Bridgwater’s new Mayor, Cllr Kathy Pearce (Westover, Labour) , was unanimously voted in by councillors at Bridgwater Town Council’s Annual meeting on Thursday 15th May. Taking over the mayoral chain from Cllr Jacqui Solomon (Eastover, Labour) , she will hold the title for one year. Mayor of Bridgwater is an unpaid role and apart from […]

The role of Bridgwater Mayor was last reviewed in 2016. A new review was ordered and brought to Full Town Council in May 2023 and approved. It is outlined below and agreed that the following broad outline of Mayors roles and protocols be noted;

The following statement was issued this morning by Mayor of Bridgwater Cllr Liz Leavy. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022 “It is with great sadness we learnt of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, our longest reigning monarch. For all but a few of us she was […]

Fresh from his global success with his hilarious ‘Xmas Lights Switch on’ video, new Comedy Mayor Cllr Leigh Redman, has now ‘turned on’ the festive shop windows of Bridgwater with his annual seasonal window of the year prize. It was only a week ago that you couldn’t turn on the TV without seeing Bridgwater’s Mayor, […]

At the delayed annual meeting of Bridgwater Town Council last night, Hamp Councillor Leigh Redman, was elected as Mayor of Bridgwater. The event was held on Zoom. It will be Councillor Redman’s second term as Mayor. He takes over from Cllr Tony Heywood, now the town’s second longest consecutively serving Mayor, his terms being extended […]