Mayors

Born in Market Drayton but has lived around the country, his father was a member of the Royal Air Force, he has lived in Anglesey and Christchurch Dorset to name two,he also spent four years in Germany. Upon leaving school and living in Market Drayton once again, Kevin joined Rolls-Royce as an apprentice mechanical engineer.…

Originally born and educated in Liverpool, Bernie trained as a Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist. He was appointed as a Consultant at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals in 1991, where he started and developed the Shropshire and Mid-Wales Fertility Centre, along with scientific, nursing and administrative colleagues, until he retired in 2020 after 29 years’ service. Bernie…

Alex was born and educated in Shrewsbury, though grew up just outside of town around Maesbrook and Kinnerley.   He has built up a record as a well-respected local campaigner, working for Shrewsbury residents on issues as varied as GP access and keeping our streets tidy to cutting congestion in the loop.   First elected…

David has been involved in politics all his life. He was elected Sabbatical Union Secretary at University in 1978 and then to Liverpool City Council in 1980 as one of their youngest councillors aged 25. He went on to work for the old Liberal Party followed by a period in public relations before moving to…

Many families of children and young people with autism and other neurological conditions, will know Elisabeth for her work through Jigsaw Community, which provides a variety of support for families across Shrewsbury and Shropshire. She has advocating voluntarily, for children who have been unable to access both suitable education and the Child & Adolescent Mental…

Many of the town’s musicians and live music fans will know Julian for his work as a concert organiser. For 10 years Julian ran Saturday lunchtime jazz seasons; these began life in the foyer of Theatre Severn and then moved to the Wightman Theatre, which has now sadly closed. Julian has also organised occasional ‘americana’…

Mayor of Shrewsbury 2020-2021 As the owner of a small café in the town centre, Gwen is lucky enough to spend much of her working day meeting and chatting with friends and strangers over a coffee. Visitors and local residents, young and old, no day is ever the same Although born in London, Gwen obtained…

Shrewsbury born and bred, Phil Gillam is a journalist, columnist and author with a life-long passion for newspapers, magazines and books. Even as a little boy, he made his own publications using drawing books, crayons, felt-tip pens, scissors, sticky tape, and a John Bull printing outfit. If the results of these labours are not now…

Peter is Shrewsbury born and bred and has lived locally for all of his life. He is married to Julie and they have two grown up children, Steven and Charlotte. Peter is one of seven children and was brought up on the family’s dairy farm at Underdale Hall. He went to school locally at Crowmoor…

Born in Coventry, Jane is a Consultant Speech and Language Therapist and Art Therapist with over 25 years experience working for the NHS. She has travelled extensively, including the Middle East, Israel and Africa. With a Scottish heritage, she lived in Aberdeen for four years before moving to St Albans to study Art Therapy when…