Annual Town Meeting 2025
Published: 14 May 2025
At the Annual Town Meeting on Wednesday 30th April members of the community gathered to celebrate achievements in the Town, to raise any concerns, and to hear annual councillor reports. Short presentations were given by 3 interesting guest speakers, which were well received, cheque presentations were made and the Pride Of New Romney Awards were handed out.
The Right Worshipful the Mayor of New Romney, Cllr John Rivers, presented cheques for £2,500.00 to each of his chosen charities for the year, ‘Holding On, Letting Go’ and ‘The Oliver Steeper Foundation’. The monies had been raised through events that he had held during his year of office, such as the International Women’s Day dinner, Behind the Scenes Tours of Romney Hythe and Dymchurch Railways, an Afternoon Tea, and through donations.
The evening was completed with presentation of Pride of New Romney Awards. The Community Nominated Award for Individual Service to the Town by a Young Person was presented to Mstr Bradley Fox for his volunteer work with the Romney Marsh Community Hub. New Romney In Bloom received the award for Service to the Town by a Community Group or Organisation, and Mr John Kenny was presented with the award for Individual Service to the Town, for his outstanding volunteer work with RNLI Littlestone. The Mayor presented his Pride of New Romney ‘Mayoral Star’ award to King’s Scout, Oakley Davies, in recognition of Oakley’s outstanding service as a King’s Scout, and his inspiring commitment, leadership and volunteer spirit, including expeditions to Kenya and, upcoming, to Ghana.
