Events Attended

Mayor of Wellingborough 18th May 2022 - 17th May 2023, Councillor Jonathan Ekins

Past Mayor and Consort Badge Presentation, 15th June 2022

Councillor Jon Ekins presented Councillor Lora and Councillor Graham Lawman with their past mayor and past consort badges at the Full Council meeting on 15^th June.

Jubilee Celebrations at The Hindu Community Centre, 5th June 2022

On Sunday 5th June at 13:00, the Mayor attended the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations with the Wellingborough District Hindu Association.

The Chair of WDHA , Vinod Patel said

“On behalf of Wellingborough District Hindu Association (WDHA), I want to formally acknowledge my appreciation for the support you provided in celebrating our Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations on Sunday.

I am sure you will agree it was a wonderful day and speaking with people who attended, they really enjoyed the day’s proceedings; especially the rich cultural diversity presented on stage by the performers.”

Jubilee Celebrations at Croyland Park, WTC Big Lunch event, 5th June 2022

Despite the cold and drizzle, the Mayor opened the Town Council’s Big Lunch event to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

Picnic tables were full, children and adults played with the giant games and rode on the ride, enjoyed the Rock Choir and Neil Richardson’s entertainment, and a delighted resident, Guosne, won the hat competition whilst the dogs strutted their stuff in the arena for the dog show with the Northamptonshire Dachshunds group.

Jubilee Celebrations at The Library, 4th June 2022

On Saturday 4th June, the Mayor attended the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations with Wellingborough Library.

Cllr Ekins was delighted to announce the winners of the Scarecrow and Hat competition.

“We would like to say thank you very much to Mayor Ekins for attending our Jubilee celebrations on Saturday 4^th June at the library. We had a lovely time and the winners of the scarecrow festival and hat parade were so pleased to be presented with their prizes by the mayor.”

Winner Of The Hat Parade With The Mayor Of Wellingborough

Winners Of The Scarecrow Competition With The Mayor Of Wellingborough

Planting a tree for the Jubilee, 28th May 2022

The Mayor was invited to come and plant a tree for the Jubilee.

Mr Samant was delighted that he could do the honours.

Mayor of Wellingborough 19th May 2021 - 18th May 2022, Councillor Lora Lawman

My Charity Donation

The Mayor of Wellingborough was delighted that Teamwork Trust, her chosen charity for the Mayoral term, were able to attend the Annual Town Meeting on 4th May 2022, as she was able to present them with a cheque for £1,677.70.

This amazing amount of money was raised through kind donations and events she held during the year.

Events included a Civic Service, Gala Dinner and a Quiz Night.

Honorary Woman Award - 4 May 2022

The Mayor was delighted to be able to present Anita Neil OLY Wellingborough Town Council’s first Honorary Woman Award for 2022.

This prestigious award being given to Anita Neil OLY, a retired British international sprinter born in Wellingborough.

Wellingborough Town Council Spring Clean, 26th March 2022

We held a town centre clean-up where I swept steps outside the pagoda, the Welli Wombles supporting with their cheerful team in a town centre litter pick. Sad that we need to do that, but some people just drop biscuit packets, cigarette ends (by far the most), drinks cans etc, rather than putting them into the provided bins. It made it worthwhile to see people sitting down on the clean steps, to watch the dinosaur show!

Mayor's Gala Dinner, 11th March 2022

International Women's Day 2022 - #BreakTheBias

On 8 March 2022, we celebrate International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements.

This year’s International Women’s Day theme is Break The Bias. It refers to deliberate and unconscious biases that make it difficult for women to move ahead and encourage action on behalf of organisations and individuals to level the playing field.

Today we interviewed Councillor Lora Lawman, the Mayor of Wellingborough Town Council, to find out who she is inspired by and what it means to be a woman in local government.

If you would like any further information on International Women’s Day, please head to their website.

Let’s all play the part to help forge positive visibility of women and celebrate their achievements and create a gender equal world.

#BreakTheBias

Visit to HMP Five Wells

Dear Madam Mayor,
As you may be aware, the Ministry of Justice is committed to delivering 20,000 additional
prison places by the mid 2020’s- as part of our prison building programme. HMP Five Wells,
in Wellingborough, is the first of six new prisons to be built and will deliver around 1,700
resettlement places for category C adult men. The prison is the first of its design to be built,
with a focus on rehabilitation in order to reduce re-offending and cut crime.
I am delighted to inform you that HMP Five Wells has now been officially opened by the Lord
Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice and Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab,
following the arrival of its first prisoners on 4 February. The main contractor for HMP Five
Wells was Kier, who were able to successfully navigate the challenges of delivering the build
on time during the pandemic. G4S, as the prison operator, has worked very closely with Kier,
MoJ, and HMPPS to ensure the prison is ready to open on time.
G4S are already working to ensure that the close working relationships we have built with
the local community and stakeholders in Wellingborough and Northamptonshire continue to
grow as the prison becomes operational and plays its part in the local community.
I would like to thank you for the support you have shown the project since it began which has
been vital in ensuring the new prison is a success, and that it benefits the local community
while providing additional safe, secure, modern and decent prison places.
Yours sincerely,
Robin Seaton
Senior Responsible Owner, New Prisons

Mayor's Civic Service 6th February 2022

Animal Encounters - 22 Jan 2022

Donation for the Mayor's Charity

The Mayor was very pleased to receive a kind donation for her chosen charity Teamworks Trust.

Christmas Carol Concert - 11th December 2021

Wellingborough Town Council Wreath Making event

The Mayor came along and took part in making a Christmas wreath at the event organised by the Town Council

Christmas Fair at the Library - 4th December 2021

The Mayor attended the Library Christmas Fair on 4th December.

Cllr Lawman opened the event at 10am and enjoyed some time at the fair, including the Jazz band that played.

A message from the Library:

We would just like to extend our thanks to the Mayor from all at Wellingborough Library.

We were delighted that she could join us to open the Christmas Fair which had a fantastic turnout and raised a whopping £1339.91 for the library service.

Library Christmas Fair

Mayor And Consort

Christmas Lights Switch On - 27th November 2021

Community open Day at Glenvale Park - Planting the Capsule that will be opened in 2121

Wreath made at Teamworks Trust

Teamworks Wreath Making

Cllr Lawman volunteered at Teamworks Trust on 18th November and they had made a beautiful wreath from recycled materials. It will be laid at the Cenotaph.