Oyez! Oyez! Dave Vollick, City’s Town Crier to compete in world class competition.

By Pepper Parr

BURLINGTON, ON.  July 24, 2013.  The city’s Town Crier, Dave Vollick will be in Kingston, Ontario early in August to test his pipes against those amongst the best there is at the 2013 World Invitational Town Crier Competition.

Dave Vollick, Burlington’s Town Crier taking part in the Brant Day celebrations at LaSalle Park.

Vollick will have four days during which he will show them what he can do and perhaps come home as the “World Town Crier Champion”.

2013 marks the first year that the championships have taken place in Canada.

 Burlington has had a Town Crier since March 2011 when Council went along with the idea but didn’t put up any money to cover any of the costs involved.  At the time Vollick had hoped the city would pony up for some of his cleaning bills.

Vollick has appeared at a number of events – were he to come home with the prize – we would certainly see a lot more of him.

A Royal birth being announced by a Town Brier in the United Kingdom.

The world saw just what a Town Crier can do when the announcement of the birth of the third heir to the British Crown was delivered by a Town Crier.