CATHERINE DANN was last night elected Mayor of Hillingdon for the THIRD time at Hillingdon Council’s annual general meeting. The mayoress is Rita Kilroy.

The Deputy Mayor will be Cllr George Cooper and the Deputy Mayoress Cllr Judith Cooper.

Cllr Dann will embark on a whirlwind of events and visits across the borough and will meet many residents over the next 11 months.

She has lived in the borough for 37 years and has served as a councillor for 24.

She was Mayor in 2001-2002 and 2007-2008. She has been chairman of several council committees and is a governor of Bishop Ramsey Church of England School and Newnham Junior School.

Cllr Dann is also president of Eastcote Branch of the Royal British Legion, president of Eastcote Horticultural Society, president of the ACORN Youth Club (for young people with learning difficulties) and trustee of Ruislip-Northwood Old Folks Association During her year in office, she will raise money for Michael Sobell Hospice as part of the Mayor’s Charity Appeal.

You can donate to the charity by sending a cheque made payable to Mayor's Charity Appeal 2014/15 to Mayor's Parlour, Civic Centre, Uxbridge, UB8 1UW.