Mayoral Events Map

The Mayor of Ashford, Councillor Lyn Suddards attends various engagements across the borough and East Kent. These events and activities range from the opening of businesses and play areas to presenting awards; from supporting charities to judging competitions and from attending memorial services, funerals and graduate ceremonies to chairing the Full Council meetings – the Mayor has a full diary!

Here is a glimpse at the last month’s engagements, attended by the Mayor or the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Winston Michael. Click on the icons on the map to see more information on each event.

You can also visit our Mayoral Events Archive to see what the Mayor has been up to in previous months.

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Mayoral Events September 2025
Date:	Event	Attendees	Address	Summary
Wednesday 3 September	RBLI - 106th Tommy Tea Birthday Event.	Mayor and Consort	Garden of Honour, Royal British Legion Industries Village	To celebrate 106 years of unwavering support for their military community.
Friday 5 September	The Mayor of Ashford’s Big Cat Experience	Mayor and Consort	Headcorn Road, Ashford, England, TN27 8PJ	The Mayor of Ashford’s Big Cat experience - Mayor's charity fundraising event for the Kent Mayors
Tuesday 9 September	Interment of Mrs Olive D M Wood’s ashes	Mayor only	Bybrook cemetery	Interment of Mrs Olive D M Wood’s ashes
Wednesday 10 September	Eat Well Spend Less Wellbeing Roadshow	Deputy Mayor only	Grounds of Phoenix school and Family Hub, Belmont Road, Kennington	To attend and look around the Eat Well Spend Less Wellbeing Roadshow
Saturday 13 September	Challock Summer Fair	Mayor and Consort	Challock Cricket Ground & Village Hall, Blind Lane, Challock TN25 4AU	To attend and open the fair and to present a Mayoral Achievement Award at 1pm
Saturday 13 September	100 Birthday party	Mayor and Consort	Jean Mealham Centre Woodchurch; 29 Lower Rd, Woodchurch, Ashford TN26 3SQ	Take flowers to the Jean Mealham Centre for a lady’s 100th birthday
Saturday 13 September	The Mayor of Ashford’s V J ‘80’ Gala	Mayor and Consort	Simone Weil Avenue, Ashford, England, TN24 8UX	The Mayor of Ashford’s Charity Fundraising V J ‘80’ Gala
Monday 15 September	ABC event to mark the Battle of Britain	Mayor and Consort	Memorial Gardens	ABC event to mark the Battle of Britain
Wednesday 17 September	CCCU Graduation ceremony	Mayor and Consort	Cathedral House, 11 The Precincts, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2EH	CCCU Graduation ceremony for Steve Backshall MBE, following a lunch with the Vice-Chancellor
Thursday 18 September	Mayoress of Bromley's Afternoon Tea	Mayor and Consort	Langley Park Golf Club Barnfield Wood Rd, Beckenham, England, BR3 6SZ	Mayoress of Bromley's charity afternoon tea
Friday 19 September	Mayor of Ashford and Mayor of Tenterden's Quiz	Mayor and Consort	London Beach Hotel & Spa Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6HX	Mayor of Ashford and Mayor of Tenterden's charity fundraising quiz night
Saturday 20 September	Royal British Legion Kent County Dinner	Mayor and Consort	Bearsted Gold Club, ware street, Bearsted, Maidstone, ME14 4PQ	Royal British Legion Kent County Dinner
Sunday 21 September	Mayor of Tenterden's Annual Civic Service.	Mayor only	St Mildred's Church, Tenterden, Church Rd, Tenterden TN30 6AT	Town Mayor of Tenterden Councillor Andrew Holcombe’s Civic Service. To participate in the procession from the Town Hall to St. Mildred’s Church.
Tuesday 23 September	The Wyvern School	Mayor only	The Wyvern School, Great Chart Bypass, Ashford, Kent, TN23 4ER	Informal visit to The Wyvern School to meet with Penny Bullen (Headteacher)
Wednesday 24 September	Launch of Sculptural Bird Hide Public Artwork by Tim Norris	Mayor only	Conningbrook Country Park	Unveiling, ribbon cutting of a new Bird Hide installation at Conningbrook Lakes