A NEW Mayor has taken the chain of office at Alcester Town Council.
Councillor Andrew Foster was elected to the top job with his colleague Coun Gill Forman chosen as Deputy Mayor. Andrew and his wife Kathrin have lived in Alcester with their young family since 2007.
Originally from Redditch, Coun Foster worked in London for 20 years before moving back to the Midlands where he works as a freelance IT project manager. He was elected onto the Town Council in 2015 where the main focus of his work has been Alcester’s response to flood and emergency planning as well as road safety.
He has been a member of the Community Facilities, Planning and Community Care committees.
“I am very proud to have been elected mayor of this wonderful town and I am looking forward to representing the council and doing my bit to support the many important events planned this year,” he said.
“I am under no illusion that this will be a very busy year, but I am relishing the challenges ahead.
“I am delighted to be supporting Warwickshire Young Carers as my chosen charity.
“It is an organisation that I have been involved with for some time now and I hope I can to raise the profile and important funds for the great things they do locally.
“I am also looking forward to working with Coun Forman as Deputy Mayor.
“Gill is Alcester through and through having lived in the town for most of her life. She exemplifies what it means to be an Alcester Town Councillor through her active engagement with residents and her proactive can-do attitude.”
