Chesham Town Guide 2022/23

The Town Mayor’s
Welcome
I am very honoured to serve as your new mayor. I was born and
bred in Chesham, and have lived my entire life in this town with my
family; hence it is now my great privilege to work for our town and
to do my best to be a good role model for the next generation.
One of my first roles as Mayor, was to help deliver the Platinum
Jubilee High Street Party. So many volunteers, residents and local
businesses came together to help create a truly special occasion.
Residents enjoyed themselves and businesses had record sales on the
day. Special thanks must go to all members of the working group
from the Town Council and the Rotary Club.
The importance of the Platinum Jubilee was felt right across
Chesham, the UK and the Commonwealth, and it was surely a once
in a lifetime occasion, which has made my tenure as mayor truly
historical already; so it would seem the stars are aligned, or at least
the good weather was.
Along with my deputy, Cllr Wilford Augustus, we have
committed ourselves to delivering more events like the street party,
and to support groups who deliver events like the very successful
Councillor Majid Ditta
Chesham Carnival. We wish to provide fun experiences on the High
Street, in Lowndes park and the town centre, to visibly bring our town together as a community more regularly,
whilst stimulating our local economy and supporting our local businesses.
Community spirit is palpable in Chesham, and there are many fantastic voluntary groups that are doing their bit
to help make Chesham the best place to live, work, and play. As mayor and deputy, we would like to work as closely
as we can with all these groups. Do get in touch if you are part of a local organisation that would like to raise its
profile in town and work with us.
We plan to work with all groups to create a unified town diary of events, that as Mayor and deputy we can help
promote in order to put Chesham on the map as an attractive place for family fun, a fantastic place to work, a great
place to open a business, or simply as a wonderful destination to visit to have a nice country walk, a coffee or a
traditional Sunday roast at the end of the Met line. This is only a snippet of what we plan to accomplish, so please
keep your eyes peeled for more!
Councillor Majid Ditta – Chesham Town Mayor
www.chesham.gov.uk
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