South Ribble mayor’s inspiring journey from ‘not being able to hold a pen properly' to being the borough’s top dignatory
That move led to him getting a job in a children's home in Leyland and later with, in the authority's family support team, trying to keep children off the at-risk register and working with those already on it.
Yet he still seemed reluctant to see in himself the leadership qualities that to others were by now obvious - initially turning down requests to become a union rep and also a councillor, before eventually “they wore me down”. He will be supported in his mayoral year by his wife of 36 years, Kim, who will be his mayoress and with whom he has three children. His nominated charities are St. Catherine's Hospice, Tender Nursing Care and TippyToes.
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