COUNCILLOR MRS BERYL BAXTER, CMgr, MCMI
Mayoral Year: Friday, 29 May 2009 to Friday, 28 May 2010
Mayor's Biography
Councillor Mrs Beryl Baxter was born 1956 in Poole and went to Heatherlands Junior & County School in Parkstone, then completing her Secondary education at Ashley Cross Girls’ School, Lower Parkstone. She took ‘A’ levels, then underwent Management training and has recently attained her Chartered Manager qualification with the Chartered Management Institute.
Upon leaving school, Beryl held a variety of employments at Bealesons, Frizzells (now Liverpool-Victoria), the Lansdowne Private Hospital and the large conglomerate Siemens (formerly GEC Plessey Telecom).
Beryl first stood as a Councillor in 1999 for the Winton Ward and was elected to the Kinson South Ward in May 2003. Since her election, Beryl has served on the Council’s Planning Board, the Developing Communities & Tackling Crime Panel and, from August 2007, has held the position of Chairman of the Adult & Community Services Scrutiny Panel. Councillor Mrs Baxter is also a member of a number of Management Committees within her Ward and is the Council’s representative for the Twinning Association. She is currently a Governor at Elmrise Primary School, and has particularly enjoyed being on many Focus groups, the most recent being a Pet Focus group.
Councillor Mrs Baxter has a wide range of interests including reading, travelling (including a recent experience on a short cruise to Brugge on the Queen Victoria liner), art and the world of fashion and she also loves to watch Formula One motor racing!
Mayor's e-mail address: mayor@bournemouth.gov.uk
Mayor's Scout and Mayor's Guide
The Mayor has appointed SAM GRIESSER from the 9th Bournemouth Scout Group and ELIZABETH CULL (known as Lizzie) from the 7th Bournemouth St Andrew’s Guide Unit as her Scout and Guide for the Mayoral Year.
The Mayor's Scout and Guide accompany the Mayor at Civic Church Parades (including the Annual Civic Service on the Sunday after Mayor-Making), the Remembrance Day Service at the Bournemouth War Memorial in November, and at other Church Services when requested. (They are often asked to participate in such events, eg reading a stated passage from the Bible, laying a wreath, etc.)
They also attend any special Civic function where it is felt the presence of the Mayor’s Scout and Guide would be appropriate, and accompany the Mayor at any other Mayoral Engagements when requested (eg Christmas Pantomime, Civic Walkabout, etc)
Mayor's Chaplain
The Mayor has appointed REVEREND DIANE ROBERTS from St Philip’s Church to act as her Chaplain during the Mayoral Year.
The main duties of the Mayor's Chaplain is to say prayers at the start of every Full Council Meeting, to participate in the Annual Civic Service on the first Sunday immediately after the Mayor-Making Ceremony/Annual Council, any attend any other function as requested by the Mayor.
Fundraising
The Mayor is supporting the following local charities during her Mayoral Year:
Can’t Walk Away Project of the Comrades of Children Overseas (Charity No SCO30428)
supporting children in Targu Mures, Romania (Bournemouth has a Business Link with the Town)
Citizens’ Advice Bureau provides advice people need for the problems they face, and improves the policies and practises that effect their lives (Charity No 1074727)
TENOVUS – Cancer Charity funding for the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (Charity No 1054015)
The Community Foundation for Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole for Bournemouth Projects
within the Mayor’s Ward - promotes Charitable purposes for the benefit of the
community (Charity No 1122113)
More details of the Mayor's chosen Charities and her forthcoming Charity events are listed under the "Mayor's Charities" section (click the link on the left).
Mayoral History
A limited edition book (1,000 copies) on the Past Mayors of Bournemouth has been produced, entitled "The Lives & Times of The Mayors of Bournemouth 1890 - 2000".
The book is an A4 paperback and sells for £7.00 per copy. Postage & Packing will be charged at an additional £3.00 for 2nd Class post or £3.50 for 1st Class Post.
If you are interested in purchasing a copy, all the local Libraries have copies in stock. Alternatively, you can telephone the Mayor's PA on (01202) 451117.
Cheques should be made payable to "Bournemouth Borough Council".
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