Councillor Sally Markwell was elected Mayor for 2024-2025 with Councillor Maggie Wearmouth as her Deputy.
The Mayor of Seaford will focus this year on strengthening community resilience by connecting members of the public with fellow residents and community groups in a bid to enhance Seaford’s community cohesion.
Community Picnics
The Mayor of Seaford invites the people of Seaford to organise community picnics during the summer. Community Picnics are about friendship and support. By inviting people from your neighbourhood, local group or organisation, who you may not know that well to share a small picnic, may give you and others an opportunity to extend the hand of friendship during the summer months.
‘Picnic packs’ can be downloaded below and have lots of ideas about exciting sustainable picnic menus, as well as encouraging everyone to think about being plastic free by reducing and reusing items. We have a wonderful map that highlights all our green spaces where groups of up to 25 people can use for free. There is also an engagement form to invite the Mayor and Deputy Mayor to go along to the picnic as well, the Mayor is really looking forward to an interesting summer! We hope these occasions can continue to flourish with care and support throughout the year, with more people venturing out and finding the support they need.
Download the Community Picnic Pack here: Community Picnic Pack
Or hard copies can be requested by emailing mayors.secretary@seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk
Thinking of hosting a community picnic? Please let us know! The Mayor would love to attend and also we’d love to share any information or photos from your gathering. Please email: mayors.secretary@seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk
Mayor’s Charity
The Mayor has chosen Seafriends as her charity this year, this Seaford charity is a befriending group, benefitting anyone in Seaford who feels lonely or isolated.
Keeping Updated
For updates throughout the year, please check the Mayor’s Facebook page, regular reports to Full Council meetings (linked below) or subscribe to email updates from the Town Council (on all of its news and activities) by emailing admin@seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk
Mayoral Engagements
Details of the Mayoral Engagements and Events are reported in the Mayor’s Report at each Full Council meeting or can be seen on the Mayor’s Facebook page @mayorofseaford
Mayors 2023 – 2024 Reports: Council Meetings
If you wish to book the Mayor for an official engagement, please email mayors.secretary@seafordtowncouncil.gov.uk
Mayoral Activities
I had an enjoyable time at Seahaven FM, to listen to my interview please click on the following link https://player.autopod.xyz/637984
I was honoured to attend the very moving commemorative D-Day 80th anniversary event at Splash Point. It was wonderful to see so many people coming together to take part in paying tribute to the 80th Anniversary of D-Day.
D-Day service at Seaford War Memorial
The Mayor at the reception with the Lord-Lieutenant
The Mayor attended the Sustainability Seaford Fair on Saturday 1st June 2024. www.sharingskills.co.uk
Past Mayors
Each year at its Annual Meeting the Council must elect a Mayor as first point of business; the Mayor then serves in office for the Municipal Year (May to May).
The Council is lucky to have had such a variety of Mayors since its formation in 1999, each with their own aspirations for their time in office and with unswerving dedication to their roles. Often, as the Mayor, they would receive an invite to an engagement on a weekly basis, some weeks as special occasions there may even be three or four engagements – this is on top of their duties and responsibilities as a Councillor, and all carried out voluntarily.
The Council offers its gratitude to those former Mayors of Seaford:
