THE MAYOR INVITES YOU...



The Mayor of Kettering
Councillor Shirley Lynch



[Karan]:  We were honoured to welcome the Mayor of Kettering, Councillor Shirley Lynch, to our kitchen showroom opening event on August Bank Holiday Monday.  It was the first time Ian and I had met the Mayor, but we were left with the lasting impression of a hugely energetic, passionate and determined woman, who would stop at nothing to achieve the enormous goals she had set herself to raise money and awareness for those in need and her many nominated charities.

Councillor Lynch takes her duties seriously and is happy to spend as much time as her hectic schedule will allow, in i.e.: the company of our senior citizens who may be in hospital over Christmas, and when visitors can be few and far between.  Whilst Councillor Lynch supports all the wings and wards of Kettering General Hospital, few are as desperate for funding or visitors as the senior wards, which is precisely why the Mayor chooses to visit. 

This is a Mayor who also goes out of her way to champion small local businesses, which is why she accepted our invitation last month, and spent well over an hour learning about our history and plans for the future.  Our Mayor is Kettering born and bred and loves our town with a passion; our Mayor is most certainly not a grey-suited pen pusher interested only in kudos, privilege and pomp; Councillor Lynch will seek out the smaller and less well known charities and causes, and use her public position to shine a light on their work and fund raising activities.

As such, the Mayor is hosting a Charity Dinner and Ball on the evening of Friday 12 November 2010, at the Wickstead Park Pavilion, and you are invited.  Tickets are available for £31 each and will be donated to two of the charities closest to the Mayor's heart: Kettering & District Prostrate Cancer Support Group and the Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance service. 

MENU

Rich Tomato & Basil Homemade Soup served with a Crusty Roll

Roast Turkey with all the Trimmings and Seasonal Vegetables

Homemade Apple & Blackberry Pie with Custard

Coffee & Mints

Vegetarian Option: Goats Cheese, Tomatoes, Peppers & Herbs encased in Puff Pastry

EVENING DRESS

There will be dancing to the Sonny & The Honey Dippers, as well as the Bill Burton Disco.  Reception 7pm - 7.30pm, dinner served at 8pm and carriages at 1am.

If you would like to attend, please contact me on 01536 415280 - before Wednesday 3 November 2010 - and I will be happy to make those arrangements on your behalf.  If you are unable to attend but would like to donate a prize for the Tombola stall, or donate money towards the Mayor's charities, please forward your cheques and/or prizes - before Wednesday 3 November 2010 - to: Mayor's Secretary, Municipal Offices, Bowling Green Road, Kettering, NN15 7QX.  Please make cheques payable to: The Mayor of Kettering Charity Account

I'm sure you will agree the evening sounds abolutely wonderful and the proceeds are going towards two extremely worthy causes.  IKD Kitchens will be supporting the Mayor's charities, and we hope you will too.

 

Thank you x