Mayor of the Borough of Melton

On Thursday 19 May 2011, Councillor Alison Freer was invested as the Mayor of Melton for 2011/12.  The Mayor, Councillor Alison Freer, the youngest ever to hold the position, says she will take inspiration from her parents and from children and young people in the borough during her year in office.

Councillor Freer becomes the Borough's first citizen after representing Warwick Ward since 2007, has had to make her own way in life, putting herself through university, running her own business and bringing up her son Joseph who is now 12.

Looking forward to her year in office she said: “As a youngster I watched my parents work hard providing for the family, creating their own careers, this is where I find my strength to work hard every day, to try to emulate my parents and instil the same values in my son.” 

Today Alison teaches numeracy and literacy at Melton Learning Hub and it’s her intention to visit as many schools as she can over the next 12 months. Her charity will be The Romy Children’s Fund which helps children with complex needs or serious and life-limiting conditions in the Melton locality. 

Alison has said that it is a great honour and a 'once in a lifetime opportunity' to become first citizen and Mayor of this lovely market town and will do her utmost to serve the citizens of the Borough of Melton well.

Inviting the Mayor to your event

The  Mayoralty welcomes invitations to attend events held in the Borough. On this page you will find some helpful guidance on how to invite the Mayor or Deputy Mayor to your event.

What details must I include in my invitation?

• Date
• Time
• Venue
• Background information of event and what the Mayor is required to do

Other useful information:

• Protocol states that you should always address invitations to the Mayor in the first instance
• Due to high demand it may not be possible to attend every event to which the Mayor or Deputy Mayor is invited
• Invitations are usually accepted on a first come first served basis, but there are occasionally exceptions to this
• To avoid disappointment, the more advance notice you give the better

How do I invite the Mayor to my event?

Invitations can be sent by completing the Civic Invitation form

Previous Civic Engagements can be found by clicking here

Mayor's Appeal

The Mayor will Support The Romy Appeal for the Civic Year 2011/12

A small children's charity has the support of the Mayor of the Borough of Melton. 

The Romy Fund - registered with the Charity Commission No 1125541

The Romy Fund grew out of a Melton Times Appeal to send a little girl, Romaney Fugill, to America for pioneering treatment for neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer.

Sadly, Romy's condition deteriorated and she was not able to go for treatment but it was decided to turn the appeal into a charitable fund to help other children like her.

After a lengthy legal process the Romaney Fugill Memorial Fund (or Romy Fund for short) was formed and registered with the Charity Commission and trustees were appointed.

The Romy Fund serves to help children with complex needs, serious of life-limiting conditions in the Melton locality. It can also help their families in times of severe hardship.

To date the fund has handed out more than £35,000 to improve the quality of life of a number of local children. The biggest grant to date is helping to buy a new minibus for Birch Wood Special School in Melton.

The fund is a finite resource so we have set up a Friends of Romy group to raise awareness and to fundraise and we are all delighted the Mayor has adopted us as her charity of the year. And thanks to YOUR support many children like Romy will be helped for many, many years to come.

Payee is: The Romaney Fugill Memorial Fund, c/o Kay Lawrance, Parkside, Station Approach, Burton Street, Melton Mowbray, LE13 1GH

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