Banbury Town Mayor - Cllr Colin Clarke

On Tuesday 11th May, Banbury Town Hall was packed to capacity with Banbury Town Councillors, dignitaries including Chairman Oxfordshire County Council, Chairman of Cherwell District Council, Deputy Lieutenant for Oxfordshire, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, plus visiting Mayors, Past Mayors, invited representatives from businesses, local clubs, service organisations and very many friends, colleagues and family of the incoming Town Mayor of Banbury, Councillor Colin Clarke.

Councillor Colin Clarke was duly elected as Town Mayor of Banbury for 2010/2011.    His wife Mrs Jenifer Clarke will be the Town Mayoress.  Councillor Alastair Milne Home was duly elected as Deputy Town Mayor and his Deputy Town Mayoress will be Gillian Cole.

The evening commenced with the formal ceremony of the stepping down of the former Mayor Cllr Tina Wren and the new mayor being elected.  Councillor Clarke and his wife were entertained by ‘Technical Hitch’, a group of five boys from Warwick School who provided a Barber Shop Quintel.

This year, the Mayor of Banbury will have Civic Cadets who will accompany him on certain occasions and they are -

Ordinary Cadet Heather Blencowe (B & D Sea Cadet)

Lance Corporal Conor McLennan (Army Cadet)

Cpl Belinda Walker (Air Training Corps Cadet)

Councillor Clarke is keen to uphold all the civic ceremonial traditions during his term of office but as a teacher of line dancing is very keen to bring a great deal of fun into the Mayoral events during his term of office.