celebration of the 375th anniversary of Bermuda's Parliament moves into full swing. Lord Weatherill, who was Speaker from 1983 to 1992, is to address a joint session of the House of Assembly and Senate at the Sessions House tomorrow.

Just before 11 a.m., he and Lady Weatherill are to arrive with Governor Lord Waddington and enter the House of Assembly, where 100 to 125 MPs, Senators, former MPs, and other VIPs will be gathered.

Anglican Bishop the Rt. Rev. William Down will offer a prayer, which will be followed by speeches by House Speaker the Hon. Ernest DeCouto and Lord Waddington.

Senate President the Hon. Albert Jackson and Opposition Leader Mr. Frederick Wade are scheduled to speak next, followed by Lord Weatherill. The final speaker will be Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan.

After that, the group will gather outside the House and walk to the Cathedral for a 12 p.m. Ecumenical Service, which is expected to last 30 minutes.

Due to lack of seating, members of the public are not invited to tomorrow's Joint Session of Parliament. But they may attend the Cathedral.

Lord Weatherill, a 74-year-old longtime Conservative, is a veteran of the Second World War and a former MP for the London Borough of Croydon.

He was president of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association in 1986. Raised to the peerage upon his retirement as Speaker, Lord Weatherill worked in the family business of Bernard Weatherill Ltd., Savile Row tailors. During the war, he served with the Royal Dragoon Guards and the 19th King George V's Own Lancers (Indian Army).

He is a former Government Whip, Opposition Whip, and chairman of the Ways and Means committee. His pastimes include tennis, golf, and playing with his grandchildren.

On Saturday, Lord Weatherill will address 300 guests at the Speaker's Dinner.

Held at the Southampton Princess, the dinner has been moved from its usual time in February to coincide with the anniversary celebrations.

On August 1, events move from Hamilton to St. George's, which was the site of Bermuda's capital until 1815. There will be a joint session of Parliament at St. Peter's Church, where the House of Assembly first met on August 1, 1620. A walk to the State House, unveiling of a commemorative plaque, and an emancipation service are also planned.

The St. Peter's Church in which Parliamentarians will meet was built in 1713 and is not the same one in which the first meeting was held. But it was built on the same site and has the original altar.