The Watt Institution welcomed eight people from different countries who have chosen to stay in Invercyde and now have full British citizenship. Provost Drew McKenzie was on hand to offer a warm welcome to the families at the special occasion in the A-listed building which is steeped in the history of the Inverclyde. It now looks likely the Watt Institution, which includes the McLean Museum, Art Gallery, Watt Hall and the Watt Library, will be a venue for more British citizenship ceremonies in future.
Provost McKenzie said: "On behalf of the Inverclyde community, a very warm welcome to our new citizens and their families and I wish them all the very best as they officially embark on their life as British citizens. “It is a privilege for me to be one of the first to congratulate people on becoming British citizens and to share this special moment with them and their families. “We understand the importance of these ceremonies and try our best to make this final stage in becoming a British citizen as enjoyable and meaningful as possible so that each new citizen will take away with them a feeling of being welcomed into the community and the British nation.
“The Watt Institution is a beautiful venue in which to hold these ceremonies and helps to add to the sense of occasion. “It feels quite fitting that such an historic moment in the lives of these individuals and their families takes place in a building steeped in local, national and international history." The ceremony wa.