Sallie Baker MBE hands over the Reins to Howard Smith, after a busy year as Mayor of Guildford.

It was a pleasure to attend the Mayor-making ceremony with my wife, Suzanne, at the Guildhall in Guildford today.

After a very busy and successful year, Sallie Barker handed over the reins to Howard Smith. Howard is keen to promote good social housing and education for children and young people. Sallie commented that she had been involved in over 500 meetings and made over a hundred speeches during her year, raising a record £105,000 for local good causes. I enjoyed working with her, as Chair of Guildford Philanthropy, putting on the Mistletoe Ball which raised over £76k in December. 

I wish Howard and his wife Debbie an enjoyable year and look forward to seeing them along the way!

Find out more about the new Mayor of Guildford HERE