Â鶹´«Ã½

Four former councillors will receive prestigious honorary titles from Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Council.

On 10 June, the council’s Governance Committee recommended that the Mayor of Â鶹´«Ã½, Councillor Sharmila Sivarajah, convenes an Extraordinary Meeting of the Full Council on Friday 12 July to bestow the following titles:

• Colin Lloyd and Brian Quinn as Honorary Aldermen and Honorary Freemen
• Brenda Smith as Honorary Alderwoman and Honorary Freewoman
• Richard Burrett as Honorary Freeman

Honorary Aldermen/Alderwomen are recognised for a substantially greater than average length of as a councillor, and who have also given service to the wider community.

Honorary Freemen and Freewomen are recognised for giving extraordinary service to the town over a prolonged period or for bringing significant distinction to the town.

Colin Lloyd was a Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Councillor from 1990 to 2008 and from 2010 to 2016 and a West Sussex County Councillor from 2001 to 2005. He was also a governor of both Desmond Anderson Primary School and Thomas Bennett Community College for many years.

Brian Quinn was a Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Councillor from 1998 to 2019, Mayor of Â鶹´«Ã½ in 2003 to 2004 and 2017 to 2018 and a West Sussex County Councillor from 2013 until the present day. He was a past committee member of Broadfield Community Centre, a governor at Seymour School, a trustee at Â鶹´«Ã½ Museum, Chairman of the Sarah Robinson Education Foundation from 2011 until the present day, President of Â鶹´«Ã½ Judo Club from 2008 to 2019 and former Chairman of Â鶹´«Ã½ and District Royal British Legion.

Brenda Smith was a Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Councillor from 1978 to 1984, 1988 to 1992, and 1996 until 2022, Mayor of Â鶹´«Ã½ in 1990 to 1991 and 2014 to 2015 and a West Sussex County Councillor from 2009 to 2021. She is a former Chair of Â鶹´«Ã½ and Dorsten Town Twinning Association, a Â鶹´«Ã½ Dementia Ambassador, founder of the Langley Green Forum and a governor at Langley Green Infants and Junior School and Holy Trinity School for many years.

Richard Burrett was a Â鶹´«Ã½ Borough Councillor from 1992 to 2023 and a West Sussex County Councillor from 2009 until the present day. He was a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee throughout the existence of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Primary Care Trust from 2002 to 2006, a governor of Bewbush Middle School and Bewbush Primary School and Thomas Bennett Community College for many years, member of Â鶹´«Ã½ Crime Prevention Panel, trustee of Â鶹´«Ã½ Open House from 1996 until the present day and trustee of the Gatwick Airport Community Trust from 2013 until the present day.