A NEW mayor of Farnham has been elected.

Pat Evans was elected mayor at Farnham Town Council’s meeting on Thursday (June 27) and has spoken of her “immense honour and privilege” at taking on the role.

Her husband David was appointed as the mayor’s consort.

“I’m truly honoured to be chosen to take on this role for Farnham,” said Mrs Evans.

“The theme for my year as mayor is to work with the community for the community.

“As such, I’m looking forward to seeing as much as I can of the fantastic work that our community does to make Farnham the place it is and my mission is to champion the people who provide it and those they help.”

The deputy mayor is Alan Earwaker and he will be supported in his duties by his daughter, Claire Earwaker dos Reis as deputy mayoress.

Mrs Evans is a former town clerk at Farnham Town Council and has been an active member of the Rotary International service organisation since 1994.

Originally from Beckenham in Kent, Mrs Evans worked up through the ranks at Unilever, relocating to Godalming along the way. After their daughter began school, Mrs Evans began her career in local government, working first at Godalming Town Council and then Farnham Town Council, serving as a town clerk at both.

The mayor has chosen two charities to fundraise for during her mayoral year, Space2Grow and the Hale Community Centre project, both of which epitomise her mayoral theme of working with the community for the community.