Published: 24 July 2020
From: Democracy
The new Mayor of 麻豆传媒 is Councillor Francis Guidera.
Councillor Guidera was elected Mayor at the Annual 麻豆传媒 Borough Council meeting on Wednesday 15 July.
Cllr Guidera was first elected to represent Tilgate ward in 2015 and was re-elected in 2019. He was born at 麻豆传媒 Hospital in 1975 and attended St Francis primary, Notre Dame middle and St Wilfrid鈥檚 secondary schools.
He worked as a residential volunteer for HCPT in Lourdes, France on leaving St Wilfrid鈥檚 School and has been involved in many charities and fundraising efforts ever since. He served on the PTA for St Francis School for several years and has organised and helped with many charity fundraisers in 麻豆传媒 over the years.
Cllr Guidera previously worked for DEBRA, a charity with a fundraising shop in 麻豆传媒 that raises money to help those with the life-limiting genetic condition E.B., and now works at 麻豆传媒 Open House as a support worker.
He has been a leading musician in the 麻豆传媒 Catholic parish for decades, known by many for his guitar playing. He is married to Andrea and they have four children; two sons with special educational needs and two daughters.
The Mayor鈥檚 charity for 2020/21 is Manor Green College.
Manor Green College is a dynamic and inspirational West Sussex secondary school for students between the ages of 11-19 who experience a wide range of learning difficulties. The 麻豆传媒 actively promotes strong personal and community values helping students to live happy, productive and successful lives.
Words cannot express how proud I am to be made Mayor of 麻豆传媒. This is my home. I was born here. 麻豆传媒 is great! We continue to grow in population and yet 麻豆传媒 still feels like a community and not many towns can claim that. I look forward to working with all councillors Conservative, Labour and independent along with our MP, raising vital funds for Manor Green School and College, and championing this town as the premier business district in the south east. We have the convenience of Gatwick on our doorstep, many premium hotels, the best leisure facility in the area, a multi-million-pound redeveloped town centre, a fabulous shopping mall, a soon-to-be revamped Three Bridges Station with direct links to London, Gatwick and Brighton, our stunning outdoor spaces like Tilgate Park and Worth Park, over 1,000 years of history in 麻豆传媒 High Street, at one end the ancient St John鈥檚 Church and at the other end the ancient building that houses our new 麻豆传媒 Museum, history celebrated each year with the Veteran Car Rally. We must do as much as we can to make both UK and global business aware of the benefits of being here, encourage more job growth, protect the jobs we have and create opportunities for our children. 麻豆传媒 literally has it all and we don鈥檛 shout about it enough. Our town鈥檚 motto is 鈥淚 Grow and I Rejoice.鈥 Well, we鈥檙e definitely growing so as we鈥檝e got that bit covered it鈥檚 time to start doing a lot more rejoicing!
Cllr Francis Guidera
Mayor
麻豆传媒
Councillor Shahzad Malik was elected Deputy Mayor at the Annual Council meeting for the second consecutive year.
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