Hailsham Mayor Nigel Coltman: '˜It was a privilege to serve'

I have attended a range of engagements with community groups, local

charities and businesses in the town and local area.

From these engagements, I have learned about the tremendous amount of work done by them to support the people of Hailsham, and the help and encouragement given by them to help the young and not so young residents of our town.

They all deserve our support, which I have been happy to give this past year and I would personally like to thank them all for the extraordinary welcomes I received at their events and meetings.

As Mayor, I will continue to visit as many places and people as possible during the remainder of my term, to raise the profile of local charities and voluntary organisations, all of whom work tirelessly to help others and make individuals lives just that much better and brighter.

It goes without saying that I’d like to wish all residents of Hailsham a peaceful and very happy Christmas.

But let us not forget to care for those who are less fortunate than ourselves, including the elderly, the infirm and the bereaved, and all the vulnerable people in our town, including those who will go hungry this Christmas.

I trust you will pause briefly in your own celebrations to remember those less fortunate than yourselves and donate to the local