Councillor Clive Smitheram Mayor 2010/2011

Councillor Clive Smitheram was elected as Epsom & Ewell Borough Council’s Mayor for 2010/2011 at the Annual Council Meeting held at the Town Hall on 18 May 2010.  His wife, Gill, will be his Mayoress.  Councillor Jan Mason will support Clive as Deputy Mayor.

Clive and Gill have lived in West Ewell for 32 years and have two adult children and three grandchildren who live nearby in Worcester Park.  Clive's daughter is a Senior Staff Nurse at Epsom General Hospital in the A&E Department and his son is a Teacher at Glyn Technology School.. 

Clive worked for 31 years as a Police Officer in London retiring in 1996 when he became the Community Safety Officer for a neighbouring borough.  He retired earlier this year.

Since first being elected to represent West Ewell Ward in 1999 Clive has served on: the Strategy and Resources Committee (three years as Vice Chairman), Planning Committee and Human Resources Committee and has been Chair of: the Licensing Committee, Scrutiny Committee, Borough Strategy Board, Crime and Disorder Committee, Epsom and Ewell Crime Prevention and Neighbourhood Watch Panel and represented the Borough on the Rosebery Housing Association Board.  He sits on two local school governing bodies, one as Chairman and the other as Vice Chairman.

Clive said, "I am very honoured and humbled to be Mayor of the historic and wonderful Borough of Epsom and Ewell.  My entire working life has been directly involved with people and it is a real pleasure to be able to continue doing this in this very special and unique way.  To be able to live and work in a community where people care for one another, and are proud of where they live, is something we can and should all aspire to.  I look forward to visiting and meeting as many residents and organisations as possible during my year in Office."

The three charities for the Mayoral Year 2010/2011 will be the Samaritans, Dyscover and MERU.

Functions and events

If you would like the Mayor to attend a function, please contact the Mayor's Secretary.

For details of events and future visits follow the link below.

Recent Events and Future Visits

Further Information

The Mayor's Secretary:
Telephone: 01372 732000
email: contactus@epsom-ewell.gov.uk

If you would like to contact the Mayor directly, you can email him
using mayor@epsom-ewell.gov.uk

The Mayor’s Charities 2010/2011

The Samaritans

Samaritans provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support, 24 hours a day for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide. 

Dyscover

Dyscover is a local charity based in Walton-on-the-Hill that offers long-term support to people with aphasia.  Aphasia is a communication disability that is caused by a stroke, head injury or other illness.  It affects the ability to speak, read, write and understand what is being said and is a very frustrating and isolating condition. 

MERU 

MERU is an Epsom based charity that designs and manufactures custom-made empowering equipment for individual children and young people with disabilities when suitable alternatives cannot be found. If you can't find the disability equipment your need, MERU may be able to help either by giving advice on where to buy equipment, or by designing and building it for you in their workshops.