Cllr Ronnie Murphy takes over as Shipston’s Town Mayor

Councillor Ronnie Murphy was unanimously elected Town Mayor at the Annual General Meeting of the Town Council in May 2013.

On accepting the chain of office from outgoing Mayor, Fay Ivens, Ronnie said, “It is a privilege to be appointed Town Mayor and I shall wear this chain with pride. I would like to thank Fay Ivens for all her hard work during her mayoral year[nbsp]– she has set a fine example”.

All councillors thanked Fay Ivens for her tireless efforts to promote Shipston over the past twelve months.

Although not present at the meeting, councillor Philip Vial was unanimously elected deputy Mayor and will presented with his deputy medal of office at the July meeting.

A review of the working groups has resulted in a few changes, including Melanie Trapp joining planning in place of Alan Noyce, Brian Healey joining General Purposes and[nbsp]Adrian Jelf joining Emergency Planning.