Minutes:
</AI10>The Mayor was honoured to be elected the 421st Mayor of Durham and she would do her best to live up to her predecessors standards. She thanked Councillors E Scott and A Hopgood for her nomination and Councillor C Fletcher who seconded her initial nomination in April 2024.
The Mayor announced that her chosen charities for the forthcoming year were Feeding Families and Stray Aid, both with whom she had very strong connections with. She indicated that the Mayor’s Rosette for 2024/25 would be blue and silver which represented the County Durham flag.
She expressed her appreciation to friends and family and thanked Officers, Town Hall staff, the Mayor’s Bodyguard, the Mayor’s Secretary and gave special thanks to her Consort, Jonathan for his support and looked forward to her term in office.