as she became the first Asian female to receive such recognition. The Labour Party Conference is attended by all Labour Party Members as well as […]