The current mayor of High Wycombe says he "enjoyed" this year’s Beating of the Bounds ceremony, as he prepares to finish his year in the role.

During one of his last public duties as mayor, Cllr Khalil Ahmed fully embraced the ancient tradition of walking round the boundaries of the town, picking up a child and lowering their head onto each boundary stone.

He said: “It was a very enjoyable experience and this year we had lots of people getting involved. There were lots of kids who wanted to be turned upside down and participate in what used to happen.

“We went around all the boundary stones in Wycombe. We took the shortcut and we got round in about an hour.

“It was a really enjoyable experience and nice to see so many people from diverse backgrounds getting involved – it was a great day out.”

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The annual Beating of the Bounds ceremony, which was common in towns until the 19th century, saw a number of youngsters turned head over heels on top of Wycombe’s boundary stones by the town’s mayor and other dignitaries on Sunday.

The ritual dates back many centuries to the days before ordnance survey maps, when it was necessary to walk the parish boundaries to mark them out afresh each year.

During next week's Mayoral weigh-in, Cllr Mohammed Hanif will be elected as the new mayor of the town.