Wellingborough's new mayor delighted with honour of representing the borough

Cllr Jon-Paul Carr replaces Cllr Jo Beirne as mayor
Cllr Jon-Paul Carr is Wellingborough's new mayorCllr Jon-Paul Carr is Wellingborough's new mayor
Cllr Jon-Paul Carr is Wellingborough's new mayor

Councillors and members of the public watched history in the making as Wellingborough's new mayor was elected at the council's first virtual meeting.

Cllr Jon-Paul Carr received the civic honour of mayor of Wellingborough at the annual meeting of Wellingborough Council yesterday (Tuesday) following Cllr Jo Beirne’s municipal year.

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Cllr Carr has served on the council since 2011 and will represent the borough as mayor for the council’s last year as a sovereign authority before the creation of North Northamptonshire

Unitary Council.

Cllr Jo Beirne has served as mayor for 2019/20 and attended a number of events to support local community groups and projects and will support Cllr Carr as deputy mayor.

Cllr Carr said: “I am delighted to be elected as the new mayor of Wellingborough, representing our community in the last year as a borough council.

"Cllr Beirne has carried out an excellent service as mayor of our borough over the last municipal year.

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“Once it is permitted I am looking forward to meeting our communities and raising money for my chosen charities.”

Once it is safe to do so, Cllr Carr, will be organising a number of events to raise funds for his chosen charities, of which his main one will be The Northamptonshire Heritage Forum which he helped establish in 2002 which represents more than 100 museums, historic houses, heritage sites and history societies across the county.

For more information about the mayor of Wellingborough, visit www.wellingborough.gov.uk/mayor

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