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Mar 2023
Mayor of Ripon nominated to serve a third term in office
Ripon City Council has announced that the Mayor of Ripon, Councillor Sid Hawke, has been nominated to serve a third mayoral term.
He was the city's mayor in 2008/09 and has now been nominated as mayor elect for 2023-24.
Cllr Hawke's wife, Linda will accompany him during his year in office as mayoress.
Elected to Ripon City Council in 2002, he represents the Ure Bank Ward on both Ripon City Council and on Harrogate Borough Council.
Cllr Hawke said:
Born and bred in the city, Cllr Hawke is semi-retired and has previously served in the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service in Ripon.
The current mayoral year has proved a busy one for the mayor and mayoress, including the Queen's platinum jubilee celebrations in June, the mourning of Her Majesty's death in September and the subsequent proclamation of King Charles III - all of which involved major civic events in Ripon.
The city's annual mayor making ceremony will take place on May 10 and on May 21. Cllr Hawke will be installed as mayor in a service at Ripon Cathedral.
On becoming mayor for the third time, he will be matching fellow Independent councillors Eamon Parkin and Pauline McHardy, both of whom served three terms in mayoral office.
Cllr Parkin will serve as Cllr Hawke's deputy.
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